A humorous, sad, and interesting story about a variety of births.
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Posts by Mary L. Cooper
Mary L. Cooper has been a direct entry midwife since 1978, with 3000+ babies. Mary believes in all aspects of the birthing process, birthing women and the full circle of birth (which at times includes death). At workshops, Mary shares this “Sacred Ground” which includes: VBACs, Twins, Breeches, Uterine Death, Birth Anomalies and Healing Births. Mary shares what God, birthing women, babies and life have shared with her. She has been and is now a “caretaker” for the elderly as their lives come to an end. Mary is thankful for all the wisdom shared with her by the women and babies she has helped.
Prenatal Care in the “Plain Communities”
Author Cooper shows us what a day of prenatals looks like in her rural practice among five Amish and Mennonite communities.
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Newborn Stories
Midwife Mary Cooper shares some of her most memorable stories of newborns from the births she has attended.
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What a Difference a Little Water Makes
Midwife Mary Cooper has a wonderful way of sharing her wisdom with the readers of Midwifery Today. In this article, she highlights waterbirth.
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Posterior Births and Babies
Let’s talk about those sweet babies who decide to present posterior in the uterus and then go on to either change position in labor or be born in a posterior position. I believe it is normal in a baby’s gestational life to be in transverse, breech, posterior, LOA and ROA positions. (There are even other positions our little darlings can get into.)
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Stories to Learn From: Toxemia in Pregnancy
I have been a midwife for over 36 years and many of my clients come from Amish communities. What follows are two very different stories of preeclampsia in pregnancy.
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Helping a Mother with Twins: Choose Your Words Wisely
We all grew up learning about the power of words, but sometimes in adulthood we forget this wisdom. Midwife Mary Cooper reminds us that it is even more important to stay away from negative words when working with a woman pregnant with twins.
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A Journey to Health during a Twin Pregnancy
What seems to be a precariously unhealthy start to pregnancy ends happily thanks to the dedication to health by a pregnant mother and her midwife.
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