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In 2013, Indiana became the 28th state to legalize and regulate midwifery. Certified professional midwife Michelle Sanders typically has about 40 patients a year but only one or two of those mothers are Dubois County residents. Comfort, familiarity and th
Cortney felt for the baby’s movements during a prenatal appointment with Sanders on Jan. 31 in Shoals.
Sanders and her midwife assistant, Hanna Caywood, of Odon chatted with Cortney and her husband, Jose, as their daughter Kyndle, 3, played with dolls beside them during the prenatal home visit on Jan. 6 in Jasper.
Cortney visited Dr. Yolanda Yoder on Feb. 9 in Paoli after going a week and a half past her due date. Set on her decision to have a natural home birth, Cortney expressed frustration and fear to her mother, Amy Anderson, right, after Dr. Yoder told them sh
Cortney placed a mixture of aloe vera with witch hazel and essential oils across pads and then placed the pads in the freezer to create soothing ice packs to ease pain after the birth. She learned this home remedy from the birth center in Florida where sh
Nine hours after her water broke on Feb. 12, Cortney tried doing small lunges in the hopes of encouraging active labor.
Jose supported Cortney as she endured contractions and waited for her labor to progress. One of Cortney’s reasons for choosing a midwife was so she wouldn’t have to give birth in an unfamiliar place. “You’re in your own comfortable atmosphere,” she said.
Cortney’s mother, Amy, and her husband, Jose, gripped her hands as she struggled through the pain of delivery. Cortney was determined to get through labor and delivery as naturally as possible, without pain medication or medical intervention. “I wanted to
Sanders performed a newborn exam after the birth.
Cortney introduced Kyndle, 3, to her newborn sister after the birth.
Sanders visited Cortney the day after the birth on Feb. 13 for a postpartum checkup.
Cortney and Jose shared a moment with their newborn, Klarisa Khaleesi, after their postpartum checkup with Sanders the day after the birth.
Call the Midwife - In 2013, Indiana became the 28th state to legalize and regulate midwifery. However, less than 2 percent of Indiana women give birth at home. Certified professional midwife M...
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