I just got home from The Gathering a couple of hours ago.

The Gathering is where Texas licensed/CPM midwives and nurse midwives get together to share information and support for each other.  Many conferences do a lot to strengthen your knowledge.  The Gathering strengthens your soul.

I had a wonderful time and finally have some faces to go with the names of CNMs that I have heard or seen over the years:  Sister Angela (truly a legend in her own time), Mary Barnett, and Dinah Waranch, to name a few.  There was much laughter, a few tears, and lots of valuable information shared between all of us.

I can’t wait until next year!

I just found the blog of another one of my favorite midwives.  I base my opinion of her on the articles she has written on the web and in Midwifery Today.

Do yourself a favor and check out Gloria Lemay’s blog.  Here is one of my favorite posts:  Interventions in Birth.

I got my CPM certificate in the mail today! I’m now a Certified Professional Midwife.

What is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)?

“A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is an independent practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the Midwives Model of Care. The NARM certification process recognizes multiple routes of entry into midwifery and includes verification of knowledge and skills and the successful completion of both a Written Examination and Skills Assessment. The CPM credential requires training in out-of-hospital settings.”

(from the NARM website)