My Great Grandma was a midwife. She delivered babies in her home and took care of the new mothers until they were ready to return home. It's interesting because some of the Amish midwives use this model too. They set up a kind of birthing suite in their homes and the moms come to them and they get rest and TLC following the birth. I wished I had talked to my Great Grandma about her experiences. It wasn't until after her death that I discovered she had been a midwife. I think my love for birth (that is, helping at births) is in my blood.
She was a character...full of life and adventure! She married her 3rd husband when they were in their 80's. They were so in love with each other! She outlived all 3 husbands! I believe that she lived to be 96.
Here's a photo of her (in her 80's, I think) on a horse in Cody, Wyoming at a family reunion.
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