Networking and Working Together

I just arrived home from a wonderful Open House hosted by Birthroot Midwifery in Fayetteville. Maria Chowdury and Jennifer Creel have done so much to bring the birthing community together in Fayetteville. They had a beautiful spread of flowers and organic food, and it was wonderful to see all the families and children mingling together who had benefitted from Maria and Jennifer's experience and passion for birth. There was a feeling of wholeness and happiness there--confidence in the power of women to birth in dignity and power.

One vision I have for BirthNetwork of Northwest Arkansas is that it will not only include professionals in the birth community, but the parents who have a vested interest in ensuring that their choices in childbirth only increase and that more women and families in Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding area are supported in achieving healthy, normal births. What a force they would be!