Prior to the birth of my sixth child, I had five hospital births. Three were unmedicated, two were medicated (rupture of membranes, pitocin, epidural), all vaginal deliveries with no complications. I've always loved and appreciated physiological labor and birth, so I had considered using a birth center before, but for some reason or another it never worked out. One thing I never really considered was a home birth. I think when you get into the groove with one kind of birth, y

For a long time I have struggled with the fear that surrendering and entrusting something to God will always lead to more pain and...

I have heard before that the labor and birth of a baby deeply resembles the Passion, but I have never understood it so intimately until...

Our daughter, Jaedalia Anne Estrada, entered the world on a Friday night at 9:53 p.m., in the most holy and peaceful way. She was born at...

My firstborn came during the height of the covid pandemic. At my very first appointment, my OB saw a small subchorionic hematoma on my...

God’s love for us is so infinite and unconditional that He gave up his power and might, and came to us as a vulnerable Child. This is how...