{"id":6807,"date":"2019-02-07T20:58:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umpquachc.org\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2019-02-07T21:29:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:29:11","slug":"the-birth-of-a-child-and-a-powerful-mama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviva.health\/es\/2019\/02\/07\/the-birth-of-a-child-and-a-powerful-mama\/","title":{"rendered":"El nacimiento de un ni\u00f1o\u2026 y una \u00abmam\u00e1 poderosa\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kristen Orrison, in labor with her second daughter, was on the precipice of giving up. Physically and emotionally exhausted, she was scared that it was time to push. Kristen had seemingly reached her limit.<\/p>\n

Her midwife, Umpqua Community Health Center\u2019s Kirstin Carhart, having guided Kristen through her first pregnancy and delivery, took hold of the young mother\u2019s hand.\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, hey, hey,\u201d Kirstin cajoled as she recalled Kristen\u2019s first delivery. \u201c[Pushing] is the part you love, remember?\u201d<\/p>\n

For Kristen, more comforting words could not have been spoken. So she did \u2013 she pushed. Soon thereafter, she and her husband Kolby welcomed Lucy to the world, officially making older daughter Scarlet a proud big sister.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to joke that I got pregnant the second time because I missed her,\u201d Kristen recalls of her midwife. \u201cShe feels more like family than anything and has always made me feel so loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Kirstin, having a baby is just one part of the experience for women like Kristen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you watch girls go through labor and delivery, it\u2019s not only about having a child,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s about these girls realizing they have a power they never knew they had before \u2013 it\u2019s amazing because it\u2019s not just the birth of a child, it\u2019s also the birth of a powerful mama.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirstin was there through the whole process for both of Kristen\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know some doctors just show up when it\u2019s time to push,\u201d Kristen says. \u201cKirstin was there for my labor, walking me through each contraction and talking me through my fears and doubts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience \u2013 every labor and delivery experience \u2013 is special for Kirstin as a midwife.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to witness girls like Kristen find their inner resolve and fight through extreme adversity to come through the birth process,\u201d she says. \u201cKristen came out of this as a stronger, more powerful person, and I am humbled to have watched it.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Kristen, it was her midwife who helped her find that inner power.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe helped me find the confidence in myself that I needed to have a natural birth,\u201d Kristen says. \u201cI will always be thankful for her unending encouragement and support and for delivering my two healthy girls.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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