Birth-ourway

05/31/2026

✨ Birth has taught me that life doesn’t unfold according to our schedules.

We live in a world obsessed with timelines, deadlines, and certainty. Yet pregnancy reminds us that some of the most beautiful things in life cannot be rushed.

You can prepare.
You can learn.
You can nourish your body.
But at some point, there is also an invitation to trust.

Trust your body.
Trust your baby.
Trust the process.
Trust God’s timing.

Over the years, I have seen that one of the greatest lessons birth offers is patience. Not passive waiting, but the deep understanding that every mother, every baby, and every journey is unique.

A due date is an estimate.
A baby is not a package arriving on a delivery schedule.

Birth asks us to soften, listen, surrender, and remember that life often unfolds exactly when it is meant to.

🤍 What has pregnancy, birth, or motherhood taught you about trust?



This post is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider regarding your individual circumstances.

05/17/2026

My blog post today explores an important ethical principle that should underpin decisions in maternity care, but isn't often discussed.

The precautionary principle.

It once played an important role in health care, but its use seems to have been eroded as the culture of maternity care has changed.

In my blog post, I look at what the precautionary principle is, how it used to function, and what its erosion means for women, babies, and those who care for them.

Read it at https://www.sarawickham.com/articles-2/whatever-happened-to-the-precautionary-principle/

05/16/2026

Finally, an online course that covers what you actually need to know once the baby arrives. You won’t have to count on relatives who had their baby 30 years ago or hoping your doctor can answer your questions at your 6 week postpartum checkup. This will give you the information you need to understand what is going on during your body’s transition, what is normal for newborns, and how to prepare for the wild ride of becoming a mother to this baby. I’m working hard to get this ready for you. Look for the announcement in the coming weeks. I can’t wait to share this with you.

05/06/2026

Maternity services is a business. When healthy low-risk customers hire them expecting to have a natural birth and discover that this business sabotages their customers’ pregnancies to the tune of almost 1 in 3 having surgery, there should be outrage. This is a sh*tty business. They need robust competition, a review of their business model and delivery of their services, and compensation geared towards better outcomes. 

But the medical cartel is self-regulating and since it has a monopoly it has no interest in changing how they deliver their services. They get paid no matter what.

It’s up to us. We can all learn common birth knowledge and common birth skills. Women, babies, and families deserve better than this industry swill. They deserve safer and saner births. Become a traditional birth companion by joining our next cohort beginning September 17, 2026.

Reply TBC2026 to get the link to learn more and to begin your application. 

05/05/2026

Formation VOG - Apprendre pour transformer les pratiques.

Nous vous invitons à une formation sur les violences obstétricales et gynécologiques (VOG).

Cette rencontre sera l’occasion de mieux comprendre ce que sont ces violences, d’en explorer les causes et les conséquences, ainsi que de réfléchir ensemble à des actions concrètes pour favoriser des soins plus respectueux en gynécologie et en obstétrique.

Date : mercredi 20 mai 2026
Heure : 9h-12h
En présentiel à la Maison Parent Roback (469 rue Jean-Talon Ouest)

Lien d’inscription : https://forms.gle/VMba9WiPhfRz9KxX6

Des collations et un diner seront offerts sur place.

Nous espérons vous y voir!

Cet évènement à lieu dans le cadre de la Semaine mondiale de l'accouchement respecté. Pour voir le programme complet : https://www.naissancesrespectees.org/post/programme-complet-de-la-semaine-mondiale-de-l-accouchement-respect%C3%A9

01/04/2026

There is a moment in labor often during transition, around 8–10 centimeters when a woman goes somewhere else.
Those of us who have witnessed birth again and again recognize it immediately. Her eyes change. Her voice softens or disappears and time bends. It’s as if her spirit steps forward while the thinking mind steps back.
So many of my clients describe it the same way:
“I felt like I left my body.”
“I was here, but also somewhere far away.”
“It felt like a dream I couldn’t fully explain.”
Across cultures and generations, this space has been spoken about as a journey, a crossing or a moment where the mother’s spirit reaches out to gather her baby and bring them back with her. Not in imagination but in instinct. In knowing In the deep intelligence of the body. This is transition.
The body is opening fully. The nervous system is surrendering control. And the mother is doing what mothers have always done turning inward, beyond language, beyond logic, into the primal place where birth happens.
From the outside, it can look like overwhelm or doubt. From the inside, it is initiation. When a woman says, “I can’t do this anymore,” she is often standing at the doorway. The old self dissolving and the mother is arriving.
This space is not something to interrupt or fear. It is sacred space.
And when she returns with her baby in her arms she comes back changed, carrying not just new life, but a deeper remembering of who she is. X Lori 📸 taken by me of my girl somewhere deep in transition 🌀

12/31/2025

12/21/2025

Morning Blessings!! Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the lengthening of days.

12/10/2025

a miracle