Most grandparents would love the privilege of being present at the birth of a grandchild. Few get the chance, but Emily talks with several who have, and with a doctor and a midwife who have stories to tell and advice to offer. Also:
The Stretch it Takes: "To Doula or Not to Doula"
Passing Along Your Passions: My Very Humble Friend

Books for Grands:  .  Hello, Baby by Jenny Overend, illustr. Julie Vivas .  Before You Were Born by Jennifer Davis, illustr. Laura Cornell

SHOW NOTES

Here are details on our guests in this episode:

Midwife Mairi Breen Rothman is part of a group practice,  http://mamasmidwives.com. They have a Facebook page, MAMASMidwives. If you'd like to see Mairi in action, Voice of America produced a 28-minute documentary film about her and the topic of home birth at https://www.voanews.com/a/4671481.html. 

The Grand Life spoke with Dr. Becky Haak just after she returned from medical missionary work in Mozambique. See https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/emergency-field-hospital-opens-expanding-medical-care-in-mozambique/ .

Grandparent Nancy Mullins is a vlogger--more precisely, it's her amazingly chatty Papillon. See @abbythepap on Facebook.

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