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Evelyn was fully supportive of both my partner and my best friend there in the room with me (while the hospital was NOT cool with anyone but the father), doing Reiki and energy work while I dealt with contractions (hospital staff is asking "what's the deal with all the pretty rocks you guys have?").

She understood our wishes for as little intervention as possible, but advised us that we needed several medical interventions to save both my own life, and our daughter's. She even made the suggestion (GASP!) that to avoid a C-section, I should strongly consider some kind of pain management. I'm glad I took her advice- I pushed out a feisty little 4lb 9oz baby in less than seven minutes.

Evelyn helped me balance my desires with what was best for a healthy mommy and baby. When I was uncomfortable with how the hospital staff bullied me, Evelyn kindly stood up for me.

During the month baby was in the hospital, hospital staff discouraged breastfeeding on demand for NICU babies. Lorrie Leigh (one of the other midwives at ABC) came to the rescue. As a mother of a NICU graduate herself, she came to the hospital twice to give me practical as well as spiritual support, out of the goodness of her heart, on her own time. Without Lorrie's help and encouragement early on, I'd likely not have stuck it out with nursing my daughter.

I highly doubt I'd have EVER received that kind of encouragement and support at any standard OBGYN facility.

While I'm not fully aware of the facts surrounding Evelyn's suspended license, I can at least offer my personal experience with "What about a preemie?"

In addition, my daughter ended up with lead poisoning, and it was Evelyn who made sure we received the EPA lead paint pamphlets that our landlord never provided as required by federal law. Evelyn was the FIRST medical professional to make the suggestion that in a healthy, active 20-something living in a pre- Civil War home, lead paint could very likely have contributed to her preterm birth. Had it not been for Evelyn, our daughter would have been exposed to lead for far longer, and the complications to my daughter's health would have been far worse. One of the other fabulous women at the office, Wendy, gave us all sorts of links, brochures, legal advice hotlines, etc about lead exposure before our blood work left the office.

If anyone from Evelyn's office stumbles upon this, you know who I am, and I'd love for you to get in touch with me or my partner about any numbers I can call or letters I can write saying that Evelyn SAVED MY LIFE.[/quote]

Hi there,  I just wanted to post that while I did provide support in NICU and breastfeeding to this client (waving hi! I remember you fondly) and did work in the midwife's office...I am not a midwife, yet!  I was and am a doula and birth assistant.  My partner Laura Marks and I do take doula clients and I do birth assist with a different a home birth CNM in Maryland sometimes as well.   I am a second year student nurse, Certified Nurse Assistant, and plan to continue my schooling to be a Certified Nurse Midwife in the future.  I can't speak about the clients or any of the thread above regarding the ABC practice, but she is one of the best, kindest, most intuitive midwives I have ever worked with and I learned a tremendous amount during my short time with her office.   And after 14 years doing this work I have seen a lot of midwives in action. [/quote]

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