I soften. I open. I release.

An evening in December, I received the call that contractions have increased and to head on over to my dear friend’s home birth. I walked in and immediately heard her controlled breathing. As I turned the corner, I saw her on all fours leaning over her couch, her doula behind her, applying pressure onto her hips. I put down my bag and began to document the moments leading up to the birth of her baby boy.

Doula: Sarah Shugar info@sarahshugardoula.com

Midwife: Christine Strothers at Pure Birth Midwifery