Midwife's Musings

And her name is…

Itzela Domenica Santoro Wiley
8lb 5oz
20 inches
8/12/2009 @ 5:09pm
Itzela a Spanish name meaning ‘protected one’- pronounced as ee-tsela. A name we searched for after our experience together & born from our gratitude that she was protected & able to join us safely despite the perilous challenge with her short cord.
Domenica was Christy’s Italian grandmother’s middle name [...]

Midwife in Morocco!: Birth Story

Lila Canela Fina Tazi born at home in water Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 4:03 p.m. 7 lb. 7 oz (3.5 kg) and 20 inches long
Wow! I can’t believe that I am already writing the birth story! What an amazing day! Sadek’s father predicted that today would be the day the baby would be born– [...]