Labor and Delivery: A Midwife's Tale
January 08, 2018
January 08, 2018
KEENE, New Hampshire, Jan. 8 -- Keene State College issued the following news release:
Jessica Lewis Satrape '97 remembers the first childbirth she witnessed. The mother labored hard, breathing into her contractions for hours. A nurse listened to the baby's heartbeat every 15 minutes or so. Meanwhile, the midwife simply sat in a rocking chair and rocked. "I remember just being amazed," says Satrape. "I thought, really, you're just sitting there rocking? . . .
Jessica Lewis Satrape '97 remembers the first childbirth she witnessed. The mother labored hard, breathing into her contractions for hours. A nurse listened to the baby's heartbeat every 15 minutes or so. Meanwhile, the midwife simply sat in a rocking chair and rocked. "I remember just being amazed," says Satrape. "I thought, really, you're just sitting there rocking? . . .