E Book Time! Homebirth—Safe & Sacred
May we continue to enlighten our communities as to the viability and vitality of homebirthing ♥♥♥
Books
A Nourish + Thrive Update is on the Way!
We’ve been busy, busy over here! The project we’re up to our elbows in at the moment is another Nourish + Thrive upgrade! The most anticipated element of which is the inclusion of a thorough description of Erica Boland’s Functional Progression! With illustrations! We’ll have a brand new cover, too! And, ideally, also an index![…]
Another Wonderful Book by Dr Sara Wickham!
Anti-D Explained is the much-anticipated, updated version of Dr. Sara Wickham’s very first book, Anti-D in Midwifery, Panacea or Pandora? The essential issue associated with possessing a blood type absent the rhesus factor (also known as being of a rhesus negative or Rh negative blood type) while carrying and bearing babies is the same issue[…]
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I’d like to spend the next few weeks sharing some of the reasons behind the creation of Homebirth: Safe & Sacred with you. We’ll begin with this one. A reader commented on a Facebook post recently that she wonders if the overuse of birth interventions in American hospitals might be inspired by a desire for[…]
Safe and Sacred Birth
Early last fall a family expecting their seventh child contacted me per the possibility of a homebirth. Almost the first thing the dad said was, “Well, I know it’s riskier, but we live way out of the city, and we barely made it to the hospital last time, and my wife just really wants to[…]
Event Number Two Along the Glorious North Shore
A week after hosting the screening of Why Not Home? The Surprising Birth Choices of Doctors and Nurses, at 6:00 Wednesday evening, July 24th, Sadie Sigford and I will be hosting a follow-on event at the Grand Marais Public Library! We’ll be discussing American homebirth and homebirth midwifery with an in-depth look at our statistics,[…]
Half Off Signed Editions!
Good morning, Friends! I’m offering half off signed editions of both my books, A Midwife in Amish Country and Nourish + Thrive from Black Friday through Cyber Monday or until those I have in stock are gone! Click here to take advantage of the sale! Kim Woodard Osterholzer, Colorado Springs Homebirth Midwife and Author Books by[…]
Newly Scheduled Book Signings!
We have TEN signings planned, Friends! I would love, Love, LOVE to see you! June 2, 2018 from 11:00 am until whenever! Barnes & Noble 1565 Briargate Blvd, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920 June 9, 2018 from noon till as late as we want! Barnes & Noble 795 Citadel Drive East, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 June[…]
Serina Miller’s Endorsement!
“Kim Osterholzer gives us a rare glimpse into the heart of the Amish community. Beautifully written. A Midwife in Amish Country is destined to become a classic for midwives and those who aspire to be.” —Serena B. Miller, award-winning author of More Than Happy: The Wisdom of Amish Parenting and fully eighteen lovely novels, two of which[…]
Happenings
Yet another good morning, my very dear Friends! I loved spending the last couple weeks watching you devour my Steven’s Husband of the Midwife posts! I just knew you’d enjoy them—they were so funny and fun, so sweet and so touching, and they allowed you to catch a glimpse of the unique person God has[…]