Testimonial for Katherine Smith
Everybody deserves a Katherine!
My goal was to have a confident empowered birth experience without medical interventions. As a first time mom, I had no idea of all of the twists and turns that could come up!
I was exhausted when labor started, and the intense near immediate launch into active labor was nothing like the gradual start I had been preparing for. On top of that, my water ended up breaking with lots of meconium in it before we got to the hospital. While at the hospital, for a period of time, my care was switched from the midwife team who felt like partners in my birth experience to an OBGYN who was used to being the authority and directing people on what was best for them. It was overwhelming and scary to try and navigate labor while being exhausted, worrying about the safety of my baby, and dealing with hospital politics.
Without Katherine’s expertise, empathy, and guidance, my 43 hour labor would be marked by those negative emotions. But Katherine helped me navigate each twist and turn with confidence! She helped me ground myself- reminding me to breathe, relax, and move as I experienced each wave. She guided me through countless positions to encourage my body to open and help my baby descend. She made space for me to pause and consider my comfort level with different medical interventions so that the decisions I made were from a place of courage and not anxiety. She expertly guided the other members of my birth team to help facilitate an environment of safety. And most of all, she cheered me on and encouraged me before, during, and after labor and reminded me how amazing I was (which is something that everyone giving birth deserves!)
Katherine’s support and guidance was the difference between a traumatic birth experience marked by fear and uncertainty to a birth experience where I felt confident and empowered through all the twists and turns.
-Lauren
March 20, 2023
Katherine Smith
Birthing With Katherine
Birth Fee: $1200
