Midwife to Midwitch - Anna's Story

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast I will be the guest. Usually on this podcast I am the host and I interview mamas from around the world who’ve had a natural and empowering birth experience. The intention with this podcast was to spread an alternative birth narrative to the dominant fear based medicalized one. And I’ve come to be known as The Spiritual Midwife around the world doing so. And that is what I am here to talk about today. Because I will no longer be called The Spiritual Midwife, but the The Spiritual Midwitch. As of this year 2023 I am no longer a registered midwife and can therefor no longer legally call myself a midwife. And so in today's episode I will share my her story. My journey of becoming a midwife to then the choice to de-register and taking on the title of Midwitch. I will start with reading a part of the chapter HerStory in Rachel Reed’s book Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage to set the scene and this will then weave in perfectly into the reasons why I am stepping out of the system and why I can no longer call myself a midwife due to the powers to be who have stolen the word and made it criminal for me to do so. If you want to understand why our birth culture is the way it is then this episode will explain that to you. And if you’d like to know more about our her story, about midwives and how our birth culture came to be as it is today, then I invite you to read Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage and/or download HerStory by Jane Hardwicke Collings from the links below. This episode will introduce you a bit deeper to me, your host, Anna The Spiritual Midwitch. Curious about me? Find me on instagram as @thespiritualmidwitch This episode is sponsored by Informed Pregnancy Plus. Try Informed Pregnancy Plus absolutely free of charge. Just visit informedpregnancy.tv and start watching these inspiring documentaries and films already today. Find All of Anna's Links & Resources Here: ⁠⁠www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast