“This was a new nursing role,
A change in jobs
Moving from a hospital unit
To assist birth at home.
Labor pains came gently
Through the night.
A skylight streamed morning light
As she labored in a rocking chair.
Her labor intensified.
She walked, groaned, clutched my arm.
Glad for my presence and
Words of encouragement.
I supported her work,
Noticing her intuitive movements.
I assisted her position changes
And massaged her back.
She knelt down and asked me to pray.
In the hospital we offered an epidural
Or a syringe of narcotic.
She asked me to pray.
” I prayed as she moaned
Her cries filled the air.
Her body pushed.
The doctor placed a supportive hand
On the emerging baby girl.
And lifted her to welcome arms.
The baby nuzzled her mother’s breast.
I recorded the time of birth
And offered orange juice.
Morning light evolved to afternoon glow.
I marvelled at God’s design.” *
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