Tag: birth

Pregnancy and Birth in Puerto Rico as an Expat

by PEPS on March 22, 2018 in Expecting a baby • 6 Comments

by Anjelica Malone As I inch closer to my goal of becoming a midwife, I imagine starting my own childbirth practice in Puerto Rico, where I gave birth to my first daughter. It’s quite interesting to think about how the care I will provide to my clients will compare with the care I received during my pregnancy and birth five…

What it’s really like: To go two weeks past your due date

by Shawna Gamache on November 6, 2014 in Expecting a baby, in her shoes, Newborns & Babies, What it's really like • 1 Comment

I was born three weeks before my due date. My sister also came well before her due date. It never occurred to me that I would be pregnant weeks after my due date. But I did it– twice.