Once upon a time

there was a mother

and a mother before her

and a mother before her

who brought their babies earth side through cesarean.

3 generations

every baby.

Then one day the young mother gave birth vaginally.

She was the first of the 3 women.

And when this news was told at the birth

the midwife’s heart expanded. She could feel in her chest the utter importance and power of it all.

The ancestors smiled on the mothers and the midwife was grateful to have witnessed.