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Ileah Blaze arrives. Then mama, the midwife, finally gets to rest herself. (Kirsten's father, Doug, suggested
the title for this article. It was originally published in compleat Mother in 1997.)
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| Imelda with baby Zahira and her mother |
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Imelda arrived in good labor. In just half an hour she was ready to push. She sat in the rocking
chair with her feet braced on my birth stool. Two mighty pushes birthed her 9#12oz baby. Her friends teased her about the
rocking chair but it worked perfectly for her.
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| Zahira |
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