Midwifery Is for Menopause, Too

Midwifery predates the medical model of healthcare. In the earliest documentation of humans providing healing caregiving, midwives have been consistently entrusted with this honor and responsibility for our communities, villages and tribes. From “the womb to the tomb,” meant not only the birthing community but also supporting those moving from their reproductive years to the other side: menopause. Merriam Webster’s midwife is defined as “a person who assists women in childbirth.” In midwifery school, I was blessed with gender-expansive, inclusive and sex-positive teachers. This supported my personal desire to care for my entire community, not just for those identifying as mothers and women, or only providing care for pregnancy and childbirth. This type of midwifery was far from the midwifery and belief systems I was raised with. The post Midwifery Is for Menopause, Too appeared first on Ms. Magazine.