Restorying Birth Work: Insights from Nicole Morales on Midwifery and Education

About this episode

Nicole Morales shares her insights on midwifery, education, and the complexities of birth work.

In this episode of ‘Midwifery for the People,’ I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicole Morales, a home birth midwife based in San Diego, California. Nicole shares insights from her diverse background, which includes teaching, co-authoring books on midwifery, and training others in breech birth techniques. She discusses the various roles and internal conflicts midwives face while emphasizing the importance of storytelling, nervous system work, and the evolving nature of midwifery education. The episode delves into the complexities of practicing midwifery today and offers perspectives on how to navigate the ideological and practical challenges that midwives encounter. Below I’ll include the caption quote of hers that we discuss in the episode, and that inspired me to ask her to come on the show. “This question, who are you, gets asked by the universe not just amidst birthing babies or when we are faced by challenges in parenting, it is also asked of us birth workers after challenging births and overwhelming experiences. It gets asked of us during the emotions of both grief and triumph. I have been many midwives. I have been the trust birth midwife…

People in this episode

Guest: Nicole Morales

Topics covered

• midwifery
• education
• home birth
• storytelling
• nervous system work

Keywords

• home birth midwife
• breech birth techniques
• internal conflicts
• storytelling
• midwifery education

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Restorying Birth Work: Insights, Midwifery for the People

Places: San Diego, California

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