I’m joining a team of other bloggers in time for International Children’s Day today, November 20. Hopefully by writing about possibilities, justice, and sending love across the world we can raise awareness and get people thinking about The Girl Effect. The lovely Tara Mohr created this blogging campaign and you can go here to read more about it (and read many other wonderful posts). I am thrilled to be a part of it, and hope that you will be inspired to do so as well. --Stacey

When I started working as a midwife 11 years ago, I joined a wonderful private practice. I worked in a clinic five days a week and was on call for births 7-8 days of the month. I’ve always loved helping women achieve the birth of their dreams.

After almost four years at this practice, however, I found myself wanting more. I found that I enjoyed interacting most with the few Latina women who came to a public health clinic I staffed one morning a week.