In The Author's Corner With Etienne

Peggy Vincent, the author, is also Peggy Vincent, the midwife. She's the author of Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, an inspiring collection of birth stories by a charming midwife. "Each time she knelt to catch another wriggling baby—nearly three thousand times during her remarkable career - California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess: Catherine rides out her labor in a car careening down a mountain road. Sofia spends hers trying to keep her hyper doctor-father from burning down the house. Susannah gives birth so quietly that neither husband nor midwife notice until there's a baby in the room." "More than a collection of birth stories, however, Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife is a provocative account of the difficulties that midwives face in the United States. With vivid portraits of courage, perseverance, and love, this is an impassioned call to