ByCarrie Murphy

Carrie Murphy is a poet, freelance writer, and doula. You can find her tweeting copiously about Kate Middleton, poetry and teen TV shows @carriemurph.

  1. There’s no one way to describe what it’s like to be present when a baby is born. For me, it’s electric. It’s the most bold, most primal work of human existence, happening both all at once and in slow motion: shivery, sweaty, bloody, beautiful. It's the biggest joy and the greatest privilege I've experienced in my life so far, the fact that women choose me to be their witness and support on the day they…

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