Who we are

Charlotte is my first grandbaby and her journey earthside is the namesake of Charlotte’s Way.

When I was at university for my bachelor’s degree, I had to do a teaching project and video record it for my professor. As a labor & delivery nurse and childbirth educator, the easy choice was to do my project on the topic I knew so well. I asked my oldest son and his then girlfriend - now wife (both still teenagers) if I could use them as pretend newly pregnant parents for my teaching project. They were great sports! But also they were blown away with the lack of knowledge they had just about pregnancy and birth in general.

Fast forward to their first positive pregnancy test, when I was then in graduate school becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife, they came to me for education and guidance. I told them what I tell all of my patients and clients.…” You have to be educated and informed before you can even begin to decide on the best decisions for your body, your baby, your family and your birth experience. They spent the next several months doing just that! After they were educated and empowered, they made the decision for a home birth - since a birth center was not an option and they desired to stay out of the hospital as they knew the chance were high of having a c-section based on pre-determined bias from the staff based on my daughter-in-laws height.

They labored beautifully and peacefully at home and our big eight pound girl Charlotte was born into the water in a birth pool in their living room. While she did have a tight fit that required expert midwifery intervention, she was immediately a vibrantly healthy baby! She had delayed cord clamping, prolonged skin to skin with her mommy and daddy and a wonderful first breastfeeding session - all on her parent’s terms while supported by an expert medical team. Charlotte’s way earthside was made possible by the support, education and empowerment of their birth team, their knowledge and full autonomy of their decisions.

My hope is that this site walks with you along your journey through research based information, evidence-based empowerment and the support and encouragement ALL families deserve during this beautiful, intimate and very sacred journey!