Apprentice-Faith Hobby
Faith Hobby assists Betsy Melancon during Grace's birth.
Faith Hobby has been working with me for several months now. She is a great asset to my practice, and I frequently wonder what I'd do without her. Her son was born at home and sometimes joins us for prenatal and home visits. Faith is an experienced lactation consultant working part-time in a busy WIC office teaching breastfeeding classes to our Hispanic moms. Her fluency in Spanish, a result of living in Puerto Rico for over nine years, is what makes her indipensible to me during our prenatal visits. At least 50% of the women I serve speak only Spanish y hablo un espanol un poquito, solamente. Faith has also worked as a doula for couples choosing hospital birth, so she has all kinds of great ideas for comforting women in labor.
Faith has been a dedicated student, actively pursuing her NARM certification. I have no doubt she'll be a compassionate, skillful midwife.
AW! Betsy you are very kind, as always! If I end up being those things it will be largely due to your own example . . .
Love,
Faith