The Midwife Who Counted Fingers and Toes
In a delivery room at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a veteran midwife named Clara has assisted over three thousand births across four decades. She still...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18.
In a delivery room at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a veteran midwife named Clara has assisted over three thousand births across four decades. She still does the same thing every single time. The moment a newborn arrives, Clara cradles the infant against her chest, counts ten fingers, counts ten toes, and whispers, "There you are. We've been waiting for you."…
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