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Many people have offered their assistance in my research for

this book. Also, I have used several references, including

Philip Gourevitch’s We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow

We Will Be Killed with Our Families, Hanny Lightfoot-

Klein’s Prisoners of Ritual and a host of midwifery articles,

books and conference tapes. I would also like to thank

Maureen Matthews and William Dwelley, MS, LM, WEMT-I

for their help. An unnamed thanks to the other midwives

I have known, who have inspired me with their dedication

and courage. My greatest debt is to Marina Alzugaray,

MS, ARNP, CNM, and director of the CoMadres Institute,

dedicated to enhancing the health of women and their

families through the art and science of midwifery. Long

before she answered extensive research questions for this

book—and allowed me to use her wonderful analogy to

wild hens and her thoughts on the chicken-and-the-egg

question—Marina was midwife at the home birth of my son.

This series, THE MIDWIVES, is dedicated to her.

I am unfamiliar with adoption law in Texas. Direct-entry

midwives may become licensed in the state of Colorado, but

this law was passed years ago. Midwives in many states,

including Colorado, have faced legal action for pursuing

their trade; they have won and lost lawsuits. I have never

practiced medicine, nursing or midwifery. All technical

errors in this fictional work are mine.