It was not my strength that wanted nursing, it was my imagination that wanted soothing.

Fib!” Dr. Pedras feels for a pulse while another places gelled pads on her chest.

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman’s breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.

It was a lesson she was still learning. When she had first started nursing, she had taken every death personally, like she was losing her father all over again. Every patient lost under her care...

We cannot embrace God’s forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

Managing in-home nursing is not always easy. It can be terribly frustrating sometimes, and it can take a while to feel like everything is under control, but success is possible.

I took her into bed with me and propped myself up with pillows against the headboard to let her nurse. As she nursed and the milk came, she began a little low contented sort of...

When it is managed effectively, in-home nursing can become a support for caregivers and families stressed with the care of a medically fragile child.

Once you open your home to nursing, you essentially become the employer of a small staff, even if you aren’t signing the paychecks. As in any workplace, the staff needs to know the rules and...

I’ve been melted into somethingtoo easy to spill. I make moreand more of myself in orderto make more and more of the baby. He takes it, this making. And somehowhe’s made more of me, too.

Caregivers had to take care of themselves, and part of that meant having a life beyond whatever illness had put them in their cole.

When we trust the makers of baby formula more than we do our own ability to nourish our babies, we lose a chance to claim an aspect of our power as women. Thinking that baby...

In its basic form, nursing can be seen as a duty, but beyond the incessant operational activities that lay the foundation of our daily work, the profession is all about grace. Helping people is a...