Quietly, I crouched just inside the walk-in closet while the birth sounds rose and fell and the morning sunlight crept deeper into the bedroom that had become a sanctuary overnight. Bailey was a new mother. I had been the midwife for her mother. Bailey was so clear about how she wanted to birth her baby. She was brave, confident, calm, young, healthy and surrounded by a loving support system that included her partner, Darin, her mother, siblings, grandparents and Darin’s pare