This Midwife's Christmas Wish List

Here's my Christmas wish list for the clients I serve and myself.
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• See through bellies so there's no need for ultrasound to determine baby's position if palpation doesn't make it clear
• Self cleaning homes, both for clients and myself
• paid parental leave with no exceptions
• more lactation consultants
• better collaboration between midwives and OBs
• easy, efficient births for clients
• lots of support for clients in the postpartum period. This could be doing laundry, bringing meals, watching baby while Mom takes a shower etc.
• A chef to make healthy, tasty meals on the days I'm recovering from attending a birth, or very busy with appointments.
• massaging seats in cars
• self driving cars so I can take a nap if I'm coming home after a long birth (this may be a viable reality soon).

​One day I hope some of the things on my wish list are reality like paid parental leave with no exceptions and massaging seats in cars.  

​Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!