Baby Levon Lawrence
August 26
Troy Midwife Loves Babies
It is not often that the camera turns on me -usually I am the one snapping pics. But recently, a momma took the camera out of my hands and captured shots of me and her baby. Looking at these photos, it is obvious that I love this baby. Well, who wouldn't right? She is lovely! But, full disclosure, I truly love babies. And as these photos ...
Mother’s Day Bouquet
Happy Mother's Day to you. Here are flowers for you, so many flowers. May their beauty remind you of your own beauty. May their variety remind you of your uniqueness. May their delicate strength remind you of your own amazing resilience. Love, Michelle and all of Local Care Midwifery
LCM Stats 2018
Here are the 2018 LCM stats and Michelle's musings
Milestones: 30th Anniversary
This year is a year of anniversaries, of major milestones. For me, 2019 marks 30 years of marriage, 20 years as a licensed midwife, and 10 years of having my own practice, Local Care Midwifery. And today, is the first of those milestones -the 30th Anniversary of marriage to my beloved, Kevin Doyle.
MedScape Medical News Troubling Gap in Hospitals’ Obstetric Complication Rates
MedScape Medical News: Troubling Gap in Hospitals' Obstetric Complication Rates This article is about the need for feedback to hospitals about their rates of OB complications compared to other hospitals. What I took away from this article from is absolute horror that US hospitals are doing so poorly. "At low-performing hospitals, 22.55% of patients delivering vaginally experienced major complications such as hemorrhage, infection, lacerations, and thrombotic events, as ...
Update on Baby Joey -March 21, 2013
Baby Joey continues on his amazing journey. Here is a quick update for all his fans.
Local Care Midwifery, PLLC Nationally Recognized as Best Practice, 2011
Local Care Midwifery, PLLC is recognized by the American College of Nurse Midwifery (ACNM). We achieved Best Practice status in "The Core Four" for 2011.
Local Care Midwifery’s 100th Baby
K. Michelle Doyle, CNM, NYS LM and Local Care Midwifery,PLLC welcome their 100th baby. Established in August 2009, Local Care Midwifery offers planned home birth services to families in NY's Capital District.
A Week Later
Midwife K. Michelle Doyle reflects on life a week after the tragic Newtown CT shootings.