"Birth Story" Columnist "Christina Kaiser" is a Yukon midwife. If you are interested in sharing your Yukon birth story with her please email: birth@whatsupyukon.com.
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Christina Kaiser
Issue: 2016-10-12, PHOTO: Valerie Thomas
A Special Baby: Ellen’s Story
Ellen had four babies at Whitehorse General Hospital. Her births were always fast and she liked the support that she got at the hospital. In her fifth pregnancy her baby was diagnosed with spina bifida at the 20 week ultrasound. Spina bifida is a... Read more
Issue: 2016-09-29, PHOTO: Pat Kulachkosky
Born at Home in Marsh Lake: Kristin’s story
Kristin homesteads at Marsh Lake with her partner Ron, her two sons and her stepson and her parents living close by. She had imagined having her babies at home since she was a teenager. “Giving birth is natural, every animal does it and we were... Read more
Issue: 2016-09-01, PHOTO: by Amanda Stumpp
Birth of a Family: Christine’s story
“I would have loved to have had midwifery care and a home birth for all my pregnancies, but that wasn’t possible,” says Christine, a Whitehorse resident. When she was pregnant with her first baby and two months away from her due date she noticed... Read more
Issue: 2016-08-11, PHOTO: courtesy of Christina Kaiser
My First Baby: Emma
We moved into our newly built log house one week before my due date. We were racing against time, because we planned our home to be one where I’d have my child, and wanted our first baby to be born in the house we built together. She took her... Read more
What's Up Yukon May 12, 2016 Issue
Erin's Birth Story
Her relationship with her boyfriend was complicated. She had friends who had had an abortion, and friends who had given their baby up for adoption, but neither of those were options she ever considered. Read more