The role a midwife holds in the community, empowering each family, despite our differences, offers a unique yet incredibly powerful opportunity to plant seeds of change, provide respectful care, and bring babies into this world gently and peacefully. This was my calling to midwifery. I first became a labor and delivery nurse and a doula, caring for high-risk women and families in New York City. I graduated from the midwifery program at New York University and began attending births and providing well-woman care at home. My role as a midwife is to support the physiological process of pregnancy and birth, to be aware of the mother and baby's health and well-being throughout the process, and to address any possible anxiety or fears that may arise before, during, and after labor and birth.  Pregnancy and birth can be a time of vulnerability and an opportunity to build relationships with women and families throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, offering empowerment through respectful shared decision-making about the health and well-being of mothers and babies.