Death midwife also assists at the end of life
Death doula listens to final wishes, brings peace to the dying
Dawn Trice tells the story of, not a regular midwife who assists in pregnancy and the bringing of new life, but of a death midwife who takes it into her hands to help the elders who don't wish to spend their last moment in a hospital. Ana Blechschmidt's job is to make the environment as peaceful as possible and assist the elder in what they wish, but is not responsible for administrating medicine. Although this may seem odd to some, it is actually just a return to how things used to be handled in the past. The practice of someone taking care of the older members of the family dates back to long before the Civil War, where similar situations sprung up. In our modern world, too many people tend to isolate themselves when the life of a loved one is ending. The idea of taking care of our elders and allowing them to pass on their wisdom is a sense of community our culture has lost. Trice's purpose it most likely to reflect on how our society has taken a wrong turn when they stopped taking care of old loved ones because they have become too individualistic.
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| Dawn Turner Trice |
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