Michelle Coles is the mother of 5 boys between the ages of 10 and 7 weeks, no twins included. Each birth was a unique experience. All births were vaginal. Her first three were born in hospitals and her last two were born at home with midwives. She was in labor with her first son for around 20 hours and with her last son for only an hour and a half. She received an epidural for her two largest babies, weighing in at 9 and 10 lbs, and went unmedicated for the others. As a result of these varied experiences, she learned a lot about giving birth and is happy to share what she’s learned with others.
Michelle Coles Bio
Michelle Coles is an award-winning young adult novelist, civil rights attorney, and public speaker. Her goal in writing is to empower young people by educating them about history and giving them the tools to shape their destiny. Her debut novel, Black Was the Ink, a young adult historical fiction about the Reconstruction Era, was published in 2021. Black Was the Ink received numerous awards including the 2022 Grateful American Book Prize, a 2022 Skipping Stone Award, a 2023 In the Margins Award, and the 2019 New Visions Award Honor.
Connect with Michelle via:
- AUTHOR WEBSITE: www.michellecoles.com
- TWITTER: www.twitter.com/michellejcoles
- INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/michellecolesauthor
- GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7570311.Michelle_Coles
Resources
- https://meetmae.com
- https://www.chesapeakemidwifery.com
- https://mamasmidwives.com
- https://www.healthyhomepediatrics.com
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