Cast & Crew

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Doctores Gracioso y Sanjose, Kim, Zoe y Marcia (from left to right)

Dr. Gracioso was the pediatrician. He didn't come in until Zoe was born. No complications and everything healthy so he didn't have a lot to do...not sure what the Apgar score was...

Dr. Sanjose, in addition to being a pretty good looking guy(in a mustache sort of way), was an excellent doctor. Unlike most Guatemalan doctors, he was willing to do everything he could to faciliate a natural birth. Guate Doctors perform C-Sections at the drop of a hat for the most part. Even the term natural birth means basically any birth that is NOT a C-Section, including epidurals or otherwise medicated/facilitated births. He was fantastic from beginning to end.

Marcia was our doula, sort of like a birth coach. She was excellent as well. She is the wife of one of Kim's colleagues. She put up with one of our pecuilar requests, which was not to know anything about how the labor was progressing (namely how far along Kim was dialated). She was of great help in getting the baby to engage properly and avoid any medical procedures.

Kim and Zoe were incredible.

I am really proud of them.