‘She Helped Deliver Hundreds of Babies. Then She Was Arrested.’

'“A home birth attendant beloved by Mennonite women is facing felony charges. In a rare move, the women are speaking publicly in her defense.”

For The New York Times, 2019.

Many Mennonites in upstate New York rely on horses and buggies to travel. They also prefer to forgo hospitals and deliver their children at home. Cars share the roads with buggies in Milo, New York, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Supporters of Elizabeth Catlin, accused of practicing midwifery without a state-sanctioned license, listen to her attorney David Morabito detail Catlin's upcoming legal process after her first court appearance in Penn Yan, New York, on Monday, Janua… — Supporters of Elizabeth Catlin, accused of practicing midwifery without a state-sanctioned license, listen to her attorney David Morabito detail Catlin's upcoming legal process after her first court appearance in Penn Yan, New York, on Monday, January 7, 2019.

Elizabeth Catlin has dinner with family at Keuka Restaurant after her first court appearance in Penn Yan, New York, on Monday, January 7, 2019. Catlin is accused of practicing midwifery without a state-sanctioned license.

Gorham, New York.

Kathleen Zimmerman of Geneva, N.Y. holds her daughter Kimbria, standing for a portrait after Elizabeth Catlin's first court appearance in Penn Yan, New York, on Monday, January 7, 2019. Zimmerman supports Catlin, who she said fulfills a need in the … — Kathleen Zimmerman of Geneva, N.Y. holds her daughter Kimbria, standing for a portrait after Elizabeth Catlin's first court appearance in Penn Yan, New York, on Monday, January 7, 2019. Zimmerman supports Catlin, who she said fulfills a need in the local Mennonite community. Catlin has been involved in the births of four of Zimmerman's eight children, including the birth of Kimbria three months ago.

Milo, New York.

Elizabeth Catlin