title: Cookie-exchange group shares more than just treats.
abstract: In an effort to provide a vision of birth to readers, each issue of The Journal of Perinatal Education begins with a birthing story. Often, these stories describe the experience of one woman or one family. In this installment of "Celebrate Birth!" however, the author focuses on an example of how groups of women keep collective birthing stories alive across years and generations.
authors.affiliation: SHARON ROMERO is a retired nurse of 33 years, a certified lactation consultant, and a certified doula. She and her husband of 36 years have four children and five grandchildren. Romero was present as a mother and doula when her daughters gave birth to their own children in a beautiful, natural way.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero