Why Marianne Manley’s Website Includes Homebirth and Midwife Topics

Updated

Marianne Manley’s site includes homebirth and midwife material because her professional background is in midwifery, not just Bible teaching. The site describes her as a retired RN, CNM (Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse-Midwife) and calls her “The Christian midwife.” Her published books fall into two stated categories: works on rightly dividing the Word of Truth, and midwife books about Christian natural childbirth at home with a midwife, along with other books written before she retired.

The two sides of the site

The homepage presents these strands side by side rather than treating midwifery as an unrelated leftover.

Part of the site What it covers How it connects to the author
Bible study and “Rightly Dividing” books Teaching on rightly dividing the King James Bible, including God’s Secret Her current work as a writer and teacher
Homebirth and midwife books Christian natural childbirth at home with a midwife Her earlier career as a nurse-midwife
About the Author Retired RN, CNM; now studies, writes, and teaches about “Rightly Dividing” (2 Timothy 2:15) Explains why both topics appear

The “Homebirth” item appears in the site’s navigation alongside Home, About, Contact, Bible study, Books, and Rightly Dividing. The books page states plainly that her books can be divided into those two categories, so the midwife content is an intentional part of the site, not an accidental inclusion.

Why the “Christian midwife” label matters

The phrase “The Christian midwife” is used as a self-description in the site’s main heading. It signals that her midwifery work was framed by her Christian faith—hence “Christian natural childbirth at home with a midwife”—rather than being a separate secular topic. The site also notes that some of the midwife books were written before she retired, which places them in her earlier professional life while still keeping them available to readers.

What this means for a visitor

  • If you came for Bible teaching, the midwife and homebirth books are a distinct category and can be skipped; the “Rightly Dividing” material and God’s Secret are the relevant resources.
  • If you are looking for Christian perspectives on natural childbirth at home, the midwife books are the author’s earlier professional works, written from her experience as a certified nurse-midwife.
  • If you want the short version of who she is, the About the Author section ties both strands together: a retired RN and CNM who now writes and teaches about rightly dividing the King James Bible.

In short, the homebirth and midwife topics are on the site because the author was a certified nurse-midwife before retirement, and she has kept her Christian childbirth books available alongside her current Bible-teaching work.