Congratulations to photojournalist Rebecca Barnett.  Her story  ”No Place Like Home”,  on a local couple and their decision to have a home birth, won three awards in the Region 3 November National Press Photographers Association clip contest.  It took first place in the Feature/Multiple Picture category as well as First and Third places in the Feature/Singles category.  Here’s a link for the online gallery: http://www.roanoke.com/photography/slideshows/galleries/111812_homebirth/gallery.html

J.D. Riddle, 26, comforts his partner of nine years, Jillian Huntress, 25, as she labors in their Roanoke County home on Aug. 19, 2012. This was the birth of their third child, Charlize Lucille. She was born at home at 5:02 a.m.

Members of the Moms Group meet once a month to talk about issues facing women and babies. The group helps mothers find support when they need to find support, without judgment.