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On Natural Birth...
The real question about safety is not whether you want a pleasant birth at home or a safe birth in the hospital ? It is, “Do you want to give birth at home and run the miniscule risk of an emergency that might (but not necessarily would) be handled better in the hospital, or do you want to give birth in the hospital and run the considerably increased risk of infection, the certainty of additional stress, and the near certainty of having unnecessary (and potentially risky interventions?”) ~ Henri Goer

Members of the home birth movement have chosen their alternative form of care not through faulty understanding of medical principles, but as a result of active and reasoned disagreement with them. ~ Bonnie O’Connor

Ways to Work with Natural Birth

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Natural ways to work with birth

  • Time, being present for the process.
  • Emotional and/or spiritual support.
  • Kind, encouraging words, reminding the woman to breathe.
  • Massage and heat to work with contractions.
  • Working with relaxation techniques to release natural endorphins.
  • Movement and change of position.
  • Hot baths or showers.
  • Feeling and touching our baby being born through our bodies.
  • Connecting and working with the baby. 
  • Receive holistic treatments like acupuncture, massage and homeopathy.
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Birthing at Home allows you to

 

  • Have the freedom to move, dance, and potty at will. Have a midwife there to help you find your unique birthing way.
  • Have the ability to move to a position and place where you feel safe. Renew your strength by eating and drinking as needed.
  • Have a midwife or doctor there to monitor both you and your baby. Feel safe and allow the process to unfold on your time.
  • Feel safe from all the bright lights, loud noises, and strangers. Avoid unnecessary infections and antibiotics in the comfort and cleanliness of familiar surroundings.
  • Be the first one that holds your baby for as long  as you want.
  • Have a choice about the baby receiving shots, tests or any other intervention at birth.