Traditionally women have learned about birth through stories passed on from their mothers or other female relatives. Sounds great but there are women for whom their mothers are uncomfortable telling their birth story or their mother is a Twilight Sleep mom or had some other birth experience that rendered her unable to recall many details of her birth experience. Today, we have more and more women exploring all of their birth care options and birth stories range from birthing a baby under the moonlight because “I wasn’t sure I wanted to be at the hospital and fight the docs who didn’t agree with natural childbirth” to “the doc and I high-fived each other because this was his first time catching a baby with mom on her hands and knees” to “my midwife guided my hands into the water to catch my daughter.”
So, who’s your birth link?
October 29, 2008 at 11:19 am
[...] question on birth prep Posted on October 29, 2008 by Kathy Over at our childbirth educators group blog, there’s a good, thought-provoking poll question on how we prepare ourselves for [...]
October 29, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I’d have to say several of those: I read voraciously, talk to other pregnant women, take childbirth classes, talk to my midwife and talk to my friends.
October 29, 2008 at 9:02 pm
[...] 29, 2008 by talkbirth There is a survey up on the Independent Childbirth blog asking who your “birth link” is–your [...]
November 2, 2008 at 7:44 pm
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November 3, 2008 at 7:41 pm
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November 5, 2008 at 4:12 pm
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November 11, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I don’t just learn about birth from one source. I wouldn’t know what I know today if it weren’t for ICAN. I have read voraciously. I blog. I read blogs. I talk with women. If I had time, I would become a doula.
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December 30, 2009 at 12:47 pm
When I gave birth I mostly trusted and listened to my body. I read Ima Mae Gaskin! I loved Spiritual Midwifery back in the 1970s! Now I encourage parents to learn as much as possible any way they can. The internet can be very helpful if you have an open mind. It can also just reinforce current beliefs – which is not real learning.