generations of women giving birth under such unnatural conditions ? And how will women ever get back their sense of ease , grace and ownership for child- birth , and her their own bodies ?
It is more urgent than ever to ensure the fullfillment of the basic needs of women giving birth , to become aware and understand the physiological processes , and to give women that knowledge and the freedom of choice .
Being from Germany where natural birthing , home births , waterbirths and trained nurses have long ago started to be widely available , I see a massive lack of experienced doulas , midwives and holistic medical doctors in India
And even if clinic doctors promise to support expectant parents in their natural birthing process , they more often than not change their minds last minute – either because time is short ( their golf buddies are waiting ) or because higher hospital fees can be charged for C- sections .
“ It is not only that we want to bring about an easy labor , without risking injury to the mother or the child ; we must go further . We must understand that childbirth is fundamentally a spiritual , as well as a physical , achievement . The birth of a child is the ultimate perfection of human love .”
Dr . Grantly Dick-Read , 1953
For more information check key words such as Hypnobirthing , Natural Birth , Waterbirth , Homebirth , check these links :
References :
– HypnoBirthing ®, The Mongan Method
– Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova , Conscious Birth Movement
– Birth Wisdom by Michel Odent
– The Oxytocin Factor : Tapping The Hormone Of Calm , Love , And Healing by Kerstin Uvnas Moberg – April Asorson , Natural Childbirth Instructor
– “ Birth into Being ” archive
– The Chopra Centre , newsletter