The three words that best describe the birth experience I want are:
Safe. Empowering. Gentle.
- My mind and body can handle a labor of any kind
- I trust my instincts to know what I need in labor
- Babies are born when they are ready, not when doctors, midwives, or anyone else decides
- My body contains all the knowledge necessary to give birth to my baby
- My baby knows how and when to be born
Embracing what we DO want, rather than just avoiding what we DON'T, has really resonated with me. It's interesting that so many of the words we use for birth focus on what is absent:
un-medicated
un-hindered
un-inhibited
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