Videos of women in childbirth can now be viewed and seen more and
more often online. More and more women become aware of the benefits
of giving birth naturally. The sharing of videos of women in childbirth
is creating a new type of perspective.
Women can see for themselves different types of birthing
experiences. To see hospital births, assisted births, home births,
unassisted births, water births, c-section and vaginal birth.
Being aware of our reactions to these different births
we can more clearly understand our predispositions. This makes our
choices informed and more mature. The chance to see so many options
makes us aware that even if the medical and legal system is rigid
and has prescribed a few paths for the woman giving birth, the reality
is different. We are free to choose and be the decision-makers of
our own experience and the welcoming of our baby into the world.
Bureaucracy exists everywhere, and even though it is
intruding, it cannot hurt an independent and aware mother-to-be. Nature
in itself is stronger than institutions. Birth is the dance of nature.
The creative impulse not as a poetic expression, but as a thorough
body experience.
I am grateful to all who share videos of women in childbirth.
These videos are a great source of inspiration and education. They
provoke us to relate to our deepest self and be clear about the options
in childbirth.
What is the ideal childbirth for you? How do you imagine your childbirth to happen? Where are you giving birth, who is present, how is it going? Are there any sounds, how lit is the setting? How long is your childbirth? Share any action steps that are helping you to experience that childbirth?
What are all the things you have learned and done to have such a childbirth?
What is your next step to make this childbirth real?