Birth

Birth. One word that can describe a mountain worth of emotions. Society views it as painful. It's viewed as dangerous and something you NEED a doctor for.
Now don't get me wrong the medical field has it's place. However I think birth is viewed all wrong. Birth is not a medical process.
Birth is something women have instincts for. It is something that a woman can do when left alone without interventions.
Interventions are almost always unnecessary. Interventions snowball. First it's, for example, an induction. Then medication to speed up a process that the baby and mother are not ready for but the induction is forcing. Then there is medication for pain brought on by strong medication forcing your body and baby into stress. Then there is a cesarean that was totally avoidable and caused only by an unnecessary intervention. It is a rolling snowball. And it leaves a negative birth experience in many women who don't realize they have every right to decline anything they are told to do by their care provider.
The most liberating feeling is when a woman realizes her body is her own and anything to do with her body, pregnant or not, is her decision. It's a moment that says I am my own person. I have instincts. I am strong. I will listen to my body. I am empowered!
So  mothers empower yourself! Educate yourself! Make your own decisions based off your instincts! And many of us will stand beside you while we fight for a better birth.
Peace*