Publisher's Synopsis
Did you plan the birth you thought would be unhindered, undisturbed, and physiologic only to regret most of that plan?
Do you struggle to heal from the emotional wounds left behind from your birth experience? Or perhaps you're pregnant with your first and are seeking to avoid the things far too many of your friends have experienced. Looking for the truth about what birth really is and how to create the unhindered, undisturbed, physiologic birth experience you're dreaming about? Embracing Birth(TM) wholistic childbirth education is - at it's core - a home study childbirth education course. It is written solely about birth. There is nothing here about how to negotiate with anyone nor any location for the experience that rightfully belongs to you. There is no expectation that you will give away any part of your personal autonomy without first understanding what it means to do so. Have a writing utensil handy so you can take notes as you read and go through the assignments. I'm pushing you to take responsibility. This isn't going to be easy-peasy and it is designed to get you thinking and asking hard questions. Not all of the workbook assignment answers are found within the book pages. Some of the answers you're going to have to search for and it's definitely worth your time because the human being inside you is depending upon you. One last thing, I do not nor will I ever refer to birth as a "delivery" because this is an inaccurate term. Women do not deliver babies. Women birth babies. The man-made baby delivery system(TM) is where women deliver babies into someone else's hands so that person can hand the baby to the mother. In the man-made baby delivery system(TM), that person is often times referred to as "the care provider" and seen as the safety mechanism for birth. Meaning that their presence is what makes birth "safe" and this is not the truth. Birth does not need a middle-man (or woman) in order to be safe. Birth was designed to be safe. It is when someone interferes with birth that things become risky. This means inducing, augmenting, managing, allowing, etc are all part of interfering with birth. This does not mean that it's never necessary to intervene during birth. Interventions, such as cesarean surgery, do save lives. Sadly, most interventions are used inappropriately and this will be discussed further in this book.
