...not a medical event (even when medical care is part of the birth)
This the first of Birthing From Within's 14 guiding principles.
I have been talking to lots of people in my community lately about Birthing from Within® and how the childbirth classes I mentor offer something completely different, and it seems like the principles are a gateway to that explanation.
So I am going to look at the principles over the next few weeks and give you my interpretation of them.
A Rite of Passage
a significant event in a transitional period of someone's life
Sometimes it feels like birth in our culture is really polarized between a medical birth and a 'natural' birth, with value judgements about one 'type' being better than another. Many of us who work in birth recognize how destructive it is for women to categorize their birth one way or the other. To me the piece that is important is understanding that all women who become mothers undergo a significant life change and that acknowledging and respecting this truth brings us together and allows us to support each other through this rite of passage. Regardless of where we are giving birth or what expected or unexpected thing happen during the birth, every women experiences this life changing event. Birthing From Within childbirth preparation validates the understanding a mother has about her own birth, motivates the parents to make the choices that are best for them, educates that birth is hard work and it changes you as a person, initiates the parents into the birthing experience and celebrates the strength and resilience of all mothers and babies.
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