Interview with Laura Shanley on Free Birth
Updated May 12, 2013.
Interference from the outside also causes problems in birth. People often ask me why I didn't have a midwife at my births "just in case." I explain that even physics has proven that the very act of observing something changes it. Birth is a sexual experience, involving all the same organs, hormones, and emotions. Privacy is essential. Anything that would interfere with a woman's ability to have a positive sexual experience, will interfere with her ability to have a positive birth experience.
Probing hands, and prying eyes - no matter how well-meaning - can interfere with birth.
I open my book with the quote "Miracles are nature unimpeded" (Jane Roberts). To me, this is the essence of birth - and of life itself. We don't have to try really hard to have a good birth. We simply have to not impede the process.
I would like to thank Laura for her interview and encourage anyone interested to check out her bornfree website. Here you will be able to read stories and gather information on unassisted childbirth.
Interference from the outside also causes problems in birth. People often ask me why I didn't have a midwife at my births "just in case." I explain that even physics has proven that the very act of observing something changes it. Birth is a sexual experience, involving all the same organs, hormones, and emotions. Privacy is essential. Anything that would interfere with a woman's ability to have a positive sexual experience, will interfere with her ability to have a positive birth experience.
Probing hands, and prying eyes - no matter how well-meaning - can interfere with birth.
I open my book with the quote "Miracles are nature unimpeded" (Jane Roberts). To me, this is the essence of birth - and of life itself. We don't have to try really hard to have a good birth. We simply have to not impede the process.
I would like to thank Laura for her interview and encourage anyone interested to check out her bornfree website. Here you will be able to read stories and gather information on unassisted childbirth.
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