Since the birth of my child I have become increasingly interested in the whole process of childbirth, from conception onwards. This interest stems from my experience while pregnant of people making negative comments about what birth entails, often detailing agonising pain. To the contrary my own birth was nothing short of amazing, certainly not the experience of “pain” to which I was supposedly condemned.

How is it that today’s society has condemned birth as an experience for women to fear and control when it truly is a natural part of a woman’s life and has been since the beginning of time? If we look at other non-western cultures, birth is often seen as the birth rite of women and a new life is celebrated by the whole community.

Every pregnant woman deserves to be informed about her options and be supported no matter what decisions she makes in regards to the birth of her baby. Birth is the beginning of a new and wonderful relationship between mother and child so ensuring the mother knows about what choices she has within her reach is important.

It is important to me that women are given back the power to birth their babies. Our bodies have been built for childbirth so we need to let our bodies do what they were made for.