Interview with a doula!

“Unlike a husband, mother or friend, doulas are professionals who devote their lives to supporting women during this vitally important time in their life and they have lots of knowledge about different birth options. Doulas bring with them the experience of seeing a wide array of different birth outcomes so they are flexible, rather than rigid, in their expectations. They do not bring into the birth room any fear of birth, or their own personal history with the birthing woman which may impact on her birth.”

How birth censorship contributes to society's lack of birth education

We have lost the sense of our ability to give birth without medical intervention and in scenarios other than the ‘norm’ (hospital birth). We are uneducated when it comes to active birthing positions and the power of the mind during birth.

When birth is removed from day to day conversation it creates a feeling that it is bad, painful and something to be feared.

birth choices, birth education, birth censorshipSarah FowlerMay 20, 2018Life and Lens Photographybirth choices, home birth, c-section, childbirth, hospital birth, homebirth, sydney birth photography, sydney birth photographer Comment