Natural Childbirth in a Wellness Setting

I am always pleased when Natural Childbirth is highlighted in the media. As women become more educated on the choices and options available to her for pregnancy and childbirth, babies will be born into safe, healthy, and natural environments. Imagine a baby's first breath taken in clean air and given its first bath in clean water. The link below is to an article on alternatives in childbirth. Most of the births in the United States do take place in a hospital setting making it more challenging to control the natural means we wish to follow. However, as this article discusses, there are options for woman outside of the hospital for labor and/or delivery. We certainly can control what goes on inside our own home.

Renaissance in Natural Childbirth by Linda Sechrist for Natural Awakenings August 2010