Recipe for Physiological Birth

I've talked about it before and I am talking about it again. It is so important. It is no trend. Physiological birth is the way nature designed women to birth. Let's explore some of what it is, and isn't. If it's your desire to have a birth experience such as this one, please consider signing up below for my free women's circle "Recipe for Physiological Birth."

Let’s define what a physiological birth is and what it isn’t

Taken straight from the NIH’s mouth 🫢

A normal physiologic labor and birth is one that is powered by the innate human capacity of the woman and fetus. This birth is more likely to be safe and healthy because there is no unnecessary intervention that disrupts normal physiologic processes.

Physiological birth is undisturbed, powered by women and babies. Anything outside that intervenes, natural or not, is not a physiological birth.

Nothing will beat the design of nature. She designs with purpose and intention, each small and intricate detail serving the whole in the grand scheme of life.

A little history

So how did we get to this place of needing to rewind, and go back to a time of less being more in our efforts to welcome children into the world?

Some say it traces back to King Louis XIV and his obsession with birth and needing to watch his mistress’ birth with the best view possible2. The witches (read midwives) were subjected to witch hunts and subsequently lost their lives, and along with it, access to keepers of this knowledge was replaced with the rise of male physicians.

Ultimately, the way we birth today was influenced by the male fetishization of the feminine.

For us to remember our innate capacity as a woman to grow and birth our children intuitively and undisturbed, we have to once again be fully engaged with our physiology and the cycle of creation.

What physiological birth looks like:

• intervention free, spontaneous birth that progresses on its own

• results in unassisted vaginal delivery of the baby and the placenta on its own

• allows for the normal and physiological blood loss that accompanies birth to happen without the use of synthetic hormones to stop it (outside of abnormal blood loss and a true emergency scenario)

• the mother/baby dyad prioritization in immediate postpartum (skin to-skin and lactation support as needed)

What physiological birth needs:

• conditions that promote labor progress both in the body and in the mind

• patient birth attendants who can remain hands-off unless their support is asked for or required in a rare medical emergency

This is your go-to recipe for a birth experience that is the most beneficial and supportive to mothers and babies.

What you experience outside of a physiological birth can look like:

• unnecessary intervention that can lead to medical complications for moms or babies

• disruption to the hormonal matrix impacting birth, bonding, or breastfeeding

• decreased ability to manage the pain of birth

If you know that a physiological birth is for you, or it is the path you want to explore more in detail, you are invited to a complimentary gathering held by yours truly.

I will share my perspective as a birth and bodyworker specializing in feminine structure. We will uncover, in detail, what this experience asks of us in our bodies and minds. There will be an embodiment portion of our time together for you to experience how to move through the conflicts of your dream birth, and the very normal fears that creep up with it.

I look forward to sharing this embodied treasure of the feminine with you.

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