Investigate how birth happens in nature
Did you know that animals in the wild usually birth easily and naturally without any problems? Their biggest concern is predators! If an animal is attacked during labour, the surge of adrenaline will allow them to expel their baby quickly and flee to safety. Otherwise, if they are still early on in labour, contractions will cease while they get to safety. Labour will not recommence until they have reached safety and created the right environment again. This is no different in humans, except we’re not generally being hunted!! We do however, release adrenaline in response to other stressful situations. So think about your current environment…whether you feel relaxed or stressed. This will determine how well you birth your baby.
To see some beautiful births of animals in the wild…when left undisturbed to just ‘get on with it’, visit ‘You tube’. There are lots of amazing videos on there to check out. It even shows how animals clean up the afterbirth…yum, yum!! We can learn a lot by observing nature!!
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