Unassisted Childbirth: Beyond The Fear

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Unassisted Childbirth: Beyond The Fear

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Unassisted childbirth is when a woman gives birth either alone or with
only her partner and children present. More people are aware that
freebirthing is a phenomenon because Canadian doctors recently rang
alarm bells about this "growing trend." While the alarmists say that
do-it-yourself birthing is dangerous, advocates of the practice say
it's a perfectly relaxed process that simply follows the body's natural
intelligence. Laura Shanley, author of Unassisted Childbirth,
says the only reason most childbirths are painful is because most women
have been taught to fear the birth process. Here, she tells us how she
overcame her own fear of childbirth, unassisted.

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