By admin, on August 19th, 2010
We begin our lives surrounded by liquid in the womb and this comfort stays with us through our lives. Most of us will find water to be of great comfort and repose. Humans are comprised primarily of water, a three day old fetus is 97 percent water and an eight month old fetus is 81 percent water. The adult body is fifty to seventy percent water. Most human babies, given the chance, can swim before they can sit or crawl.
Water has been used for thousands of years to ease labour and facilitate birth. Warm water reduces sensory stimulation and Continue reading Benefits of Water Birth
By admin, on August 19th, 2010
There is nothing new about active birth delivery; it is something women have naturally done since the beginning of time. The notion of having to lie down on your back during labour is a relatively new principle and simply makes it easier for the birth attendant to manage the procedure.
It has only been for the last 300 years that woman have been disempowered during labour, the invention of the forceps in the 17th century was the beginning of this unnatural act that woman are forced to go through. Child birth is a natural process that most women will instinctively know how to handle.
The anatomy of the women’s pelvis is ideally designed for labour and birth Continue reading Active Birth Positions
