The Birth Scene | Childbirth, An Ordinary Miracle

I stumbled upon this important article while searching for answers to why a woman's birth experience matters. I have my own reasons for why I believe birth experience matters, but I wanted to gain more insight about the topic through the opinions of others.

Here is a quote from the article:

"Research does show that childbirth experience has an effect on women's self-esteem after birth and can impact her emotional availability to her baby immediately afterwards. Giving birth will tend to be integrative or disintegrative, depending on the support, preparation and acceptance of her feelings before, during and after the birth. Her sense of maintaining psychological wholeness throughout the labor, whatever the method or kind of birth, is key to a positive sense of self.. Giving birth is an experience of great magnitude. It naturally follows that the more intact a woman feels emotionally, the easier it is for her body to adapt to the intensity of the labor, as heightened amounts of fear can give messages in some women for the brain to shut off labor. Self-esteem is a part of health."


View the entire article here at The Birth Scene 


Here is part one of a three part article concerning Why a Woman's Birth Experience Matters