Re: Spiritual Midwifery?
I bought a copy of this and think its an absolute classic- it is very hippyish but the overwhelming message is one of love and faith and believing in women's bodies- an ethos i sometimes wish i, and others, could keep when on the labour ward.
what they have achieved on the farm is amazing- something like a 1% section rate and very rare perineal tears.
it also has a few chapters at the back of the book about anatomy and physiology in the normal childbearing woman, aswell as tips on complications.
its not everybody's cup of tea, but i rather liked it, and the 'gushing' on their birth stories often moved me to tears. it is a very 'different' book, and worth the read if you can get through it xxxxx
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"With my hands, i have felt the strength it takes to grow, and release new spirit......."
"All the best births are the ones where you only have time to record times on a paper towel..."- a midwife, somewhere in the middle
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