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A Woman Knows Her Own Body Better Than Anyone Else

Sun, 01/01/2012 - 22:36
Submitted by Jessica Kramer

A woman can birth her baby with an experience of empowerment and deep connection to herself and her baby - something I have seen many times. The power of a woman birthing her own baby can take place at home, in the hospital or in a birth center. It can take place in the care of a midwife or a doctor.

A Woman’s Experience of Childbirth Shapes Her Experience of Herself, Her Motherhood, Her Sexuality, & Her Body

Sat, 07/02/2011 - 13:17
Submitted by Jessica Kramer

I am a birth doula, childbirth educator and homebirth midwife assistant. I have been involved in the world of women’s health care for 14 years and have been working in childbirth since 2000. I came to this work straight out of college with a longstanding belief that we as women are deeply impacted and shaped by the experiences we have in our bodies and the ways in which people speak with and relate to us about our bodies.

I had initially thought I wanted to become an ob/gyn but quickly realized that the work of obstetrics and gynecology these days focuses more on diagnostics through lab tests and technology than it does on getting to know one’s patients and finding out what they are experiencing. This realization led me to the discovery of the world of birth doulas.

Should My Wife Give Birth Naturally or Have a C-Section?

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 17:58
Submitted by Betty Dodson

Dear Dr Betty,

First of all I would like to thank you for a very valuable and helpful website!! I have a couple concerns regarding child birth. My wife is currently pregnant with our first and we need to decide to have natural birth or go the c-section route.

If we choose to have natural birth I'm worried that she will lose some sensitivity down there. I am also concerned that I will not be able to satisfy her as much afterward as I'm an average sized bloke with not much size to spare when it comes to making love