"Women are being convinced that their births are a medical incident... to surrender their experience to someone else..." "When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change." - Marie Mongan, founder of HypnoBirthing How We View...

Last time I was pregnant, I had an online journal at babycrowd.com. They had monthly prompts for you to answer. My pregnancy reflections from my 7th month with Sam are here. Things are a little different this time, here are my answers for what...

Dear Sam, I have been meaning to write this letter to you since I wrote one to your little brother, but time has gotten away from me. It seems to be a common occurrence with a big house to take care of and everything involved in the life of a Mom to a...

This pregnancy has been very different for me. I was sicker, yes, but the biggest change has come in how I think about my baby and his birth. I decided before I was ever pregnant that if I was to give birth to another baby, I wanted to do it on my...

"According to physiological law, all natural, normal functions of the body are achieved without peril or pain. Birth is a natural, normal, physiological function for normal, healthy women and their healthy babies. It can, therefore, be inferred that...