Birth is such a sacred, personal part of being a living creature.
Choice is how we decide our own level of responsibility. Choice is
educating ourselves as much as possible not only about the process of
birth, but about our beliefs about birth as a spiritual, emotional,
physical, and psychological event. Pregnancy, birth and postpartum
decisions should be made by the mother and her partner. The woman
needs to discover her own level of responsibility and make her
choices from there. Choice is the ultimate gift and ultimate
responsibility of being human. We are accountable for every decision
and action we make. Therefore I feel that to the fullest extent, a
woman should be the one choosing her life experience. In an ideal
world she is unimpeded to surround herself with wisdom, love,
strength, and spiritual connection to create the birth experience she
and her partner desire.
-A.T.
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 2 Issue 22 June 2, 2000)
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