After a birth, rather than ask the mother specific questions about her birth, I do a birth review in which I guide the mother into telling me the whole story of the birth, as if I hadn't been there. I am often amazed at the feelings that surface when she has control of the story and where it goes.
-Kate Patterson Neelt, Midwifery Today Issue 39
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 37, Sep 10, 1999)
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