[Kala]

Much appreciation, AK for providing alternative info for Afrikan people… especially expecting and future mothers, on methods of child birth.

It is very much an ancient practice to deliver by oneself…. This is a real testiment to the idea that the mother knows her own body, and allows her to realize her own internal force and intuition.

The use of our instinctual knowledge during labor has been lost. Most women do not trust themselves through labor and are used to doctors, nurses, and machines telling them what they should be doing and feeling. Labor is very much a spiritual experience- highly emotional in that the emotions of the mother can affect the outcome of the birth.

This unassisted birth story is a powerful testiment to the working of our ancient and traditional ways, reminding us that we have the power to heal and labor on our own!

Though I know I do need to do more research on this topic of unassisted home birth, to my knowledge, most who have done it were second or third time labors… they had an assisted birth first before trying an unassisted one.


Once again, the only young brother representing on women's health that I know!! Much appreciation for your reseerach!

Uhuru!


Here's more info I found on this topic:

WEBSITES:
http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com

http://www.empoweredchildbirth.com/

http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/

http://www.freebirth.com/



BOOKS
Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love - by Lynn Griesemer

Unassisted Childbirth - by Laura Shanley

Spiritual Midwifery, by Ina May Gaskin

Emergency Childbirth, by Gregory C. White

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, by Susun Weed

The Power of Pleasurable Childbirth, by Laurie Morgan