Giving birth is perhaps the most challenging thing that a woman has to do and yet at the same time it can be the most empowering and liberating experience of her life. Women have been birthing babies naturally for thousands of years.

Modern birth is often dominated by the medical profession, and for those women with difficult pregnancies or complicated labours, that is a blessing. But for the majority of women birth can and should be a natural, even an extraordinary, experience.

Our bodies are designed to give birth and we have mechanisms that allow us to cope with the pain of labour, such as endorphins that are produced and released to match the level and intensity of the contractions. A natural birth can be an enriching event for mother and baby, allowing each to be really present in the moment

Instinctive Birth hopes to provide women with the tools to prepare both mentally and physically so that they might actively participate in their own labour and create conditions most conducive to a natural, empowering birth experience.

Since the beginning of time women have given birth to the next generation, trusting their bodies to know what to do. Our bodies have the inner wisdom that will guide us through the labyrinth of childbirth if we listen. Given the opportunity, we can transform this experience into an amazing rite of passage (even when medical intervention is required) that can empower us to become wise women and intuitive mothers.

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