#birthmentoring

The Perfect Birth is a Myth – Sorry to Burst Your Bubble

As mother of three, birth photographer and mentor I have seen pretty much all kinds of births – hospital and home births, water births and induced births, natural births and c-sections – and although I’m absolutely in favour of a natural birth with minimal interventions where at all possible, I can categorically say that in my opinion the perfect birth does not exist.

I’m sorry to burst your…

You might know this, by now, but I was born in a nunnery.  My father was not allowed in the room and my poor mom had to labour for hours without a birth companion.  A positive birth experience for my mother?  I think not.

What is a birth companion or birth partner?  In short it is someone that gives you physical, emotional and practical support when delivering your baby (via c-section or…