Your Birth: Stories from midwifery led areas - Softcover

A collection of birth stories written by women, about women, for women. A positive birth environment, kind and compassionate support, and access to balanced evidence based information enables women to take control of their births. When this happens, women are more likely to have a birth with low intervention, full of positivity and the joy that becoming a new parent should bring. The intention of the book is to redress the balance of negative media around birth and give women the confidence to believe in their bodies, to feel positive as they approach birth and to consider a midwifery led setting as an option. 'To say my whole birthing experience was incredible from start to finish is an understatement. Some people looked at me like I was crazy when I have said how much I enjoyed my labour and the entire birth experience, and in some ways I feel guilty. I felt guilty that I had such an uncomplicated labour where others had struggled and I was afraid to share my story. It took a friend to remind me that amongst the 'horror' stories are always the positive ones and they are the ones we should be sharing more often. It isn't boastful or conceited, it's our story!' All stories are written in women's own words. We hope that women, their families, midwives and anyone with an interest in birth will get some inspiration, positivity or calm from reading the stories.