When you embrace your female power and trust your body to give birth, it’s possible to have an amazing experience,
“THERE’S A RICHNESS and magic in birth,” says Robyn Sheldon, Stellenbosch midwife and author of the renowned birth preparation book, The Mama Bamba Way – The Power and Pleasure of Natural Childbirth.
“Birth is a sacred life event.” But, because we’re afraid of the pain, many of us choose to strip it from feeling and turn it into a sterilised, sanitised medical event. Yet, birth can transform us – and our babies as well.
“Being fully present at birth is the most important gift we can give our children – if we don’t fear birth, they have no reason to fear life; we bestow on them the ability to immerse themselves fully in its wonders and richness,” says Robyn.
Loving birth is parallel to loving life – no life is without painful experiences, yet pain often contains the key to unlock our life’s full potential. Birth can indeed become “ecstatic and pleasurable” when we love and embrace all of it.
The Mama Bamba Way offers advice, processes and tools to help women cope during labour and birth so that no matter how it unfolds, it will be a satisfying experience, filled with meaning.
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