Natural Pregnancy Project

The unassisted birth of Maelle C. Born 10 days “late” weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces, 21.5″ long. Only myself, my husband and my sister were present (well, Maelle was present too).

The placenta came out about 15-20 minutes after the birth. We cut the cord about 5 minutes after the placenta had been delivered, when the cord was white and limp (no more blood flow).

This was my second birth, but my first homebirth. I used HypnoBirthing to help me stay relaxed, and read books to give me useful ideas and encouragement on how to birth naturally. My 2 favorite books were Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth and Birthing from Within.

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I was making a squidoo lens on Natural Pregnancy and Childbirth and found these great videos of Ina May Gaskin. If you aren’t familiar with Ina May she is an amazing midwife who has birthed babies on “The Farm” a Tennessee commune since the late 60s. She is an amazing woman and I was excited to find these videos and share them with you.

Ina May also wrote the amazing books Spritual Midwifery and Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth ~ which I recommend to every mother wanting to experience a natural childbirth.

Here’s the Ina May Gaskin videos talking about Natural Childbirth.

Enjoy~

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