RE: [ozmidwifery] fear clinics etc

[Sally Westbury]

Have you read Michael Odent’s new book. The Caesarean?? It talks about not stimulating the women. I think that it is something like hypnobirthing in that it is about not stimulating the neocortex, allowing the woman to stay in her experience not in the world.   I would hesitate to say that midwives use hypnobirthing instinctively as this reinforces the idea that midwives ‘drive’ the experience. Rather that women instinctively do what they need. Midwives simply are present to the experience if they are is quiet, still and calm.   In a way, I’m ducking for cover here, hypnobirthing is just another way that we teach women that they don’t know how to birth. Reliance of stuff, instead of trusting their instinctive knowing.   Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife   "It takes courage to remain a true advocate for women, challenging authority and sacrificing social and professional acceptance. It takes courage for a woman to choose a caregiver who will truly advocate for and empower her."    -Judy Slome Cohain