As a layman, it seems the body is a highly complex self-regulating self-healing vital body-mind-spirit entity. It does 99% on automatic pilot (breathing, digesting, temp control, etc). However, giving birth is not an everyday event like breathing - even though one may be free of fear (quite an achievement, but which I'm sure helps reduce…
As a layman, it seems the body is a highly complex self-regulating self-healing vital body-mind-spirit entity. It does 99% on automatic pilot (breathing, digesting, temp control, etc). However, giving birth is not an everyday event like breathing - even though one may be free of fear (quite an achievement, but which I'm sure helps reduce pain). Having been at the birth of my two children (in the 1980s), the second was certainly easier than the first, and I was glad an experiened mid-wife was there on both occasions (2nd one a homebirth). Perhaps the presence of a sympathetic under-no-time-pressure professional helped mother & father relax into the process and made it all easier.
To suggest a kind of 'anyone can do this' is a bit like saying 'anyone can play the piano'. Well, some are gifted and have it easy, and others (like myself) struggle for years and plateau out at grade-3.
As a layman, it seems the body is a highly complex self-regulating self-healing vital body-mind-spirit entity. It does 99% on automatic pilot (breathing, digesting, temp control, etc). However, giving birth is not an everyday event like breathing - even though one may be free of fear (quite an achievement, but which I'm sure helps reduce pain). Having been at the birth of my two children (in the 1980s), the second was certainly easier than the first, and I was glad an experiened mid-wife was there on both occasions (2nd one a homebirth). Perhaps the presence of a sympathetic under-no-time-pressure professional helped mother & father relax into the process and made it all easier.
To suggest a kind of 'anyone can do this' is a bit like saying 'anyone can play the piano'. Well, some are gifted and have it easy, and others (like myself) struggle for years and plateau out at grade-3.