Sacredness
Sacred is defined by the Miriam Webster dictionary as, something highly valued and important, and sacredness as, entitled to reverence and respect. While a new baby is often associated with this definition, it is less commonly associated with the birth process. For the women I interviewed, sacredness in birth was identified as one of the […]
Posterity
This funny, not often used word means “people in the future” according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Posterity was one of the themes that arose from my research about why women choose to birth at home. It was evident at the time of my study that there was no scientific evidence about this topic in […]
Beauty in Birth (part 2)
Given that there really is no scientific evidence to focus a discussion about beauty in birth on, let’s just speak from the heart shall we. That sits nicely anyway because beauty and birth are very heart orientated things. As a midwife I have had the privilege to be present at many births, and as a […]
Beauty in Birth (Part 1)
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines beauty as “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit”. I did have to look for a while through definitions that went beyond just being aesthetically pleasing(usually with reference to a woman), or the […]
