I found this piece on the Hypnobabies Blog/Hypnosis for Childbirth

http://hypnobabies.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/mom-fires-ob-during-birth-when-threatened-with-a-cesarean/

June 1, 2010

I LOVE this birth story, because it shows how moms can be so powerful during their births!   Mom was induced at 42 weeks, but insisted that the pitocin was turned up slowly and refused to have her water broken.

Continue reading Mom fires OB during birth when threatened with a cesarean!

In France ALL women who have given birth, even normally, or who have had abdominal surgery of any kind are automatically referred to a physical therapist who knows how to work with the pelvic floor. It totally makes sense to me that this would happen routinely, because both birth and surgery can leave us with many issues to deal with afterwards that are not in the domain of doctors or obstetricians to understand or treat.

Unfortunately, this common sense practice is not happening in America, so we have to be resourceful and find our own support at these important times. For many women it is not possible to return to full health and comfort in their body without help.

It is for these reasons that I am highly recommending Isa Herrera’s book “Ending Female Pain: A woman’s Manual - the Ultimate self-Help Guide for Women Suffering from Chronic Pelvic and Sexual Pain.

Continue reading Pelvic Issues After Birth, Especially Cesarean Section

This paper (The Vulnerable Prenate) is an edited and elaborated version of the same-titled paper presented at the 1995 San Francisco APPPAH Congress, and is also published in the Pre- and Perinatal Psychology Journal, 10(3), Spring 1996.

Abstract:

Based on the author’s extensive work with patients, this article clarifies the conditions under which prenatal experiences may be lifelong and describes the theoretical and research perspectives necessary to understand the effects of prenatal traumatization. In addition, since the incidences of personal and societal violence are at an all-time peak and increasing, the author discusses the effects of pre- and peri-natal trauma on aggression and violence. (end)

The prenate (i.e., the unborn baby) is vulnerable in a number of ways that are generally unrecognized and unarticulated. Most people think or assume that prenates are unaware, and seldom attribute to them the status of being human. I recall a recent train trip, where an expectant mother sat in a smoking car filled with boisterous and noisy people. I asked her whether she had any concern for her unborn baby, and whether she thought the smoke or the noise would be bothersome to her unborn child. Her reply was, “Well of course not, my dear. They are not very intelligent or awake yet.” Nothing could be further from the truth.

Continue reading The Vulnerable Prenate by William R. Emerson, Ph.D.