Another Beautiful Sister-Supported Birth – Birth Takes a Village

I received this note from a past doula student who had a baby recently, and we both decided we should post it publicly. What I heard in the note was “I was informed and confident, and my birth was long and amazing!” I love this because so often the rhetoric around birth in our culture is that shorter-is-better, and I personally strive to honour the often more common slow-birth process. Sometimes births take time, and babies are find their way out, via the fetal positions they need to, and in their own time. Another part of this that I love is that her sister, Krista, another past doula-student of mine, was there as her doula. Having attended my own sister’s home birth last year, I have a special place in my heart for sister-attended births. I also love that both Monika and my sister described their births as strong but essentially pain-free experiences.

This note shows how far good education can go with preparing women to be confident in birth, their bodies, and their strength. I love it!

Congratulations, Monika on your beautiful home birth, and thanks to Krista, her sister and doula and Andrea from Strathcona Midwifery Collective for being there for her amazing birth