Interference from the outside also causes problems in birth. People often ask me why I didn't have a midwife at my births "just in case." I explain that even physics has proven that the very act of observing something changes it. Birth is a sexual experience, involving all the same organs, hormones, and emotions. Privacy is essential. Anything that would interfere with a woman's ability to have a positive sexual experience, will interfere with her ability to have a positive birth experience. Probing hands, and prying eyes - no matter how well-meaning - can interfere with birth.
I open my book with the quote "Miracles are nature unimpeded" (Jane Roberts). To me, this is the essence of birth - and of life itself. We don't have to try really hard to have a good birth. We simply have to not impede the process.
I would like to thank Laura for her interview and encourage anyone interested to check out her (http://www.childbirth.org/bornfree/) bornfree website. Here you will be able to read stories and gather information on unassisted childbirth.
