Other things

Other things I want to say about giving birth are:

It's a natural physical event - however it has been hijacked by the medical profession to the point where normal births are unnecessarily medically managed.

In normal circumstances, your body is capable of doing it without medical intervention (however if there is a medical problem then bring on the intervention - it's a blessing to have medical help at these times!!)

The body produces its own drugs to counteract the pain - overuse of synthetic pain relief can mess with the body's natural processes and so interfere with the progression of labour.

The environment and situation in which a woman gives birth has a big impact on how the labour progresses, for good or for ill.