When babies are treated roughly and violently at birth it causes pain and trauma. Babies who are treated calmly and gently at birth cry less.
Birth without Violence
Author: Marianne Littlejohn
Bellydancebirth
Using belly dancing to assist and empower women through labour.
Waterbirth
Water during labour diminishes the experience of pain as well as enabling a woman to move freely and adopt upright positions for the birth, which utilize the force of gravity. Women’feel less vulnerable and exposed than giving birth on land. The baby, still attached to the umbilical cord, will only breathe when he is lifted out of the water.
Birth in South Africa: 3rd year Medstudents Tutorial
A live demonstration of a gentle birth for 3rd yr medical students at University of Cape Town medical students!
Sacred Birth: Preparation for Heart, Mind and Spirit
Stephanie Dawn from the United States shared her wonderful work on Sacred Birth at the Damanhur Birth Summit 2010. Sacred Birth is Love in Action and starts with aiming for the highest possible level of empowerment for the mother, father and the baby throughout the pregnancy, birth and parenthood journey. Finding your spiritual truth is …
Damanhur Birth Summit 2010 – Part 3: Introduction to Prenatal Health & Psychology
Given the information we have about the effects of nutrition, stress and memory in prenatal life, we should be paying alot more attention to the mother in early pregnancy and indeed the young adult or teenager before pregnancy occurs. The above knowldege should inform government and global policy. We are in the process of creating the future of humanity here.
Damanhur Birth Summit 2010 – Part 2
Prolonged levels of stress hormones may negatively affect brain growth and neurochemical and hormonal function in the mother and the unborn baby. When we care for women before and during pregnancy, we care for the unborn baby, his future and thus the future of humanity.