Michel Odent | Spiritual Birth

Birth in South Africa The Travelling Midwife April 14, 2012April 15, 2012 by Marianne Littlejohn

The Talk of the Kraal: The Travelling Midwife

Tapsile with her daughter Thokozile and new granddaughter.

Thokozile, a Zulu maiden from Kwazulunatal gave birth last week in the most physiological spontaneous way, that I have no doubt Michel Odent would approve.

Women need to prepare for natural birth in every aspect of their lives, including the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical areas of their being. A woman deserves the right to choose her companions as well as where and how she will give birth to her child.

Pregnancy and birth are normal life events for most women. To this end, interventions should be kept to a minimum wherever possible. A baby who is born gently and welcomed by warm, caring parents receives the best possible start in life.

Women who are well prepared in their minds, bodies and spirits can experience birth as a profoundly moving and empowering event.