“Stepping out your front door is the first intervention in birth.” ~ Unknown

I imagine that folks may have strong reactions to that statement. Perhaps it feels confronting, or perhaps it feels obvious.

How it feels to you will depend a lot on the stories you’ve heard about birth your whole life.

The stories your parents told, your grandparents told, the stories you saw on tv or in movies, the stories your friends have told, what you’ve read on the internet or heard in podcasts, and the stories your maternity care provider has taken in and in return shares with you. All of these stories combine to create the story you personally believe about birth – about what makes it safe, or not safe, about what makes a birth “good” or “bad”.