Fear is anxiousness, worry and dread caused by the expectation of danger. Doubt and fear in pregnancy lead to endless tests to appease it. This builds more anxiety and fear. Almost all first-time mothers are scared.
Constriction fights the process of opening to birth.
This causes enormous pain and demands the use of pain medications. In this state, we feel helpless to take responsibility for our birth and the medical system is right there to lead us into a medical birth that often is not the birth we envision for ourselves or our baby. It is time to move from birthing with fear to birthing with love. It is possible to turn scared into sacred. By understanding the differences between the two, we can align ourselves with the one we choose.