When television and movie characters give birth on the screen, their experiences are usually fraught with either danger or absurdity. Good prenatal education can help dispel such degrading myths and empower women to give birth with dignity and deep satisfaction.
Childbirth information is more personal than an anatomy lesson.
Women don't give birth as mere bodies, but as whole people. Their emotions, beliefs, values, fears, dreams and sexuality are deeply involved in the birth process. Childbirth education should address all facets of the experience. Childbirth is as safe as life gets. Good prenatal education emphasizes the normal, safe process of birth while acknowledging the occasional variations from that norm.