Most of the time with long labor, a lot of shouting, a painful lower back, and with difficulty only a mother knows. While so many other animals appear to produce their offspring with so little trouble, human birth takes some effort. In the upright position, women deliver their babies at home with the assistance of midwives in a calm atmosphere of trust in the birth process. In a loving environment without any sense of hurry and with the fullness of mother's health, life unfolds. Medical supervision and such high drama are present in the American way of birth.
Anxiety can cause prolonged labor and inefficient uterine contractions.
Anxiety is present today in our present culture when mothers are rushed to a place and treated as if they are sick. Pregnancy is not a form of sickness. Birthing a baby is a natural rhythm of life. The midwifery model of care believes in the woman's body and the natural process of birth and assists with the most humane care possible. Around the world, three in every five births happen at home with a midwife.