It may be the most difficult work she has ever done. It is a labor of love and the most precious gift she can give to herself and her baby. Gerald Jampolsky wrote in his book Love is Letting Go of Fear that there are only two emotions, love and fear. Fear always distorts our perception and confuses us as to what is going on. Love is the total absence of fear.
Love asks no questions.
Its natural state is one of expansion and extension, not comparison and measurement. Love, then, is really everything that is of value, and fear can offer us nothing because it is nothing. Through the process of letting go of fear, a birthing mother may begin to experience a personal transformation which will prepare her to be a more loving mother, a mother who loves unconditionally. Perinatal psychologists have researched the long term effects of the birth process on women and their families and conclude that giving birth is a momentous event which can impact all involved psychologically and spiritually for an entire lifetime. Pushing a baby out of her body with her own efforts can be one of the most exhilarating and joyful accomplishments of a woman's life.