Women in labor are expected to dilate at least a centimeter and hour, or labor is termed dysfunctional. In the United States the c-section rate is reaching nearly 1 in 4. The rates of induced labors are increasingly climbing higher. We have one of the highest rates of infant mortality among technically advanced nations. Unassisted Childbirth advocates leaving unnecessary medical interventions behind mainly by leaving medical care providers behind.
Women go through pregnancy with little or no medically provided prenatal care.
Instead, they take responsibility for their own health and spend a great deal of time listening to the needs of their own body. Women generally choose to give birth in their own homes without pain medication, electronic fetal monitors, checks for cervical dilation, or any of the common restrictions placed on them by hospitals or midwifes. The process of birth is allowed to unfold at it's own pace and in it' s own way. Babies are allowed to be born gently, with the understanding that nature does know best. An overveiw on what unassisted child birth is, and it's benifits.