Realbirth Birth Center

Posted by Michelle Carchrae Apr 12, 2008

This week I came across a link to New York Magazine's Best Parenting Resource award - it went to Realbirth, an education center in New York for parents who are about to go through the experiences of labour, childbirth and the postpartum period. Childbirth is an intimidating experience, whether you've gone through it before or not, but one thing that can really empower a mother and her support person is accurate information about the natural physiological process of birth and how medications and other medical interventions influcence that process.

Having experienced a natural childbirth myself, with a fairly hands-off-yet-attentive midwife in the security of my own bedroom, I personally think a natural birth oriented education center is right on. I wasn't sure that homebirth was the right thing for me until I started doing a lot of research on childbirth and the factors that make natural birth easier and less painful, but homebirth was definitely the right choice for me. When it comes to labour, delivery and breastfeeding, knowledge is most certainly power, and power is what a labouring woman needs. So, congratulations to Realbirth, and for everyone who lives outside of New York, here are some tips on preparing for a natural childbirth.