What do you believe about Childbirth?
We birth as we live
4 min readJun 17, 2023
Our experiences are deeply influenced — some would say created — by our perceptions and beliefs. This is especially true with something as primal as childbirth. According to Gayle Peterson, PhD, we birth as we live. If we live melodramatically, for example, we might be more likely to experience birth melodramatically. If we think of ourselves as a victim, we might…