062: Unassisted Childbirth: What it Takes to Do It Yourself | Laura Shanley

Guest: Laura Shanley is the author of Unassisted Childbirth and is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. She also works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing childbirth counsel and emotional support before, during and after pregnancy. In this episode, we will cover: How Laura came to realization that she could birth her own 3 children by herself, at home, without any medical supervision (**I misspoke in the recording of the episode that Laura had 3 unassisted births-it should have been 5) What books and resources she read to be certain that she could do this and that you could read to have a more natural, powerful birth Which 3 negative emotions she believes are the greatest contributor to rising c-section rates and medical interventions in birth Resources mentioned in the conversation: Laura Shanley's website:www.unassistedchildbirth.com a link to get her book: Unassisted Childbirth in Amazon About Laura Shanley: Laura Shanley is an author, speaker, and childbirth consultant widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement.  Laura is the author of Unassisted Childbirth (Third Edition, 2016) and maintains a website dedicated to promoting natural birth: www.unassistedchildbirth.com. Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, and she has been featured in media outlets such as ABC News, 20/20, The Doctors, the Discovery Channel, the New York Times and the Washington Post.   She also works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing childbirth counsel and emotional support before, during and after pregnancy.