The soaring rates of induction

The elective cesarean birth numbers ever-rising

But why?

Why are we rushing for babies to come before their time?

There are cases where I get it. Baby’s need to come early, or there are actual decent reasons for opting in to control the date and way babies arrive.

As a doula, while yes I personally have had my own birth experiences, I will always advocate for you to have the experience you feel most deeply supported through.

As a critic and thinker however, I watch the numbers and listen to the stories and I do question the sanity of it all. The system pushes for babies to come before they are ready despite evidence that says babies are as active a participant in labour as mothers.

If you are scared or worried or feel unprepared, your babies gonna feel that on a vibrational level, and they’re not gonna wanna come. Eventually, they will, because nobody’s pregnant forever, but it isn’t on the readiness of both parties.

Similarly, if they’re not quite done growing those extra bits of immunity or strength or whatever it is they need, they’re not going to be sending signals to get your body moving.

It’s a dance.

You’ve both got to be ready and willing and able. And then, the journey begins.

When you force it… in an attempt to “control” labour or birth, the result is often trauma.

When you force it, the experience shifts … for both of you.

And those effects can absolutely last years or even lifetimes.

Labour is as much about baby as it is about you.

Keep going, keep thinking! Get educated x

With love,

Rohana x