"Mothers commit 24 hours of their nine months of pregnancy to hearing birth knowledge I have acquired from medical research, other mothers and my experiences as both a laboring mother myself and as a labor assistant.

Those 24 hours create one day that reveals the depth of her beliefs, hopes and fears surrounding birth. Those 24 hours change every woman's perception of her ability to control her birth experience and ultimately, how her child comes into our world.

She learns what are the healthiest birth care protocols around the world and how they are used or disregarded in her community, where she lives, where she will birth.

She discovers all of her options. She makes choices based on knowledge, identifying her risk status and preserving her deepest held beliefs about birth, her own personal growth and being a mother."

I have experienced both spontaneous and completely natural birth as well as medicated birth including cesarean.  I share the realities of my personal birth experiences ~ we ARE made to birth ~ in contrast to media depictions of birth as an imminent emergency.  I further balance our birth information by providing you with well-cited professional sources including documented research regarding pregnancy and birth. 

Learn more about the importance of independent childbirth education at www.independentchildbirth.com.

Dale Bernucca
Co-founder, Independent Childbirth