What does radical responsibility mean in childbirth? We often hear that “birth is unpredictable,” and while that’s true, what’s often left out of the conversation is how much power women actually do have in shaping their birth experience. This is where the concept of radical responsibility becomes so important. Radical responsibility in childbirth doesn’t mean...
Your birth plan is more powerful than you know. A birth plan is not a legal document, but it can serve as evidence in a court of law to demonstrate how a woman expected to be treated and supported by her care providers during labour, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. It outlines preferences and...
Every woman should write a birth plan, but for a VBAC mother it is even more important! This is because many women who are having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) are now more educated and have identified that there may have been alternatives or different options they could have chosen instead of the interventions...