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What does ‘The Giving Birth’ mean? |
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There is no source for the gift of life. There is no beginning point. I was born of my mother and she was born of hers. Life has been given, and given again throughout all time. You might trace your beginnings to a creator, be it a mother goddess or I Am. Even still, these are forces that have always been, and there is therefore still no beginning to the power of giving life.
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To give birth is to give life. It is a woman’s gift. |
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The cascade of giving for any individual birth is phenomenal. The act of conception involves a gift from the man’s body to the woman’s. Throughout pregnancy a woman’s body gives to the growing body of her child. A woman may also give in her thoughts and efforts — giving care in her diet, giving up alcohol or smoking, even her sleep and her dreams are usually given over to her child. Medical practitioners — be they midwives, doctors, or nurses — are called ‘caregivers’. When her child is born, a woman is said to have given her husband a son or daughter. You will give your child a name. You will give your child your heart. You will give more than you ever knew you had in you.
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Labour and birth are not isolated moments of giving. Nor are they one-directional gifts. They are a part of the continuum that began in the beginning and will continue without end. Here at The Giving Birth you will be given information, inspiration and acceptance. I do not propose to give you the perfect birth. That is a gift you must give yourself. |
