If I could give one piece of advice to anyone who is afraid of giving birth, whether you're currently pregnant or simply find the idea of labour intimidating, it would be this: Learn about the physiology of birth. Education is one of the most powerful tools we have when preparing for birth. The more you understand what your body is doing and why it's doing it, the less frightening the process becomes. As a birth doula, I won't pretend birth isn't intense. It absolutely is. Bi
