Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Key takeaways:

- The body knows what to do. For the most part, you can trust it.
- Moving around and letting gravity work for you is important.
- The mind and body are very connected. Staying relaxed and calm during labour greatly helps. Labour can slow or even reverse if the mother is stressed or uncomfortable with the environment.
- The main benefit was listening to the accounts of other people's experiences. It highlighted a wide range of possible scenarios and added a high degree of familiarity and comfort with the process–at least in theory.