Natural Birth

The role of the support person/ the partner:

Try to feel confident and full of trust in the new mother and the whole process of normal child birth. Try to be and to help where necessary. It means sometimes to make a cup of tea, to bring extra pillows to make her comfortable, to fill the bath, but also to breathe together or help her to find a rhythm for breathing if she gets too tense. Don’t be shocked or afraid if her reaction is totally different from what you expect. Some women become extremely quiet, while others make lots of very loud noises. Try to support and make her feel strong and positive, don’t feel sorry for her or think she is suffering something abnormal.