I’d read Rhea’s book Birth With Confidence early on in my midwifery career but read it again during pregnancy to refresh as a birthing woman and not a midwife … I think the biggest ‘aha’ moment I had was reading over Rhea’s chapters about the ‘willing woman’ and the different types of women that approach labour. I didn’t want to be the ‘aspirational but naive woman’.
I look at my birth photos and watch my video all the time. I worked so hard in pregnancy preparing my mind and body for the birth I wanted and I couldn’t be happier with how it all unfolded.
