The New Kid on the Block: 30 Years and Growing
When couples attend Pink Kit classes, they often ask, Why should we be preparing for birth? Weve made our birth plan and chosen our care provider. What is important is that the women is driving the car, not just taking a journey by car, which can imply she is the passenger. What were trying to get people to understand is that developing birthing skills is a necessity just like learning to drive a car. These couples include people planning homebirths with independent midwives and people planning hospital births with continuity of care team midwives or a GP or obstetrical specialist. Common Knowledge Trust (CKT) has discovered that analogies may help answer this question.
The Journey
First, we tell them labour is like taking an unknown journey by car. Even if youve taken this road before, each journey is different and unknown. It can be very strenuous and demanding. It might be long. You might get tired. Someone or a few people might accompany you. Throughout this journey, others might try to help you out in order to safeguard you and make certain you reach the end safely. Some professionals might suggest that you...