While Sandra and other birth activists are busy in NYC at the Healthy Birth Fair promoting the Transparency project, I’m sitting in sunny St. Louis at the 13th annual DONA International conference.
I’ve taken sessions on cesareans on demand, research updates, hormones in labor, Canadian Doulas, reclaiming the feminine, pain and suffering in labor and so much more! Even more importantly for me is the chance to be with like minded individuals. I don’t have to explain myself constantly and I can relax and know that I’m in good company.
When I see the men and women who work so hard to spread the word of how birth should be, that it’s really a normal, physiologic process – well, it’s just amazing. If you don’t believe me, try coming to one of these conferences. You’ll walk away a convert, or if you’re part of the choir – refreshed!