04/21/2025
Did you know?
In the early 1970s, over 90% of births were vaginal.
The cesarean rate back then? Just 5%.
By the end of the decade, it had crept up to 15%—and it’s only skyrocketed since.
So what changed?
Not our bodies.
Not evolution.
Not some sudden inability to birth.
What changed was the system.
More interventions.
More monitoring.
More control.
More fear.
Less trust.
OBs became less like guardians of normal birth—and more like managers of a medical event.
If 90% of births were vaginal just a few decades ago, ask yourself— What would it take to get back there?
And how many of today’s cesareans are truly necessary?
Normal birth isn’t a thing of the past. It’s still possible.
It just needs space.
Respect.
Support.
And a system that remembers how to trust it.
-Love,
Flor Cruz
Badassmotherbirther
