07/18/2025
Getting ready for an unmedicated birth? Here’s where to start:
📚 Learn what to expect
Some helpful go-to’s:
– Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
– The Birth Partner
– Podcasts like Birthful or Evidence Based Birth
🧘♀️ Practice staying calm and grounded
Breathwork, meditation, and prenatal yoga can help your body stay relaxed during labor.
Apps like Insight Timer or Expectful can be great tools.
🤰 Prep your body
Daily movement, stretching, and pelvic floor work can really make a difference.
Check out Spinning Babies for ways to help your baby get into a good position.
🤝 Choose the right support team
Having a doula and a provider who truly supports unmedicated birth is key.
Make sure they listen, respect your choices, and know how to support physiologic birth.
🧠 Find your coping tools
Warm water, counter pressure, birth affirmations — practice what helps you feel safe and strong before labor begins.
You don’t have to do it all. Just begin. You were made for this.
