062: Unassisted Childbirth: What it Takes to Do It Yourself | Laura Shanley

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> Laura Shanley is the author of <em>Unassisted Childbirth</em> and is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. She also works with women on a one-on-one basis, providing childbirth counsel and emotional support before, during and after pregnancy.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we will cover:</strong></p> <ol> <li>How Laura came to realization that she could birth her own 3 children by herself, at home, without any medical supervision (**I misspoke in the recording of the episode that Laura had 3 unassisted births-it should have been 5)</li> <li>What books and resources she read to be certain that she could do this and that you could read to have a more natural, powerful birth</li> <li>Which 3 negative emotions she believes are the greatest contributor to rising c-section rates and medical interventions in birth</li> </ol> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Laura Shanley's website:<a href= "http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/">www.unassistedchildbirth.com</a></li> <li>a link to get her book: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Unassisted-Childbirth-Laura-Kaplan-Shanley/dp/1499152035/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480280575&sr=1-1&keywords=unassisted+birth"> <em>Unassisted Childbirth</em> in Amazon</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>About Laura Shanley:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laura Shanley is an author, speaker, and childbirth consultant widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laura is the author of <em>Unassisted Childbirth</em> (Third Edition, 2016) and maintains a website dedicated to promoting natural birth: <a href= "http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/">www.unassistedchildbirth.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, and she has been featured in media outlets such as ABC News,</span> <em><span style="font-weight