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Repost @midwiferywisdom ・・・ • This is real, raw mother-led birth. In just this short video, we are able to see many components which help to support a physiologic experience: ✔️Upright position ✔️Use of water for comfort ✔️Minimal conversation and immediate quiet when she gestures for it ✔️Low, spontaneous vocalizations ✔️Hip pressure - especially when her support person stops! 😀 When mothers and birthing folks are able to follow their innate instincts without fear or self-consciousness, labor