Sovereign Birth
What is Sovereign Birth?
Sovereign birth is the term for birth at home, or elsewhere, entirely outside of the medical system.
It is birth in trust of your body and its intelligent design, which has enabled humans to reproduce, unassisted, for millennia.
It is a choice to take full authority over yourself and your family, inasmuch as we can as humans.
It is both creating and surrendering to what will be.
Why Choose Sovereign Birth?
It’s Optimal
When the physiology of birth is allowed to proceed, unhindered by pathologization, the natural hormones of birth are fully expressed, which optimizes the experience of birth. This creates a firm foundation from which the mother-child relationship can thrive.
It’s Honoring
The medical system views mothers as a sort of apparatus to be tested and overseen throughout pregnancy and birth. It sees pregnancy and birth as occurrences that should fit within a set of predetermined expectations, and it views babies as products of this process. A sovereign birth rejects this view and allows birth to be the beautifully variable human experience that it is, which honors both mother and baby.
It’s Powerful
When women choose a sovereign birth they are choosing to give birth in power. This enables a woman to meet parts of herself she never knew existed and to grow in ways she never knew were possible. A medicalized birth and pregnancy has the opposite effect, frequently leaving women with huge amounts of trauma and confusion.
It’s Normal
Women have given birth at home, either on their own or in the presence of other trusted women, since the beginning of the human race. Women already possess the inherent ability and power to birth; we don’t actually need anything at all to bring our babies forth. This fact is conveniently omitted from mainstream culture today. Giving birth in the comfort of your home, without medical assistance, is momentous, but it’s also simply normal birth.
Who Can Have a Sovereign Birth?
The wonderful thing about sovereign birth is that it invites you to take full responsibility for yourself . The power to make such a decision is entirely in your hands. If you are expecting a child, you can choose to have a sovereign birth.
What Does Sovereign Birth Look Like Practically?
A sovereign birth can occur in a few different ways.
It may be a freebirth in which a woman gives birth either alone, or with her partner, family, or a few close friends present.
It may be a birth in which you have enlisted the support of a trusted woman who serves as a traditional birth attendant, also known as a birth keeper or birth witness.
The birth may take place at any location outside of the medical sphere. This could be in your home, at a friend’s home, in a hotel, outside, or any place that you would like.
A sovereign birth means that you choose if you eat or drink during your labor, what position you would like to be in, and who is in the room, without restrictions imposed by outside opinions.
Are you seeking a like minded sister to support you as you expand your family in sovereignty?
Meet Christa
Christa is a wife, auntie, and sister passionate about serving the women and families in her community through prenatal, birth, and postpartum support. She believes that creating an integrated transition into motherhood is a key factor in supporting a healthy mother-child relationship and healing the brokenness in our world.
She has experience supporting women in pregnancy, attending homebirths, and serving women postpartum. She is a graduate of the Matribirth Mentor Institute and the Radical Birth Keeper School.
Services
Prenatal Education
Are you looking to gain a more thorough understanding of physiological birth? Do you desire to have a sovereign birth, but wonder where to start? Have other questions about the details of birth outside the system? I offer prenatal education on these topics and more in the form of one-on-one coaching, either virtually or in person.
Pregnancy Support
Pregnancy is an enlightening and expansive state, but it is also full of changes that can be overwhelming to walk through. I’m here to support you through the highs and lows of your pregnancy with encouragement, wisdom, and witnessing as you prepare to meet the newest member of your family.
Birth Support
You will only birth this child once, so being intentional in the birth experience you choose is of the highest importance. If you’re ready to take full authority in your birth experience, but desire the support and witnessing of a sister knowledgeable about physiological birth, I am ready to be that sister to you.
Postpartum Support
Postpartum is a sacred period of discovery and newness, but unfortunately many mothers lack support during this period. I’m available to attend to you postpartum in a myriad of ways, from dishes and laundry to cooking dinner or entertaining older kids, so that you can be fully bask in that newborn bliss.
If you’re seeking support in any of these ways, let’s chat & get clear on your vision so we can determine how I can best assist you.
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