Lamaze International is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, support and protect normal birth through education and advocacy. A normal birth is one that unfolds naturally and is free of unnecessary interventions.
Lamaze Philosophy of Birth:
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The central principle of an active birth is for the woman to be free to move spontaneously and be led by her body. She should be able to adopt upright positions during labour and birth in an environment where she feels relaxed and comfortable. This practice is universal and cross cultural and makes birth easier, safer, more efficient and less painful. Active birth also challenges the whole view of birth in Western Society and turns women from passive patients to active birth-givers. It gives them back control of their own bodies during childbirth and places them at the centre of their own pregnancy and labour process.
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