Who are the traumatic birth statistics?
They could be you, your mother, sister, wife, friend or best friend. How much damage is done to these women, their babies, the rest of their families and our society? We will never know. Contained within those numbers on paper or on a computer screen are the God-created, incredibly important women we all know and love. These women—beautiful, needed and meaningful to those who love them—are struck down, incapacitated and forever damaged at the time they should be experiencing their greatest creation, their greatest miracle… Up to 98% of US women and/or babies receive iatrogenic injuries. Some of these injuries may be subtle, caused by lack of support or respect, early cutting of the cord, separation of motherbaby or unkind words. Most are deep, deep wounds that cause much damage… Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mothers who should be happy and high is so prevalent that practitioners of mainstream medicine think it is normal! This is a pandemic among women having ba