Aurélie Surmely, a midwife graduate, offers in her new book keys to future mothers (and dads!) To best live the birth of her child, and do it in the most natural way possible.
- Almost 80 % of pregnant women express fear of the prospect of giving birth, especially because of the fear of the pain of contractions and the moment of giving birth.
- In her new book, the midwife Aurélie Surmely gives keys to future mothers to overcome this fear and allow them to give birth as naturally as possible.
- “It is possible to get out of our thinking patterns, our packaging, if we wish,” insists the specialist.
If there are many events that can upset a woman’s life forever, giving birth to a child certainly arrives high in this list. And this essential step in the arrival of the baby arouses many concerns during pregnancy, since almost 80 % of pregnant women express fear to the prospect of giving birth, according to this European study. The most mentioned reason? Fear of pain. “” “The pain is very subjective”, Immediately advances the midwife Aurélie Surmely In the chapter devoted to this subject in his book “give birth without an epidural” to Larousse editions. The specialist specifies that she prefers to talk about “new feeling” or even “intense sensation”, terms that allow the brain to condition to live the best delivery.
Use pain signals to adopt the right delivery position
“” “The first intention of pain is to give a signal”Recalls Aurélie Surmely. “” “During childbirth, this signal will understand that the birth process began.”The midwife explains that thanks to this pain, the mother is more able to find the ideal position to give birth to her baby who“must be placed in the basin, descend, rotate (a bit like a screw step), place your head by bending it towards your chest”. “” “Each mother has a unique basin in her dimensions, and each baby has her own build, his own weight, her own measurements“She adds.
Childbirth without epidural: rethink what pain means
“” “It is possible to get out of our thinking patterns, our conditioning, if we wish”, Insists the specialist who advises future mothers to start preparing their brains from the start of pregnancy. “” “During these nine months of pregnancy, take new habits and especially good! In your words, in your thoughts, your diet, the relationship to your body, your social relationships … Allow your brain to record new pleasant and joyful neural roads.»
To find out more: give birth without an epidural from Aurélie Surmely, Larousse editions.
