Watching positive childbirth videos and reading positive birth stories will help you become more confident in your own abilities. The more positive images you have in your mind that women are built to birth babies successfully, the easier it will be in the heat of labor to persevere and give birth.
You'll also be able to see what movements and positions worked for other women to help bring the baby down and through the birth canal. Labor and birth videos are also a good way to prepare other family members. If they have never seen a birth, videos will help them get familiar with the sights and sounds of birth. Some women are quiet when they labor; others are quite vocal, especially when it comes to pushing the baby out.
These natural birth videos will show you wonderful homebirths where the baby is born, immediately gets to be with his or her mother and father, and the family gets to bond together. The time immediately following birth is when both mom and baby are the most open emotionally to fall in love. As you will see, not every baby cries inconsolably at birth. Many childbirth videos of homebirth babies are quiet and just soak up their new surroundings. You'll see a lot of waterbirths. This is a common choice for homebirth because the water helps the mom cope with the pain of contractions.
We have had quite a journey birthing our children. We know others have had to follow many paths to find the birth that works best for them. We would like to dedicate a project to those who have found homebirth. Welcome to Project Homebirth!
My friend Emma has shared her wonderful homebirth of her daughter Chloe. This is an amazing montage of Chloe's entrance into the world. There are some graphic images, but it clearly illustrates how a baby is born. Enjoy!
This beautiful homebirth features a lot of movement by the laboring mom, the involvement of the entire family, and the use of HypnoBabies techniques.
Permission for this video given by Mrs. Michael Robertson. Read her birth story at her website. Once you've opened her site, the birth stories are in the 'About Michael' section.
http://comfortbirth.com
This video is of a somewhat long labor, featuring lots of labor sounds and positioning. The birth takes place in water.
Permission for this video was given by Julie, the owner of this video.
This is a beautiful photo montage of a labor that was over 16 hours long. The mom labors in a pool, and in many other positions as the labor progresses. After the birth, the entire family bonds with the baby.
Permission for this video was given by Katie, the owner of this video.
This sweet video tracks the entire pregnancy to 42 weeks, when labor begins. The mom labors and gives birth in water.
Permission for this video was given by Jenny, the owner of the video.
If you would like to share your homebirth video, please let us know by filling out the email form on our Contact Us page. Upload it to a video host like Youtube.com and we'll be happy to link it here. We only post videos of homebirths with permission of the owner of the video.