about
hi, i'm sam
I live in central Minnesota with my husband and daughter. I created Natural and Empowered Birth because I want to help women have a positive birth experience.
I’ve always been fascinated by birth and love hearing other mama’s birth stories. Learning about how women can have a beautiful and empowering birth set me on a path to have one myself and now I want to help women have a great birthing experience too.
A Better Birth
My heart aches when I hear the stories of women who experienced traumatic births. The more I learned about birth I discovered that a lot of the trauma that women are experiencing can be prevented. You can have a great birth experience with some preparation and education.
YOUR BIRTH MATTERS
It’s okay to desire a certain birth. Many people like to shame women who want to have a natural birth. “You don’t get a trophy for not taking any meds,” they say. But getting a trophy isn’t the point. The point is entering motherhood feeling good. However that looks for you.
Your birth outcome can directly impact your postpartum experience, your mental health and the way that you bond with your baby. And that’s why your birth matters.
MY EXPERIENCE
I had an unmedicated home birth with my daughter. I trusted my body’s ability to birth naturally and I was supported by my husband and a small team of women (my midwife + her assistant + my doula + my mom) who also trusted in my body. I was able to utilize different ways to cope with the contractions and use strategies to help move baby in the right position. It was the birth experience that I always hoped for. I’m very grateful to have had a positive and empowering birth.
You can have one too.
If you want learn how you can have a natural and empowered birth then check out these posts
