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Geneabirth Midwifery
Sarah Biermeier, continues to serve Minnesota families through her midwifery practice, Geneabirth. Sarah says: I believe that birth works. Sometimes it happens quickly, and sometimes it happens slowly... but it works. The female body was designed to give birth. We have been taught to fear what we don't know, and we no longer know about birth. Fear of birth has been instilled in us from a young age. It comes from every movie made with a birthing woman in it and every TV program, where women are "rescued" from pain. It also comes from every well-meaning friend who tells us all of the reasons we will get our epidural. I believe in women. I am constantly in awe when I am in a birthing woman’s space. There is so much power there, and so much vulnerability. Wouldn't it be great to JUST GIVE BIRTH? Every woman is capable of it! For some, it means letting go of pre-conceived notions about birth. It means letting go of their inhibitions. It means a lot of study. For some, it means hiring a doula to attend to her during birth. And for some women, it means they need to birth at home in their own environment. |
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South Dakota Birth Matters
The women featured in the film from South Dakota Birth Matters continue to work at improving and expanding all birth options for families in South Dakota through education and legislation. Through their work in advocating for expanded birth options for South Dakota families, they have become the leading consumer group in South Dakota on all issues relating to birth. South Dakota Birth Matters have held an annual birth conference since 1993, hosting such distinguished speakers as Michel Odent, Marsden Wagner and Henci Goer. |
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