Pregnancy and childbirth is a beautiful and natural season in a women’s life, a period of transition and reflection as the mother prepares to bring her baby into the world. Here at Guiding Star we believe birth is meant to be a sacred and empowering experience for both mother and baby.
However, we are concerned to see this monumental transition ripped away from women and babies in many of today’s mainstream medical facilities. Rather than providing an intuitive, connected, safe experience for the birthing pair, there is unnecessary augmentation of labor, disrespect of women’s preferences, and gross overuse of medical interventions and cesareans.
All of our Guiding Star Centers are required to provide quarterly childbirth education classes and/or support groups, along with information and materials about local medical practitioners that provide natural prenatal care that align with the Guiding Star Philosophy if these services are not available at their center.
Many of our centers currently offer prenatal care or in the process of converting their facilities to onsite birth centers with qualified midwives and staff that will provide a space that celebrates women, pregnancy, and childbirth.
