This is another one of those studies that is going to attract “well, duh” comments. 
What makes a woman happier with her birth experience, healthier after the experience and her newborn healther? Relying on supportive, loving people during the birth and having skin-to-skin contact with the baby immediately after the birth.

If you haven’t written your birth story and posted it for others to read already, comment on this post and let us have a read. I think there is something cleansing about telling the story of your birth to those who have been there. At least, it helped me heal. There is a reason why I have a post partum recovery blog. I hate talking about birth itself. During both of my deliveries, for entirely different reasons, I screamed in pain during certain points.
My inspiration going into labour has always been the story of how Grey Forest Walt was born …read more