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Introduction

How to Use This Book

I am the mother of six children, five of whom I’ve been given the privilege to raise. I’m also a Catholic birth doula, birth instructor, and have been blessed to be with many women as they brought their babies into the world. I’ve studied, experienced, and seen firsthand the beauty of evidence-based birth and the complications that can result from the opposite. I’m not a doctor, a midwife, or a nurse. What I am is a disciple, a woman, a mother, a doula, a student of theology, a teacher, and a writer in whom God has placed a passion for the beautiful design and act of birth.

This book is meant to be a companion to your other preparation and prenatal care. I want to make very clear that this book is not meant to be a substitute for your own research or to provide any medical advice for your specific situation. My prayer is that it will help you approach your unique birth and motherhood with more information and draw deeply from the grace present during pregnancy and birth, entering more fully into your feminine genius. I highly recommend attending a quality birth class, conducting your own research, reading more books, and talking with your husband and medical provider when making plans for your birth.

It is outside the scope of this book to provide comprehensive information on every unique circumstance. However, I do believe there is something within these pages for every single woman as she approaches her birth. My prayer is that in these pages will be found encouragement, grace, hope, beauty, and truth. I hope that you come away knowing deeply that no matter what kind of birth you are called to have, you are indeed made for this.

May you and your baby be blessed with a healthy, happy, and, yes, holy birth.