“ A woman, as long as she lives, will remember how she was made to feel at her birth.” Anna Veraal
Why Culture of Birth?
The name speaks to me on a personal level. Moving here from Germany brought many different cultural expectations and challenges. Culture defines who you are. It includes the knowledge and wisdom of a particular group of people and becomes important when and how you give birth.
Different cultures have different values, beliefs and practices. The cultural background affects a family’s needs and expectations during pregnancy and birth. While focusing on a healthy birth, I would like to acknowledge that a positive experience looks different for every family.
The word “culture” also means to nurture. What is more fitting than that when we talk about birth?
based in Northern Virginia (Reston/Herndon area)
What is Support?
Support is unconditional.
It is listening…
Not judging, not telling your own story.
Support is not offering advice
It is offering a handkerchief, a touch, a hug… caring.
I am here to help women discover what they are feeling….
Not to make the feelings go away
I am here to help a woman identify her options.
Not to tell her which options to choose.
I am here to discuss steps with a woman…
Not to take the steps for her.
I am here to help a woman discover her own strength…
Not to rescue her and leave her still vulnerable.
I am here to help a woman discover she can help herself…
Not to take that responsibility for her.
I am here to help a woman learn to choose…
Not to make it unnecessary for her to make difficult choices.
– Anonymous