How Out of Hospital Birth is like the Mass

We all know birth is a very sacred moment; but in today's birth world, navigating faith and the birth system together can be difficult. In this episode, Jenny speaks to the contrast in birth environments - out of hospital birth vs hospital birth (not to pit them against each other!). The sacredness of birth is what is missing in our current day and age. Just like our marriage is a sacred moment, carefully planned and full of meaning and people we love, so too should our births be! Birth is similar to the Mass in many ways as Jenny explains. However, in our current system we have degraded the mother, treated the baby as unintelligent, and dismissed the Father's role in birth, shoving him aside as an observer rather than a full participant (participant can have different meanings and levels too depending on the needs of the family). The ultimate lesson here is that we as mothers and famlies can and should demand better care. That we should demand excellent care, rather than just the standard/lowest bar of mere survival.