“I didn’t feel deserving of a positive birth experience but 4 babies later, this what I’ve learned about the power of sharing happy labour stories and positive thinking”

Jen Barter

Credit: Jen Barter

Strong Women


“I didn’t feel deserving of a positive birth experience but 4 babies later, this what I’ve learned about the power of sharing happy labour stories and positive thinking”

By Jennifer Barton

2 months ago

8 min read

We’re all aware there’s no right or wrong way to have a baby but too many of us feel overwhelmed, underprepared and downright scared when it comes to labour. Here, writer and mum of four Jennifer Barton examines her own first labour journey and why, despite feeling undeserving of a positive birth story, absorbing other people’s positive experiences led to her own brilliant birth experience.


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