Birth is as ancient as life itself and as natural a process as breathing. Then, isn't it time women stopped depending on technology and trusted their bodies more?

Bane of hospital birth

• Unfamiliar and disciplined surroundings.

• Confined to bed in the first stage of labor.

• Command pushing.

• Mother is not in control.

• Mother is not allowed to eat or drink.

• Types of pain relief: epidural, gas and air.

• Use of enemas or suppositories.

• Fetus monitored electronically.

• Deliberate breath-holding.

• Mother not touching baby when it is born.

• Medically aided placenta delivery.

• Takes longer to create a mother-child bond.