"We don't force a mother to deliver on her back with her legs in stirrups in the air. She can deliver in any positions she is comfortable in". (Photo: Alyona Smith Photography/Alyonasmith.com/Instagram: @alyona.smith.photography and @birth_stories_by_alyonasmith)
Since the establishment of birthing centres in the 1970s and 1980s, midwife-led care has introduced woman-centred options to the birthing space.
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