Birth Agni
This Podcast explores how indigenously Birth has always unfolded, among women - our tribe, where children could see how breastfeeding was done and how birth happened. This an attempt to fetch the stories of the past as well as bring out the new India’s Birth culture to expose the defining features in both. This shall join the dots to where the increasing problems of postpartum anxiety, rising rate of surgical births and poor breastfeeding outcomes are coming from.
Birth Agni - Agni meaning Fire, the Fire that brings us alive, transforms us and has the ability to burn. Birth is designed to affect a woman’s integrity. It is the fire of awakening that makes her life experience wholesome. Deep down her body knows what Birth is supposed to feel - a euphoria of bringing a new life on Earth. The cocktail of hormones are designed to give her a high.
However, birth today has quickly swayed away from a phase of joy to the one marked by Fear, the constant questioning of a woman’s capacity to Birth naturally and the ugly calculation of the odds of a healthy baby at the expense of the mother’s health. We forget that their health is interlinked and flourish as a dyad. In India, the urban rate of Cesarean Sections on an average until 2020 is a whopping 40% which is concerning.
Birth is linked to Patriarchy, Healthcare Politics and Women’s Rights. Respect in Birth is long due to women and it affects the core of who they are.
Join me Divya Kapoor, a Certified Birth and Lactation Counselor and aspiring Traditional Birth Attendant in the quest to shine light on what we can do as parents and a community to change the narrative.
Birth Agni
#138 - Best way to Interview your Doula, Birthkeeper, Midwife
Choosing the right doula, midwife, or birthkeeper for your birth journey is more than just credentials and experience — it’s about alignment. In this episode, we walk you through a heart-centered approach to choosing your birth team.
We start with a self-inquiry activity to help you tune into what you truly need and desire as the first step before drafting your questions.
Then, we’ll guide you through sample questions to ask during interviews (yes, interviews!) . Think of it as creating your own little soul-led checklist — from practical things to deeper “how-do-you-hold-space-for-me” kind of vibes.
And we couldn’t talk about choosing the right person without pulling the Trump Card — your intuition. That quiet inner knowing often speaks louder than any resume. We’ll share how to recognize those yes/no feelings and what to do when logic says one thing, but your gut says another.
Whether you're birthing at home, in a center, or in a hospital, this episode is your reminder: you deserve to feel safe, seen, and sovereign in your choices.
Grab a cup of tea, bring your journal, and let’s explore how to find your people for this sacred chapter.
Interested in knowing the difference between a doula, birthkeeper and Midwife, listen here
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