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[segolilymama]

Greetings, new mamas! I am a Dec DDC mama, due 12/11. I am also a doctoral student, doing research into the profound, spiritual experiences of childbirth. I have enjoyed 'lurking' here as many of your babies were birthed - it gives those of us still waiting a wonderful, warm experience to remember there will be actual babies at the end of this journey!

I am posting here to see if anyone is willing to fill out a short online survey about your birth experience, particularly if you had what you would consider a spiritual/profound experience during the birth. This survey is only for mamas in the US - I will be compiling data from the survey and looking for about 20 mothers to do in-depth interviews with in the spring.

Thank you for letting me 'crash' your group to post this! Congratulations to all of you, I hope you are enjoying your babies & dealing powerfully with any challenges you are facing. The link to the survey is:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/spiritualbirth

Blessings,

Jen

[Vegan Princess]

Hi,

Congrats on your impending arrival! :-) I'd be happy to fill out your survey. I'm wondering though if I can fill it out about my first birth (this was my 2nd) or if I should do it for both? I felt like my 1st birth was totally transformational and empowering. The short duration and increased intensity of the 2nd sort of left me more disturbed than empowered this go round. 

Cindy

[sillymom44]

Could you give more information regarding your name, the university, etc....??  I am very wary about giving out identifying info on the internet....but would be more likely if I felt confident in your identity.  :)

[segolilymama]

Vegan - if your first birth took place within the last 2 years, than yes, you can do it for that one. I appreciate your considering it, either way!

sillymom - no problem. My name is Jen, I do my work at California Institute of Integral Studies. Survey monkey is VERY secure, and the only real identifying information required is an email address - in other words, all of the info that is asked for (age, race, sexual orientation, etc) is only tied to your email address, that only I have access to. If you need more info, feel free to PM me :)