[Birth Stories] An Intentionally Unassisted Birth After Three Hospital Births

Doula and perinatal dance instructor Kemeera Nimahat has given birth four times and is the self-proclaimed queen of ignoring early labor. She shares with Adriana how tuning into her intuition has been pivotal in deciding where and with whom to give birth (she switched from homebirth to hospital for her first) and the deep work she did in preparation for her most recent birth, which was surprisingly fast, and pain-free.

Related resources*:

• Hypnobabies® website
• Umbilical Cord Prolapse, StatPearls
• Umbilical cord prolapse: revisiting its definition and management, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Sexual intercourse for cervical ripening and induction of labour, Cochrane
• The Elephant Birth, Spinning Babies
• Intuitive Mothering: Developing and evaluating a dance therapy model for mothers with postnatal depression and their vulnerable infants, Dance Therapy Collections

Related Birthful episodes:

• Self-Hypnosis For Pain Management
• Is Homebirth For You?
• Big Babies And Shoulder Dystocia
• [Postpartum] Hemorrhages Explained
• Why An OB/GYN Chose To Have A Homebirth

Image description: Kemeera Nimahat, a Black woman with long braids tied up in a bun, breastfeeds her newborn baby with a smile on her face, surrounded by members of her family

About Keemera Nimahat

Kemeera Nihamat is a radiant guide in maternal wellness. She is a proud wife and mother of four beautiful and brilliant children, two girls and two boys. Kemeera is also a birth and postpartum doula, prenatal and postnatal dance instructor, and specializes in using dance, movement, manifestation principles, and other specialized techniques to help families prepare their hearts, minds, and bodies for an embodied and autonomous birth and prepared postpartum. She loves learning, values traditional wisdom, and believes “motherhood is the best hood.”

You can find her on her website or Instagram @mammajammadance