Episode 112 -- The Natural Childbirth Movement
Episode 112 -- The Natural Childbirth Movement  
Podcast: In Bed With The Right
Published On: Tue Dec 09 2025
Description: Moira walks Adrian through the strange, diagonalist history of the idea of "natural birth" -- from 1930s eugenicists to hippie communes, from radical feminist spaces to MAHA and the "wild birth"-movement. This episode comes with a bunch of trigger warnings -- please make sure you're in the right headspace before diving in!Some of the texts we refer to in the episode:Grantly Dick-Read, Natural Childbirth (1933)Adrienne Rich, Of Woman Born (1977)Barbara Ehrenreich, Witches, Midwives and Nurses (1972)Ina May Gaskin, Spiritual Midwifery (1975)