Beyonce is "Terrified" of Childbirth

Nothing is more honest than admitting the fear that causes fear-tension-pain.

In this interview of Beyonce, she admits that she is "terrified" of childbirth, that she was "traumatized" after witnessing the birth of her nephew. Kinda makes you wonder what she saw that was so terrifying.

In reality, she is expressing what so many women silently feel--that birth is a scary event that women want to avoid in order to prevent becoming traumatized themselves. The negative birth stories that we hear from family and friends, the dramatizations on television...they all speak to that silent dialogue that says, "Be afraid. Be very afraid."

Personally, I am traumatized when I see a woman's instincts and feelings ignored during the intimate moments of labor. I am terrified when I think that she might have her baby pulled out of her, her perineum carelessly stretched or her confidence rattled by the fear-based predictions of medical staff. That is scary.

But birth itself? Nah. I've seen uninterupted births, calm births. They're absolutely beautiful! They give the observer a sense of hope, of inspiration. It makes you feel that you are suddenly hooked in to the magic of the universe. It's a high like no other.

And, in the words of a midwife who attended one of these calm births (after mom expressed her gratefulness that the birthing was over)..."My dear, some would say that the hard part has just begun!"