Oh, I feel sorry for her! You are a great sister, wanting to help her in this way.

"Birthing from Within" is a great book to help mentally prepare.

There are also great belly belly articles Ã*bout how the hormones work, how fear causes tension which causes pain... Look at "Birth as a bowel movement" as a great humorous start.

Google to see if there is a "Positive Birth" group in her area.

Perhaps birth videos of calm, peaceful births. She possibly has the stereotypical movie scene in her mind.