Epacris - I think EVERYONE is a natural no matter what the circumstance, birth is a natural, biological thing, and the more educated and informed you are, the more confident and empowered you will feel. Like anything in life, I think confidence and esteem has to come from within - you can't rely on others to give it to you (hence SELF esteem ). I think with an Ob there can be an auto distinction of a medical 'expert' vs 'passive consumer' and it's not a healthy thing... you can still have a medical 'expert' and be incredibly empowered, natural and confident.

Like they say on the Business of Being Born, consumers can see the Ob as an expert giving them advice or telling them what to do and the Ob sees it as giving an option.