She also seems to make the link between natural birth advocacy and the abortion pro-life stance... lovely.

The secondary purpose of a childbirth attendant is to comfort the mother as she endures the excruciating pain of labor. The history of childbirth has also been a continuing effort to master the pain of childbirth.
And this is also very empowering
Oh now she is just generalising, Id hardly call labour excruciating and Ive done it three times. WITHOUT DRUGS. Mastered the pain just fine. I really think maybe there needs to be better standards for people wanting to be OBs and anyone else in the birthing field.