NATURAL BIRTH CARE IN CHENNAI
Prepare for a natural birth with confidence, knowledge and the right support.
At Birthwave, natural birth preparation begins during pregnancy. We help you understand labour, prepare your body and mind, explore your birth preferences, and approach childbirth with personalised obstetric care and holistic support.
Understanding Natural Birth
What is Natural Birth?
Natural birth is a way of giving birth vaginally while allowing labour to progress as naturally as possible, with less medical intervention when it is safe and appropriate.
During labour, a mother may use breathing and relaxation techniques, walking or changing positions, gentle movement, massage, and physical and emotional support to help her stay comfortable and cope with contractions. These approaches are recognised in childbirth guidance as options that can support women during labour.
At Birthwave, preparation for natural birth begins during pregnancy. We help you understand what happens during labour, practise ways to stay calm and comfortable, prepare your body and mind, and discuss your birth preferences with your doctor.
Throughout your pregnancy and birth, your care is personalised around you, your baby and how your pregnancy and labour progress.
Clearing Up A Common Question
Natural birth and normal vaginal delivery — are they the same?
Both may result in a baby being born vaginally, but the terms are often used differently when discussing the approach to labour.
Natural Birth
Natural birth usually describes an approach where a woman wishes to experience labour with minimal medical intervention when appropriate. Preparation and support may include:
- ✓Breathing & relaxation: Techniques to help you stay calm and work through contractions.
- ✓Movement & positioning: Using comfortable positions and movement during labour where appropriate.
- ✓Non-medical comfort measures: Options such as massage and other supportive techniques may be considered based on individual preference and availability.
- ✓Continuous support: Emotional and practical support from the care team and birth partner.
Normal Vaginal Delivery
Normal vaginal delivery refers more broadly to giving birth vaginally. Depending on the individual situation and the woman’s preferences, pain-relief options or other appropriate obstetric interventions may form part of the labour and delivery care.
Whether labour progresses naturally or requires supportive pain relief or medical assistance, the focus is always on ensuring the safety and comfort of both mother and baby.
The right birth approach is individual to every woman.
Your obstetrician can help you understand your options based on your pregnancy, health, preferences and clinical circumstances.
The Birthwave Approach
Natural birth preparation starts before the day of delivery.
Birth preparation is not only about what happens once labour begins. At Birthwave, conversations about birth can begin during pregnancy, giving you time to understand labour, discuss your preferences, prepare physically and emotionally, and involve the person who will support you during birth.
Your preparation may include
Understanding Labour
Learn about the stages of labour, contractions, signs that labour may be beginning and when to contact your care team.
Birth Planning
Discuss your preferences and understand the choices that may be available during labour and birth.
Breathing & Relaxation
Learn practical breathing and relaxation techniques that may help you cope with labour.
Movement & Positioning
Understand comfortable movement and positions that may be used during labour based on your individual circumstances.
Birth Partner Preparation
Help your partner understand labour and how they can provide practical and emotional support.
Childbirth Education
Prepare for what to expect during labour, delivery and the early period after birth.
Preparing Your Body & Mind
Preparing for natural birth during pregnancy
Preparation can begin well before your due date. Rather than approaching childbirth as something to think about only during the final weeks, Birthwave brings together pregnancy care, education, movement and supportive wellness practices throughout your journey.
Depending on your individual pregnancy and care plan, this may include:
Pregnancy Yoga & Movement
Pregnancy-appropriate movement and guided practices.
Pelvic Health
Support for pelvic health during pregnancy and preparation for recovery after childbirth.
Nutrition Guidance
Nutritional support appropriate to the different stages of pregnancy.
Childbirth Education
Practical knowledge about labour, birth and early motherhood.
Emotional Wellbeing
A supportive space to discuss concerns, expectations and preparation for childbirth.
Lactation Preparation
Guidance to help you prepare for breastfeeding and the early postpartum period.
Doctor-Led, Women-Centred Care
Meet Dr. Santoshi Nandigam
Founder, Birthwave | Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
At Birthwave, Dr. Santoshi works with women throughout pregnancy to understand their health, concerns, preferences and expectations around childbirth.
For women interested in natural birth, discussions can begin during antenatal care — helping you understand labour, explore your birth preferences and prepare for childbirth with medical guidance alongside Birthwave’s supportive approach to pregnancy and wellness.
The focus is on informed choices, individualised care and clear communication throughout pregnancy and birth.
Suitability & Candidacy
Your natural birth journey starts with understanding your pregnancy.
You may wish to discuss natural birth if you:
- Are pregnant and want to understand your birth options
- Are interested in preparing for a vaginal birth
- Would like to explore a lower-intervention approach to labour where appropriate
- Want to learn breathing, movement and relaxation techniques for labour
- Would like your birth partner to be involved in preparation
- Want childbirth education as part of your pregnancy journey
- Simply want to understand whether natural birth may be suitable for your individual pregnancy
You don’t need to have every decision made before your consultation.
Start with a conversation about the birth experience you are hoping for.
Support During Labour
When preparation meets the day of birth
The techniques and information you learn during pregnancy can help you feel more familiar with the experience of labour. Depending on your preferences and clinical circumstances, your labour experience may incorporate:
Breathing & Relaxation
Use techniques practised during pregnancy to help you remain focused and manage labour.
Movement & Comfortable Positions
Move and explore comfortable positions during labour when appropriate.
Birth Partner Involvement
Your partner can provide reassurance, encouragement and practical support using what you have prepared together.
Individualised Obstetric Care
Your care team follows the progress of labour and the wellbeing of you and your baby, with care decisions based on your individual clinical needs.
More Than Delivery
Care that connects pregnancy, birth and recovery
Birthwave’s approach extends beyond the day your baby is born. Your pregnancy and birth journey can connect with supportive care across:
Pregnancy & Antenatal Care
Regular pregnancy care and preparation throughout each stage.
Childbirth Education
Understanding labour and preparing for childbirth.
Pregnancy Yoga & Movement
Pregnancy-appropriate movement and guided practices.
Pelvic Health
Support through pregnancy and postpartum recovery.
Nutrition
Guidance through pregnancy and after birth.
Lactation Support
Preparation and guidance around breastfeeding.
Postpartum Recovery
Support for physical recovery and wellbeing after childbirth.
Inside Birthwave
Care designed around the whole journey.
See how Birthwave brings pregnancy, birth, recovery and newborn care together in one connected experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Natural Birth
Natural birth generally refers to an approach to labour and vaginal birth that aims to allow labour to progress naturally with minimal medical intervention when clinically appropriate. Women may prepare using breathing and relaxation techniques, movement, comfortable positions, childbirth education and support from their birth partner and care team. Your individual pregnancy, health, preferences and clinical circumstances are considered when discussing your birth options.
Both can involve giving birth vaginally. Natural birth usually refers to an approach that aims for minimal medical intervention where appropriate, with greater emphasis on preparation, movement, breathing, relaxation and other supportive methods during labour. Normal vaginal delivery refers more broadly to the baby being delivered vaginally. Pain-relief options and other appropriate obstetric interventions may also be used depending on the woman’s preferences and clinical needs. Your obstetrician can explain which options are relevant to your individual pregnancy.
Birth preparation can begin during pregnancy rather than waiting until labour starts. Antenatal preparation gives you time to understand the stages of labour, discuss your birth preferences, learn breathing and relaxation techniques, explore movement and positioning, prepare your birth partner and ask questions about childbirth. The timing and type of preparation can be personalized according to your stage of pregnancy and individual needs.
Yes. Your preferences around pain relief can be discussed during pregnancy and again during labour. There are both non-medical and medical options for managing labour pain. What you choose can depend on your preferences, how labour progresses and your individual clinical circumstances. Choosing pain relief does not take away from the importance of being informed, supported and involved in decisions about your birth.
Some women who have previously had a Caesarean may be able to consider vaginal birth in a later pregnancy. This is called VBAC — Vaginal Birth After Caesarean. If you have had a previous Caesarean, your obstetrician can review your previous birth history and current pregnancy and discuss the birth options that may be appropriate for you.
Birthwave’s approach brings medical pregnancy care together with supportive services around pregnancy, childbirth and recovery. Depending on your individual needs and the services appropriate for your pregnancy, this may include pregnancy yoga and movement, nutrition guidance, childbirth education, birth-partner preparation, pelvic health support, lactation support and postpartum recovery. This allows different aspects of pregnancy and birth preparation to be connected within your overall care journey.
Holistic preparation means looking beyond the day of delivery and considering the different aspects that can influence a woman’s experience of pregnancy and childbirth. At Birthwave, this may include medical pregnancy care, childbirth education, physical preparation, movement, nutrition, emotional wellbeing, birth-partner involvement and postpartum preparation based on each woman’s individual needs.
Your Birth. Your Questions. Your Care.
Considering natural birth? Start with a conversation.
Whether you’re early in pregnancy or already thinking about how you would like to give birth, you can begin by understanding your pregnancy, discussing your preferences and exploring the preparation and support available to you.
Meet Dr. Santoshi and discuss your birth preferences.
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