I had been a Nia student prior to my pregnancy and here would like to speak of the impact Nia had on the birth of my daughter.

I had the best delivery!  I had a natural birth and totally used vocalization (which I would not have thought of or been comfortable doing, had it not been for my Nia practice) to bring this little being into this world. 

My labor was great!  I was in active labor for 6 hours and pushed for 15 minutes.  My water broke on  its own and my body is already back to normal (except for a little pooch).  I think that without Nia (and if I did Yoga, probably the same thing) , my body wouldn't have been as prepared to experience this birth.  

All the nurses were astounded that I was out and about so quickly after giving birth, showering, walking normally, etc.  I wasn't "acting" like I had just given birth.  Even my sister, another Nia student, said that I didn't "look" like I had just given birth, and this was 20 minutes after I gave birth.