Couple plan dolphin-assisted birth

A North Carolina couple are planning a dolphin-assisted delivery. Adam and Heather Barrington plan to swim alongside dolphins before, after and perhaps during the birth of their first child at the Sirius Institute in Hawaii, a consortium with the purpose of “dolphinising” the planet. Heather and Adam’s idea to welcome their first child into the world via water and hopefully dolphins, was inspired by the book, “The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life” by Drunvalo Melchizedek.



Before they learned they were pregnant, the idea of a water-and-dolphin birth appealed to Heather and Adam and they say they have experienced signs along the way, pointing them to Hawaii and the institute. Preparations for a dolphin-assisted birth began as soon as they arrived, long before Heather’s July due date. At the institute, the couple will spend time in the water, forming a connection with a dolphin pod they hope will bond with them and ultimately their newborn.

“It is about reconnecting as humans with the dolphins so we can coexist in this world together and learn from one another,” says Heather, 27. The couple hopes to find this connection during prenatal and postnatal swims with the dolphins. “Having that connection with the pod of dolphins anytime – even if the birth doesn’t happen in the water – still brings peace, comfort and strength to the mother and baby during labour,” says Heather.


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They believe a dolphin-assisted birth will be calming experience and beneficial. “It’s total relaxation for the mother,” says Adam, 29. “Dolphins are very intelligent and healing which in turn calms mother and baby for the whole process,” added Heather. If the birthing process doesn’t happen in the water, Heather will be accompanied by midwife, Mala, on a family/community farm in Akaka Falls, about 35 miles from Pahoa.