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Scientology and Silent Birth

There's been a lot of conjecture about what a Scientology silent birth is all about, since the announcement last week that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are expecting a baby.

Here's what it says on www.scientology.org on the subject:

What is a “Silent Birth”?

In the book, Dianetics, L. Ron Hubbard writes that for the benefit of the mother and child, silence should be maintained during childbirth. This is because any words spoken are recorded in the reactive mind and can have an aberrative effect on the mother and the child. The same applies to the vicinity of any injured person. To find out why, read Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.
www.dianetics.org

The best thing to do, to find out what this is about is to visit a Scientology church, mission or group and ask to see the "Dianetics How-To" video. I really recommend anyone who is interested taking the Dianetics Seminar. The reason I suggest this is because the principles underlying why one has a silent birth has everything to do with Dianetics, and it is the basic principles you learn in Dianetics that explains why a Scientologist would chose to do this.