Are You Tricking Yourself Into Thinking About Birth Negatively?
Taken from Katharine Graves When you become pregnant, it’s easy to feel as though the world is suddenly dictating to you the worst possible scenario for every event. A quick look online can bring up all manner of non-ideal situations regarding pregnancy, birth and...‘Early cord clamping – is it serious for the baby?’
Just want to share my notes from ‘Early cord clamping – is it serious for the baby?’ David J. Hutchon, retired obstetrician from Darlington memorial hospital, England ILCOR – International Consesnus on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Delayed cord...When is a good time to start learning HypnoBirthing?
HypnoBirthing always helps a mother and her partner. It is my belief that you can start learning as early as you like. You could be listening to the self-hypnosis tracks from when you first have your pregnancy confirmed. If you do your course in the 20’s (I mean...So your waters have broken… read on
Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk Wonderful midwife blog: http://midwifethinking.com/2010/09/10/pre-labour-rupture-of-membranes-impatience-and-risk/ Suggestions for waiting: Encourage the mother to view the situation positively – we are all getting...What is HypnoBirthing?
Hypnobirthing is all about birth and preparing for the birth of your baby. Using self-hypnosis to learn how to relax quickly and then to boost your confidence and your self-belief.
Birth Affirmations
A number of empowering birth affirmations, use these as needed to set what you’d like to have happen during your pregnancy and the birth of your baby.
‘Childbirth Without Fear’ by Dr. Grantly Dick-Read
‘Childbirth Without Fear’ by Dr. Grantly Dick-Read, published by Pinter & Martin Classics, pages 18-19, 2005. I had ploughed through mud and rain on my bicycle between two and three in the morning down Whitechapel Road, turned right and left, and innumerable...Independent midwife – Samantha Lealman
One-to-one midwife care is given at your place of choice, (usually at home but can be the work place).
4 & 18 August – Intensive HypnoBirthing course
Sundays 4th and 18th August – 10-4:30, Breeze Yoga, Beckenham 3 places left What is Hypnosis? It is simply a way of releasing some of the un-helpful and debillitating beliefs and assumptions that we have acquired on our journey through life. It can actually...10 “medical emergencies” which people imagine would be tragic in a home birth
I’ve often been asking medical professionals what the bottom line is for maternity services as regards the cost of home birth versus hospital birth because we so often hear of women being told “you can’t have a home birth because we just don’t have the resources, sorry”.