Doula and writer Adela Stockton has produced a small, easy to read book that will be of interest to a wide variety of women, in particular those looking to create the circumstances within themselves to enjoy a gentle birth. Adela’s premise is that the capacity to birth gently is within yourself. A chapter titled ‘Clearing the ...
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“Rediscovering Birth” By Sheila Kitzinger
Guest blogger Sarah Buchanan reviews 'Rediscovering Birth' by Sheila Kitzinger. Giving birth is a shared experience by women all over the world and no matter your experience, age or societal status it is a unifying act. However, the physical and spiritual methods of how the world’s different and diverse cultures give birth is fascinatingly complex ...
Diary of a free range pregnancy: Birth
My Uber parenting day Got up, had irregular twinges through morning, had friend for brunch, put toddler down for nap, told friends coming to tea to come, continued twinging lying on the sofa, farmed toddler out to neighbours for tea, told friends coming for tea not to come, birthed baby, champagne and sausages for supper, in ...
Introduction to HypnoBirthing: Short film by Maternal Link
I have made a short film to introduce HypnoBirthing explaining why it is necessary and what it can achieve. It includes amazing footage of calm births and explanations of how HypnoBirthing came into being.
Gourmet feast from the midwifery menu
Think you should have choice in your maternity care? Feel like there should be options available to suit you? This fantastic short film sums it up perfectly, watch and enjoy! (Then order take home with a midwife…)
Family Centred Caesarean-Section: The future of elective caesareans
If you have to have a caesarean-section it is extremely comforting to know that a pioneering group of medics are trying to make the experience as mother and baby friendly as possible.
One Born Every Minute: When HypnoBirthing is not HypnoBirthing
This episode’s opening gambit was to ask if a previous caesarean-section that was required at 9cm was because the cervix got stuck. Just to confirm, cervix don’t get stuck.
One Born Every Minute: Why force cannot overcome nature
Male midwives One of the most empathetic, calm and communicative midwives that has appeared on this show is a man. Well, well! Christian presents a charming face of informed reassurance, actually offering massage, asking if Amelia has any questions and listening to her responses. No recourse to comments like ‘I can’t do anything to help’ ...
One Born Every Minute: The contagion of fear
Fear is the enemy of birth Channel 4 continues to educate and scare in equal measure; examples of how not to do it continue in every birth in the latest episode of One Born Every Minute. Fear is contagious. Without being able to see anything, Tendayi sat in her hospital bed listening to a woman screaming ...
One born every minute: The little ward of horrors
The beginning of Series 2 Described as the most gripping thing on TV by the Guardian this programme is definitely eye opening. Sadly for some of us it may not be as the victims, sorry parents, perceive it. Whilst portraying a maternity unit of dedicated, kind and caring midwives several of whom have clearly spent ...