Take 2 Scottish Midwives.... In January 2012 midwives Donna Burns and Alison Fyfe won the Royal College of Midwives Award for Promoting Normal Birth by using HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method to help women achieve a calm, natural birth. Since July 2009 Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust have audited the referral of women by medical staff to the HypnoBirthing ...
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“The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth” by Henci Goer
Informed Choice If there is a conversation about 'rights' to be had around birth then the 'right' for mothers to make informed choices must be number one. Henci Goer describes herself as a Birth Activist, an American who has written extensive articles as well as books including the very popular and much quoted "Obstetric Myths Versus ...
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 ...
DaddyNatal: Men only antenatal classes
There has been some recent press promoting dad-only antenatal classes 'by dads, for dads' they are aimed at preparing men for birth and early parenting. In particular, a programme called Daddy Natal has caught the attention of the media because they have been commissioned by Peterborough City Hospital. Described as 'informal, humorous and laid back' they ...
‘The Business of Being Born’ by Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein
In 2007 two friends decided to make a film about the current state of childbirth in America. These friends just happened to be Ricki Lake, a popular television personality and Abby Epstein a film director. The result is a personal, heartfelt and sincere documentary about their own experiences of childbirth and a film which ...
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.
One Born Every Minute: The complication of Obesity
The RCOG now describes obesity as the most common complication and risk factor in obstetric practice. Carole shows all the fears and lack of preparation expected from watching the other women ‘cared for’ by this hospital.
Book Review: Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read
Guest blogger Sarah Buchanan, a HypnoBirthing Practitioner in Wales writes about the ground breaking book by Grantly Dick-Read.
Women should not feel guilty for having a caesarean-section
Kirsty Allsopp confesses to the upset she has caused by publicly saying that she has had two caesarean-sections and does not think that women should feel guilty
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.