Well certainly not for birth – planning for birth needs preparation – mental, physical, emotional preparation as well building knowledge about the physical act of birth. Consider a marathon runner – what would she do to prepare for her marathon? Especially if she was keen to do it in a specific time! If you’re a …
***** TRIGGER WARNING ***** (touches on babies born sleeping, infant loss, difficult births and obstetric violence/birth trauma) . . . . Without a doubt it can. Sadly. For the vast majority of women, around 2/3rds of women – childbirth and/or the arrival of a child will absolutely have no effect whatsoever on their mental state – …
What do we mean by positive birth? When I talk about a positive birth, it’s where a mother’s feel empowered, that they’ve had ownership over the decisions about their birth as they’ve had access to good quality information, where mums have felt respected, loved and looked after. Where mums can reflect on their birth as a …
Informed consent is a practice provided by medical teams during the birth of a baby or babies – mums may consent over the use of interventions such as for induction, pain relief, surgery. However, what is it that they are consenting over? Often it’s the side effects of any given drug or procedure. But is …
Last weekend I had a life-changing experience sitting for three days in a circle with amazing and inspiring women. I decided in spring this year to train as a doula – I thought having a more holistic understanding of birth and motherhood would really help me to support families postnatally. What I don’t think I expected …
My red tent re-awakening – my journey as a doula is beginning Read More »
