Better Birth Blog
Information on hypnobirthing, pregnancy and birth
The UK Birth Trauma Inquiry
When the fish rots from the head down how can you fix things for the end user? How do we remind the entire service that birth is a normal physiological event and the more you try to make it work like a machine the more damage you will incur.
Do You Have to Push in Labour? What Nobody Tells You About the Pushing Stage
We as mammals require exactly what every other mammal requires to give birth. Calm, dim lighting, no distractions, no unwanted observers and no questions.
She is kept in the dark so she may dream..
'When a woman withdraws to give birth the sun may be shining but the shutters of her room are closed so she can make her own weather…’
We Are All Born Of Women
Without you, we stop.
You are the power and the strength.
You are the safe place and the love.
5 Evidence-Based Tips for a More Positive Birth Experience
Are there really things that you can do to stack the odds in your favour for a great birth experience? Irrespective of the type of birth that you have?
Absolutely yes!
And here they are…
Why So Many Women Are Scared of Induction (and What to Do About It)
How has something that was only meant for situations when either mum or baby were unwell now become so normalised? How has something so regularly known to fail become the one thing that women are guaranteed they will be offered in their care?
I am decorating a room for you.
When in this room you matter most and we are silent when you speak.