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13 resources for “mind birth”
From Birth Sensory®
Build a birth plan around how you cope
Birth Sensory® learns how you respond to sound, touch, movement and communication, then turns it into a personalised birth plan you can print and share with your birth team. Created by registered midwife Marley Henry.
Video7:19Preparing the mind for birth | Midwife Marley
How can a focused mind make your birth a more positive experience?
31 January 2020
PostSo this is part of the cycle that causes real pain in childbirth
So this is part of the cycle that causes real pain in childbirth. In short, when you are anxious or fearful during labour you will release adrenaline. Adrenaline is the 'fight or flight' hormone…
3 May 2019
CarouselMy publisher sent me a finished copy of my book and I honestly wish I had something…
My publisher sent me a finished copy of my book and I honestly wish I had something like this when I was pregnant with my first baby 22 years ago! To everyone who has pre-ordered, thank you for…
3 February 2022
PostTrue! Well in most normal circumstances anyway. One of the placenta's jobs is…
True! Well in most normal circumstances anyway. One of the placenta's jobs is to make sure blood from the mother and fetus never mixes. The placenta acts as an exchange surface between the mother…
25 June 2019
PostThe power of the uterus!
The power of the uterus! Photography by @gatherbirth The kind of power that brings life into this world. You can clearly see the uterus contracting strongly here, helping the cervix to dilate and…
17 March 2023
PostSome of you may already know I work with NowBaby TV to bring live antenatal education…
Some of you may already know I work with NowBaby TV to bring live antenatal education into womens homes. I along with another midwife run frequent online coursee for women who can't access face…
3 June 2019
PostA reminder to everyone that @thebabyshow are running a fantastic free online event…
A reminder to everyone that @thebabyshow are running a fantastic free online event starting on Saturday 16th May for two days. The Baby Show usually runs 3 large events accross the country each…
14 May 2020
PostJUST.ONE.LAST.PUSH 💪🏽
JUST.ONE.LAST.PUSH 💪🏽 That final stretch of labour and birth is often the time when we may feel a whole range of emotions - fearful, fatigued, apprehensive, confused to name but a few. That…
2 March 2021
PostKnow your options
Know your options. A birth plan allows a woman to draw up a picture of what she would like to happen throughout the labour and birth experience. She may list preferences regarding pain relief,…
31 May 2019
PostThis post is for my US followers (and other countries that routinely perform cervical…
This post is for my US followers (and other countries that routinely perform cervical checks in pregnancy) A lot of women become anxious about how far dilated or effaced their cervix should be…
5 August 2019
PostIf you experience a very long labour that appears to be slowing down or simply not…
If you experience a very long labour that appears to be slowing down or simply not progressing, it could be down to several reasons. Perhaps the baby is not in the most optimal position to put…
6 September 2021
PostLet's talk choices - informed ones at that
Let's talk choices - informed ones at that. Women are well within their rights to question any plan of care that a doctor (or any other health professional for that matter) has planned for them.…
16 April 2019
PostJust a reminder - you are in control of what happens to your body 😊
Just a reminder - you are in control of what happens to your body 😊 • • • • • • Let's talk choices - informed ones at that. Women are well within their rights to question any plan of care that a…
6 October 2019