Looking for a noninvasive birthing tool? Consider hypnosis to decrease anxiety and pain during childbirth. The follow article is written by a fellow hypnotherapist, Terry Kuschhoff and she does a […]
Birth
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If you are reading this you are probably sitting in front of your computer with a little one inside who has for some reason decided to hang out in a […]
On Saturday June 6, over 80 people joined together to raise money for our local labour and birth unit at the Regina General Hospital. It was a wonderful opportunity for […]
No matter what type of birth you desire whether it be home, hospital, birth center, with or without medication….it is a common goal to want to labor less. Karen Bannan […]
Chicogo Doula and HypnoBirthing practitioner, Cindy Unger recently posted this really interesting blog about suggestibility and its influence in labour, and it got me thinking about this fascinating topic. Suggestible […]
I believe that each birth experience transforms us. What happens when the birth doesn’t go as planned. How can you heal? How can you come to terms with the experience? […]
If a C-section is truly necessary for mom and baby, then it’s good to know that the same mind-body skills that you have developed through the Better Birth course can […]
Lately, I have been reading about the benefits of vitamin D from a variety of sources. So now I decided that during the darker months, everyone in my family gets […]
Hi everyone, I thought this was great. Enjoy. Marie ******************************************* I’ve been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know […]
I loved this. I’m a belly dancer. One of my best memories from my first birth (natural but prior to hypnobirthing) was dancing, belly dancing, figure 8 movements with my […]
I distinctly remember the moment that I first met a woman who was planning a natural birth. My initial reaction was something along the lines of “why would anyone choose […]
Lately some of the women with whom I work, have been advised by their doctor that their babies umbilical cord should be cut immediately after birth to prevent jaundice. While […]
Hi Everyone, This came through on Medscape today as part of a paper on Women and Sleep through the lifecycle. I found the birth outcomes fascinating. I know that sleeping […]
Orgasmic Birth… sounds a bit bonkers, doesn’t it! But before you totally dismiss the idea, let me share with you some of the science behind. During the birth process all […]
I got this cookie recipe from a midwife that I know. She says it can help to start labour. Since it is the season for baking, I say test it […]