As a step toward their goal of educating women about their choices and options during the childbearing years, Birth Matters Virginia solicited short videos about evidence-based maternity and delivery care. […]
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For some women, childbirth is a fearful event, but it needn’t be. As a natural childbirth instructor, I’ve seen how hypnobirthing techniques help moms-to-be release fear. When women use these […]
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? […]
Calm Birth Techniques Sometimes, a Cesarean Birth is the safest way to welcome your baby into the world. While it may not be the birth you originally envisioned, you can […]
As a pregnancy yoga instructor, I often remind my students that prenatal health goes far beyond gentle movement and breathwork; it’s also about mindful nutrition and understanding how certain vitamins […]
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 […]
“Why do some women choose natural childbirth?” It’s a question I once asked myself, too. I still remember meeting a woman who told me she planned a natural childbirth, a […]
Lately, some of the women with whom I work have been advised by their doctor that their baby’s 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 […]