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How exercise aids your psychological birth preparation With Carla Meijen
Giving birth is often compared to a marathon, a long journey that requires grit, endurance, pacing and patience, pain management and motivation to stay on track.
This weeks guest Dr Carla Meijen, a sports psychologist, explains how pregnant women can use mental strategies commonly adopted by sports people to help focus on their strengths to see the childbirth experience as a positive challenge, not a threat
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How exercise aids your psychological birth preparation With Carla Meijen
Giving birth is often compared to a marathon, a long journey that requires grit, endurance, pacing and patience, pain management and motivation to stay on track.
This weeks guest Dr Carla Meijen, a sports psychologist, explains how pregnant women can use mental strategies commonly adopted by sports people to help focus on their strengths to see the childbirth experience as a positive challenge, not a threat
Extra Stuff:
Follow Midwife Pip on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip
Check out Midwife Pip’s website - http://www.midwifepip.com/
Get access to my free courses → https://www.midwifepip.com/free-pregnancy-courses
Get in Touch:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip
Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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