How to have a calm and balanced pregnancy and birth experience?
We begin by addressing the fear surrounding birth in our society. There is no wonder so many are scared to birth with all what is in the media, films, books and the horror stories we hear from friends or strangers in the supermarket! Birth has become overmedicalized and feared across the globe. In this episode we are changing the narrative around birth. This episode looks at the conversation we have around birth, breaking down the culture of fear. Birth should be a calm and enjoyable experience for all women but we are being let down by the system. We dive deep into how to prepare yourself for your birth experience.
April Wild is a hypnobirthing practitioner, doula, pre/postnatal yoga teacher and facilitator of monthly circles for pregnant woman. Her knowledge and passion led her to become a birth worker and she is so inspired to offer women education to make informed choices and create better birth outcomes. April has experienced three of the calmest births even being a high risk pregnancy with a rare heart condition in a home and hospital setting. April shares her top tips and tools for birth in this episode.
“Women are designed to birth naturally. We don’t overthink how we grow our babies for 9 months…it just happens. Well birth is no different if we learn the techniques to quieten the mind and soften the body, it just flows. Your body will know what to do when we just allow birth to unfold as it should.”
In this episode Claire Cooper also shares about her experiences being pregnant and her past birth experience including talks on a gentle caesarean. Claire is so passionate about us having the best support possible and talks about how important it is to choose your birth space and do all your research on the lead up to your babies birth.
Birth is like a marathon. You would not want to turn up to it just 'winging' it or it would be super painful. You have to train and prepare your body and mind.
Join us for an inspiring, reassuring conversation from the heart full of wisdom, learning and ideas to help navigate forward to your birth.
Books/ Resources
Dr Sarah Buckley- Gentle birth, gentle mothering.
Ina May Gaskin – The Farm Midwives
Book- Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth
AIMS - Best Books for Informed Choice
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April & Claire
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