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Birth – The jigsaw puzzle

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Home Birth, Labour & Birth
Birth is a very instinctual process and could be described as a big “jigsaw” every piece needing to fit tightly to create the full picture. Birth environment is one of the very important pieces to the birth jigsaw. If it is not the right piece it will not fit and the jigsaw will be incomplete!

How emotions can effect your birth

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Labour & Birth
Each of us exists in 3 ways at once, yes we are mind, body, and spirit. The three exist as a union and because of this what happens in your mind, the thoughts and memories and experiences you have had, effects your body and spirit, and so on. In other words, if something is bothering

Hugs not drugs

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Labour, Labour & Birth
The hormone that drives the rhythm of labour and birth is known as the “Love Hormone” and the great news is that it is released when we hug one another! The “Love Hormone” is produced in the posterior pituitary gland and is a peptide of 9 amino acids with a hexagonal shaped molecule the same

Everything Changes

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife
Change is the one constant in this universe and as signs of summer are all around us we see evidence of this. As a midwife supporting a small caseload of pregnant women I am privileged to support them during a period of profound change in their lives. The internal hormonal shifts begin immediately when you

Due Dates

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Labour, Labour & Birth
Almost all modern women acquire a due date early in pregnancy and understand that this date signifies an optimum time frame during which human pregnancy should end. However researchers have challenged received wisdom around the notion of the average length of pregnancy (Mittendorf et al1990, 1993, Mittendorf & Williams 1991, van der Kooy 1994), Other

Individualised birth support

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Labour & Birth
In this beautiful picture you can see that each grain of sand is unique and beautiful and I want you to reflect on just how amazing it looks! A beach full of sand or even the contents of a child’s sandpit looks uniform, you would expect that as you let the grains fall through your

Home Birth and breastfeeding feedback from a new mum

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Jo Watson
Monday, 24 April 2017 / Published in breastfeeding, Home Birth
Lovely feedback from one of our new mums this April, thank you so much for sharing with us Holly and many congratulations from all at Private Midwives: “I am currently writing about my experience one handed while I also breastfeed my new baby, born 4 days ago in the comfort of my own home and

Benefits of Birthing with Private Midwives – a mum’s perspective

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Jo Watson
Monday, 24 April 2017 / Published in Home Birth, Labour & Birth
Thinking about a private midwife and wondering if it is worth it? Read this lovely blog from our new client, Claire. Thank you Claire for sharing with us:- First introduction to birth It seemed when I first announced my pregnancy in 2013 a sudden but quite orderly queue of fellow mothers formed outside my door.

We are there for you

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Jo Watson
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 / Published in Uncategorized

Women are beautifully designed to give birth!

Does How You Give Birth Matter?

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Jo Watson
Monday, 26 October 2015 / Published in Labour & Birth

Here at UK Birth Centres Ltd we understand that your birth experience is extremely important because not only does it shape how you transition into being a Mother but will remain with you for the rest of your life.

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