LANGUAGE
Birth Environment
Friday, 02 May 2014
I have enjoyed the recent BBC drama series “Call the Midwife” that featured a group of Midwives in the 1950’s, who worked in the Docklands region of London. It has led me to reflect on the changes that I have seen during my career as a Midwife in Cheshire.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
Why I chose a private birth
Friday, 02 May 2014
To me, birthing means opening up my deepest and most intimate parts. This is both a literal physical truth, and is also true on my emotional, psychological and spiritual levels. I felt a strong need to feel fully supported and to be able to trust those around me, so I
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Silence!
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
You might think it is odd that I have called this blog “silence” when most people’s idea of birth is anything but silent. However I am are here to introduce you to a wonderful hormone called Oxytocin. It is produced by the pituitary gland and it is the driving force behind natural birth.
- Published in Labour & Birth
A Job or a Vocation?
Sunday, 23 March 2014
The truth is, your job can be meaningful regardless of what profession. The meaningfulness will be found as a result of something within your heart.
- Published in Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
