Started in labour? What now?

What is happening in the pre-labour or latent phase? Well this is all about your cervix getting soft or “ripening”. Yes it is at this point that your cervix changes from the consistency that is firm and muscular like the end of your nose to wonderfully soft like your ear lobe.

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Birth Environment

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.

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checking the new born after a water birth with Private Midwives

Why I chose a private birth

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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Call us!

At times you will have a pregnancy journey that is veering away from the straight forward route and when this happens you can feel that you have very little choice but to go along with the medical interventions even though they were not part of your birth plan. This can lead to feelings of powerlessness and a perception that you are not being heard!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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