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Breast Feeding
Monday, 24 March 2014 by Meghan Steed
I have only been working for the UK Birth Centres for a few months but have been a midwife for well over 25 years and in that time I have realised that in Britain we have to overcome many social phobias that stand in the way of breast feeding being successful.
- Published in Labour & Birth, Newborn Care
Birth Affirmations
Friday, 21 February 2014 by Jo Watson
As we define what it is that we are wanting to achieve, if only with our thoughts, our attention follows. Our creative mind begins to look for the reality that matches our thoughts, and we begin to naturally notice the opportunities that can help lead us to our goals.
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth
Hypnotherapy for Childbirth
Tuesday, 24 December 2013 by Jo Watson
Continuing with a series of blogs here at UK Birth Centre Ltd on preparation tips for your birth and beyond here we are discussing hypnotherapy.
Hypnosis is "a state of deep physical relaxation with an alert mind producing alpha waves, in which the subconscious mind can be more readily accessed" ( Mantle 2000 ) Hypnosis used for childbirth is almost always self-hypnosis: the hypnotherapist teaches the woman to induce the hypnotic state in herself during labour.
- Published in Labour & Birth
Birth Balls
Friday, 20 December 2013 by Jo Watson
The Birth Ball for movement and pain relief in labour is a large inflated exercise ball that has been adopted into maternity care to aid relaxation and movement (Perez .P 2000). The woman can sit on or lean against the ball, which provides soft support.
- Published in Labour & Birth
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