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An A to Z of labour
Friday, 13 February 2015 by Jo Watson
How will I cope with Labour? Well here is an A to Z of coping strategies that you can use at your birth but many of these will be more effective if you seek a supportive Midwife and remain at home to give birth to your baby.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife, Working with UKBC
Continuity of Care
Wednesday, 31 December 2014 by Jo Watson
It is the principal of Individualised care often called “continuity of care” that we adhere to at UK Birth Centres, as we feel it is the Gold Standard of Midwifery Care. Our aim has always been to provide sensitive, non-intrusive support and encouragement for the woman in our care. Our philosophy for the birth is the maintenance of a quiet and private environment, where you, the woman, can feel safe and uninhibited and can labour without distraction.
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife
Home birth safer than hospital birth for healthy low risk women
Thursday, 18 December 2014 by Jo Watson
A new recommendation by NICE says mums are better off giving birth in the comfort of their own home than in hospitals.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife
Being present, as a protective “force-field” of loving kindness is your job
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 by Private Midwives
Men: when the woman you love is being taken over by an oxytocin fuelled trip, you are going to become an adrenalin factory! Why? Because when we were hunter gathers she needed protecting. She still DOES!
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife, Working with UKBC
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