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What’s in your birth plan? Is there a cake involved?
Wednesday, 13 August 2014 by Jo Watson
Being an Independent Midwife has allowed me to care for a small caseload and in that way I can get to know each woman really well and more importantly they get to know me.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
Tagged under: birth, birth preparation, Home Birth, labour, supporting your partner in labour, water birth
Midwifery past and present
Tuesday, 12 August 2014 by Liz Haliday
I like many enjoyed the 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 led me to reflect on the changes that I have seen during my career as a Midwife.
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
Hugs not drugs!
Wednesday, 18 June 2014 by Jo Watson
Oxytocin is the hormone that drives the rhythm of labour and birth and the great news is that it is released when we hug one another!
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth
Birth Battles – let’s all calm down
Friday, 30 May 2014 by Jo Watson
Here at the UK Birth Centres we are always looking to support women’s choice. We have a holistic approach which puts the focus on each woman as an individual. We know that by keying in to what will help them feel relaxed and more confident when it comes to giving birth is certainly worth pursuing and it is why many of our clients choose a home birth.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth
