Maternal mental health and the pandemic
... Their report notes that informal support for pregnant and new mothers has been negatively impacted by the pandemic along with women’s choice and control around labour and birth, leading to stress and ...Abuela Doulas – Birth support for Black and marginalised families
Author: Mars Lord Description: Abuela Doulas, the first Black owned, founded and created UK Doula Course encourages Abuela doulas to reach back into their cultural heritage to bring forward the traditions ...IJBPE poster competition
... woman or person. The following are some suggestions (and they’re only suggestions): Looking after your mental health Preparing for labour and birth Support for you after the baby is born Maximising ...The Agony and the Ecstasy: Reframing birth narratives to humanise birth
Author: Alys Einion Author title: Associate Professor of Midwifery and Women’s Health, Swansea University Description: The focus of this article is on understanding the nature of birth stories and ...The power to transform: Freeing women’s instinctual potential for giving birth through body-centred preparation in pregnancy
... bodies to realise their potential to give birth to their babies powerfully and joyfully. Description writer: Founder of the Active Birth Movement TAG: Labour and birth, Antenatal education for birth ...Premature birth and Indigenous Australians: A commentary
Author: Rosemarie Hogan, Angela Philips, Janet Green, Sydney Fiona Orr, Doug Elliott, Cathrine Fowler Description: Indigenous Australians experience twice the rate of premature birth when compared to ...Competing discourses of risk and woman-centred care: Challenges for midwives and women
Author: Bernie Divall Description writer: Research Fellow in Maternity Care, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK TAG: Labour and birth‘Just breathe’: How yoga for pregnancy can enable women to use pain-management strategies effectively in labour
... women’s self- efficacy for labour and birth. The article will summarise current YfP and self-coping literature before describing the strategies yoga teachers include in their classes. Description writer: ...A mindful approach to childbirth education and preparation for childbirth
... parents adopt a mindful approach to birth and parenting. Description writer: Head of Midwifery at Ara Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand TAG: Labour and birth, Antenatal education for birth and early ...Babies born close to term: Considerations, challenges and outcomes
Author: Elaine M Boyle Author title: Associate Professor in Neonatal Medicine Description: Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, affects around 7-8% of all live births in England ...Working with pain: A pathway to normal birth
Author: Rhea Dempsey Author title: Independent Birth Educator Description: Normal physiological birth is under threat in many developing countries with concerning consequences for impaired hormonal ...What educators and doulas need to know about the impact of childhood abuse on women’s childbearing experiences
Author: Penny Simkin Author title: Physical Therapist, Educator, Birth Doula, Author Description: As childbirth educators and doulas, our classes and clientele include people with unique personalities, ...A psycho-biological revival of the ‘three Ps’ in an integrated antenatal education model
... and Gynaecologist, London, UK; Francoise Barbira-Freedman, Affiliated Lecturer in Medical Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK TAG: Labour and birth, Antenatal education for birth and early parenting ...Urgently needed: Models for presenting choice
Author: Denis Walsh Author title: Associate Professor Description: This editorial argues that we need to present place of birth choices in ways that are honest, accessible and meaningful Description ...Tommy'
... loss is often not understood, but for the families affected, losing a baby changes their lives. Ongoing research and support are therefore vital. Perceptions of labour and birth Author: Shona Gore, ...Helping women cope with feelings of failure in childbirth
Author: Dana A. Schneider Author title: Professor Description: Dana Schneider explores the power of allowing women to reflect on their expectations prior to birth and offers strategies to prevent disempowerment ...A toolkit for women with a history of traumatic birth
Author: Rebecca Schiller Description: Rebecca Schiller describes the ‘tool kit’ that she provides for women in her care to help cope with a subsequent labour and birth following a traumatic birth experience. ...The People
... broadened. She trained as an Assessor and Tutor, gaining a Degree in Adult Education in 2008. Alongside this, she worked as a Birth Doula supporting many new parents through labour and birth. With tutor ...The Journal
... about: The multiplicity of factors affecting the development of the unborn baby. Factors affecting the mother’s, father’s, co-parents’ and baby’s wellbeing during labour and birth. ...- 1
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