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Active Birth Video

Lamaze and Injoy videos have teamed up on a nice new website called Mother’s Advocate. The site has a variety of handouts and a booklet to download based on “6 Healthy Birth Practices… more →

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Active Birth Video

talkbirth wrote 5 days ago: Lamaze and Injoy videos have teamed up on a nice new website called Mother’s Advocate. The sit … more →

Tags: Birth, birth education, normal birth, Resources, Tools, Birth Resources, Childbirth, childbirth education

Posterior Babies

gommon wrote 2 weeks ago: A baby in a “posterior” position can lead to a longer and more difficult labour and also … more →

Tags: Acupuncture, antenatal, baby, Birth, Childbirth, Cranio Sacral Therapy, posterior baby, www.spinningbabies.com

Milton Keynes Birth Information Group — 1 comment

gommon wrote 1 month ago: Just a reminder that this group is meeting on Friday 5th June from 12 – 2pm. An opportunity to … more →

Tags: Pregnancy, Birth, Childbirth, Midwifery, homebirth, midwife, health, milton keynes, Antenatal Class

Can I really expect to have a great birth? — 4 comments

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: I received a comment via another blog asking “given my limited situation, can I really expect … more →

Tags: Birth, birth education, Birth Experiences, Birth Thoughts, evidence based care, giving birth, maternity care, natural birth, birth classes

Normal Birth Characteristic #2 Women have freedom of movement during labor

Naomi wrote 1 month ago: Today’s primary resource for learning about childbirth is to watch Birth Day or A Baby Story o … more →

Tags: Normal Birth Characteristics series, A Baby Story, Baby, back labor, Birth, birth day, cervix, Doctor, Doula

Rx For a Normal Birth

Naomi wrote 2 months ago: The Cochrane Collaboration has done a lot of research about childbirth practices and has broken down … more →

Tags: Normal Birth Characteristics series, Baby, Labor, Childbirth, induction, Doula, Doctor, midwife, Pregnancy

Stand and Deliver! — 3 comments

Naomi wrote 3 months ago: Women who walk, sit, kneel or otherwise avoid lying in bed during early labor can shorten the first … more →

Tags: Variations of Normal Birth, Childbirth, Pain Relief, Pregnancy, Birth, epidural, analgesia, chochrane

For Labor Support Remember TLC or BLT

talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: When supporting a woman in labor, remember to use “TLC”: Touch–this can be massage … more →

Tags: Birth, birth education, Birth Thoughts, Fathers, giving birth, labor support, natural birth, Tools, birth classes

dreaming of your birth

rakster wrote 3 months ago: Dear Speck, good morning little squirmy one.  You are moving around whenever I sit or lie still.  It … more →

Tags: Birthing, Pregnancy, baby kicking, Baby's sex, birthing dream, Dancing baby, dream, dream of birth, kicking baby

Pain, Power, & Accomplishment

talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: I love this section from Giving Birth with Confidence (Lamaze). It explores the role of pain in labo … more →

Tags: Birth Thoughts, Birth, birth education, Mothers, giving birth, Birth Experiences, natural birth, birth classes, childbirth education

Comfort Measures & Labor Support Strategies — 2 comments

talkbirth wrote 4 months ago: From the book Special Women by Polly Perez. I thought this was a helpful, quick review of things to … more →

Tags: Birth, Fathers, giving birth, labor support, Childbirth

Using the right ingredients... — 1 comment

talkbirth wrote 5 months ago: I seem to be able to relate just about everything I ever read to birth. Some time ago, I read a book … more →

Tags: Birth Thoughts, Birth, normal birth, giving birth, natural birth, Childbirth

grumpy and emotional — 3 comments

rakster wrote 5 months ago: Hi Speck, I am grumpy and emotional today.  Your dad is really annoying and has yelled at me and mad … more →

Tags: Birthing, Camping, Eating, Emotion, Exercise, Pregnancy, active birthing, angry, Bondi Beach

What Does Coping Well Mean? — 2 comments

talkbirth wrote 6 months ago: Occasionally, I hear people telling birth stories and emphasizing not making noise as an indicator, … more →

Tags: Birth Thoughts, Birth, birth classes, normal birth, giving birth, Birth Experiences, natural birth, childbirth education, Childbirth Classes

Google: a gateway to paranoia and sleepless nights...

Duffy McDuff wrote 7 months ago: Slimming stripes? Ouch. I just weighed myself. 11 stone, 1lb. That is officially my heaviest weight … more →

Tags: Pregnant, Baby, Pregnancy, babies, amniotic fluid, paranoia, Antenatal Class, Weight Gain, Google

Labor Day labour meme — 2 comments

halfpintpixie wrote 10 months ago: So, it’s Labor Day in the US and Rocks in my Dryer is hosting a labour meme (yes I’m spe … more →

Tags: babies, Pregnancy, Parenting, Ireland, mothering, Children, Memes, Family, Childbirth

Movement and pain

talkbirth wrote 1 year ago: A brief quote from Biance Lepori an Italian architect who specializes in the design of birth rooms: … more →

Tags: Birth, birth classes, birth education, Birth Thoughts, giving birth, normal birth, Tools, Childbirth, Childbirth Classes

A positive day — 4 comments

midwifemuse wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday saw me stepping back into the land of normality. Late afternoon one of daughter’s fr … more →

Tags: Play, Midwifery, homebirth, Childbirth

Benefits of Active Birth

talkbirth wrote 1 year ago: From Janet Balaskas’ classic book, Active Birth: “When birth is active– There is … more →

Tags: Birth Thoughts, Birth, maternity care, normal birth, evidence based care


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