Make Birth Easier? Really? Some people believe there’s not much you can really ‘do’ to make birth easier, shorter or safer. I am not one of those people anymore. For some women, medical intervention really is necessary, and I am all for intervention when… Continue Reading “The Actually Useful, Very Sensible and Practical Guide to Make Birth Easier Part 1 – Introduction”
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Posted on June 4, 2015
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‘Fetal navigation techniques can facilitate easier, faster and safer birthing thus reducing the ever increasing number of caesarean sections performed and the amount of drugs administered. A reduction in medical intervention, and particularly caesarean sections, would reduce the necessity for aftercare; helping to cut… Continue Reading “Make Birth Easier Campaign – After Care (Featuring A Personal Story)”
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‘Please don’t forget maternal position, the obstetric bed was probably the worst invention in the history of childbirth, turning women into passive patients who expected that there was nothing they could do to reduce their pain. MJ’ Campaign Update If you haven’t read my… Continue Reading “Make Birth Easier Campaign UK – Move Mummy to Help Baby”
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Posted on May 9, 2015
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An excerpt of this article was published in The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) magazine in June 2015. ‘I turned my back-to-back baby and regulated my own contractions to avoid induction and cesarean section – most British midwives don’t know how to do what I did… Continue Reading “Make Birth Easier Campaign UK”
Category: CampaignsTags: Birth, birth experience, birth position, Cesarean Section, Clinical Evidence, contractions, CSection, easier birth, fetal, fetal position, health care providers, Intervention, Labour, Make Birth Easier, Maternal Position, optimal fetal position, positioning techniques, Positive Birth, Research