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The Actually Useful, Very Sensible and Practical Guide to Make Birth Easier Part 2 – Quick Guide to Make Birth Easier

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The Actually Useful, Very Sensible and Practical Guide to Make Birth Easier Part 1 – Introduction

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”

Make Birth Easier Campaign UK – Move Mummy to Help Baby

‘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”

Make Birth Easier Campaign UK

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”