Natural Labour Induction
Naturally Induced Labour ? It seems to be a topic that comes up a lot when talking to…
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The Best Gift is to be Present
The month of August in my home is all about Birthdays. So what presents do they need? …
Living With Teenagers
Teenagers are not children, nor are they adults, they are in a state of flux. For some puberty…
Visualisation within the Birthing Environment
Using visualisation throughout labour, creating an awareness and placing your minds energy to flow through the body, moving…
The Importance of Touch in Labour
Touch itself communicates that we have respect, a simple gesture to show support to another and touching a…
Active Listening in the Birthing Space
Listening in the birthing space is important, it is a skill. “Active listening” is trying to get a…
Natural Labour Induction
Naturally Induced Labour ? It seems to be a topic that comes up a lot when talking to my clients in the clinic. I hear the words ‘my caregiver would like me to be induced at week 38’. For some this could be due to the fact that they have gestational diabetes, or perhaps…
The Best Gift is to be Present
The month of August in my home is all about Birthdays. So what presents do they need? The other three members in my family are all born in this August. I have thought hard about gifts to give, and even received an email from my daughter Milla titled “18th Wishlist.” So what is it…
Living With Teenagers
Teenagers are not children, nor are they adults, they are in a state of flux. For some puberty can come on early, hormonal changes happen quickly. There is a surge of energy, heat or what we call Yang in Chinese medicine. This can be hard to manage, not knowing how to deal with these sudden…
Visualisation within the Birthing Environment
Using visualisation throughout labour, creating an awareness and placing your minds energy to flow through the body, moving it down and out to various parts. Using our inbuilt resource the mind, as it is connected to the body, the mindbody. Visualisation makes anything possible. The belief that where the mind goes the energy flows. This…
The Importance of Touch in Labour
Touch itself communicates that we have respect, a simple gesture to show support to another and touching a person in a therapeutic manner, holding an acupressure point, enhances the effectiveness of labour and birth. As a Dr Chinese medicine and Doula, I consistently use acupressure throughout labour and birth as a tool for teaching both…
Active Listening in the Birthing Space
Listening in the birthing space is important, it is a skill. “Active listening” is trying to get a sense of what someone is saying or experiencing, checking back in with them. The idea here is to try to avoid judging, criticizing or defending, and instead, it’s about understanding the context in which it is coming…