Lucinda Rae - Bramble Birth
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Experienced & dedicated midwifery care, in the comfort of your own home.
and I recently returned from a weekend of training with & — learning, practicing, observing, asking questions, and growing alongside incredible colleagues committed to keeping these skills alive.
Breech birth has become increasingly rare in many settings, which makes education and experience in this area even more important. The more I learn, the more I appreciate how much wisdom, patience, clinical skill, and respect physiological birth requires.
My journey with breech birth is still unfolding, and I’m grateful for every opportunity to deepen my understanding and support informed choices for women and families.
05/01/2024
My tips for physiological birth
A labour ward is not the optimal environment for healthy women planning a physiological birth. Labour wards are led by obstetricians who are experts in disease in pregnancy and complications in birth. Seriously consider birth centres and home birth.
Look after your body and mind in pregnancy with good food, exercise, mindfulness, good rest/sleep and reducing stress.
Learn about birth physiology and how the labour environment influences oxytocin and stress hormones. Hypnobirthing courses are particularly good at this.
Keep well nourished and hydrated in early labour.
If you are planning a hospital birth, wait until you are having strong, regular contractions before going in. Learn about coping mechanisms to use at home.
Epidurals can completely remove sensations and allow for much needed sleep. Know that epidurals come with associated interventions including continuous fetal heart rate monitoring, a catheter in your bladder, the need for drugs if contractions slow (synthetic oxytocin), and instrumental birth such as forceps. You will also likely have a longer stay in hospital after birth.
To read/explore
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley
In Your Own Time by Sara Wickham
The Positive Birth Company
Kathryn Graves Hypnobirthing
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