Birth Focus
practical knowledge, options, discussion and confidence for all births
Each week I am going to focus on a different labour and birth topic so you can read, learn, ask questions and understand more of the considerations for you as an expectant parent.
Each post will be sent to you by email and you can read, leave comments and ask questions in your own time.
• what is labour
• what is birth
• spotting the signs of labour
• how you might feel - early labour
• how you might feel - established labour
• how you might feel - birth
• the pregnancy, birth and baby hormones
• labour & birth challenges
• sleep & rest
• stress & vulnerability
• feeling overwhelmed
• birth plan changes
• gas and air
• TENS
• diamorphine
• epidural
• eating and drinking
• waterbirth
• positions & moving
• having an unplanned caesarean
• effective coping strategies
• speaking with your midwife
• understanding the maternity system
• endurance
• being 'high risk'
• contractions
• energy & rest
• assisted deliveries
• what do you need
• be true to yourself
• acceptance & assertiveness
• planning and preparation
• using the birth space
• relax & breathe
• birth trauma
• writing your birth plan
• BMI & birth
• birth confidence
• labour & birth behaviour
• listening to your body
• going to hospital
• being at home
• planning a caesarean
• birth partners and support
• crowning
• meeting your baby
• skin to skin
• first hours with your baby
• vbac
• making personalised plans for your care
• effective communication strategies
• perineal tears/ trauma
• birth recovery
Join the Birth & Baby Community
This is a welcoming space for expectant and new parents. With weekly birth and baby focus posts, Monday conversations, weekly chat sessions and access to a full library of antenatal and postnatal courses and guides, you will have information, support and reassurance at your fingertips.
With Janine
As a practitioner, I have worked with expectant and new parents for over 20 years.
My experience means I listen, inform, support and reassure. I am honest, open and passionate about working with you as an individual so you can focus on what matters to you.
Developing this space for expectant and new parents is really important to me so I can provide good information, a place for questions and discussion, consistency, an experienced perspective and greater awareness of the challenges.
My role is not to tell you what to do, it is to give you knowledge and confidence so you can prepare, plan, make decisions, know your options and manage the challenges.