We hope you find these resources useful, 

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Find a Homebirth Midwife in Private Practice.

 

World Health Organisation Care in Normal Birth - a Pracitical Guide

 

Rainbow Relaxation - wonderful to enter a deep state of relaxation - especially good for birth preparation

 

Confronting Fear - an inspiring quote from Osho

 

Eight Reasons to Hire a Doula helps understand the value of choosing professional birth support.

 

Light Touch Massage - tips and techniques for pregnancy massage

 

How to choose the right hospital for you, Survey on Melbourne's Maternity Hospitals - Melbourne's Child Magazine

 

A Birth Plan can help you to be clear about all of the options available to you during your labour and birth of your child. It helps to raise any potential questions you need answering and by giving it to your birth support team, enables you to communicate your needs clearly and easily. 

 

Visualising childbirth helps to mentally and emotionally prepare your body mind and spirit for birthing. This is a very powerful tool to get you out of your worries and into a deeper relaxed state in preparation for birth. 

 

Perineal Massage - About Perineal massage, and a guide of how to do it.

 

A Blessing Way Ceremony, is a ritual to bring together the power of women to support each other and help prepare a woman for the spiritual initiation of birth.

 

Natural, drug-free methods for inducing labour 

 

Women's Health Issues - A list of the potential problems faced by women in the post-natal period, including physical, relationship, social, financial and sexual problems. Including potential sources of help and possible solutions.

 

How to choose the right Birth Support person for you. 10 Questions to help you decide.