tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75598511170726236622024-03-12T17:29:20.735-07:00Birth Preparation Workshopsmidwives4midwiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05170001327758855582noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559851117072623662.post-2569694445280900232011-08-06T02:24:00.000-07:002011-08-06T02:33:40.226-07:00Birth Healing<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If birth was not what you were expecting and you need to release any negative aspects so you can more fully enjoy a more positive future then Birth Healing is for you.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birth Healing - can be as much about our own births as giving birth to your own baby. It is about feeling whole, connected and intimate with ourselves, physically, emotionally and even spiritually (whatever belief system or none).</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">negative aspects of birthing, such as unwanted intervention, loss of sense of control, or fulfilment can lead to lack of happiness. Postnatal Depression is one label, for many moods that are negative. It is ok to be a little depressed, just not to be stuck there, or with extreme feelings. It is better to let these feelings go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This process can be done anytime, not necessarily immediately after a birth, however, good birth debriefing can reduce the stress and post traumatic aspects, and increase the satisfaction of what you have achieved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>How</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The methods used can include a blend of the following to suit individual or group needs:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Counselling, sharing the story, reviewing the notes, using art and colour therapy to express feelings,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">breath work based upon yoga principles to release and let go negatively charged memories from the body and mind.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Touch or non-touch techniques using acu-pressure, and memory trigger points around the head for relaxation and resotring an empowering attitude</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Intuitively guided healing visualizations - listening to your breath, your body and your spirit, ...</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Facilitated by Registered Midwife, Nurse, Teacher, and natural therapist with over 25 years experience in UK NZ and Asia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also with a background in Law (BA Law) and able to support you with any advocacy needs (such as reviewing the clinical case notes and seeking any clarification from hospital or other bodies).</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is available in Aotearoa / New Zealand - Auckland and Wellington ($160 per session 2 hours)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is also available in England London and Home Counties (£100 per session 2 hours)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Contact </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:activebirth4u@yahoo.com"><span style="font-size: x-large;">activebirth4u@yahoo.com</span></a> </span></div>midwives4midwiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05170001327758855582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559851117072623662.post-76915957766344766632011-01-23T17:30:00.000-08:002011-01-23T17:30:52.147-08:00Did Drs steal the normality of birthing?<ul><li><a class="actorName" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000462887750" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000462887750"><strong><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Active Birth</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span data-jsid="text">Did they 'steal' it or are we GIVING AWAY OUR choices our self-determination to choose the birth and life we want without letting fear dominate? Is it a bit of both? Can we take more responsibility for our decisions - and achieve greater faith in our bodies and the birthing process? - maybe it can be as simple as saying 'no thanks' to intervention and stating what we do want, then negotiating a middle ground if necessary or stick to what we know we want.</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, help will be given on how to advocate for youself in a 'system', with how to consent or tactfully decline procedures and positively assert your wishes with the staff around you.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Confidence and Gentleness as you Empower yourself to achieve a culturally safe birth as you constantly look at balancing <em>Risk and Benefit</em> of all your decisions and assumptions.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Reason & Feelings</em> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Gut feelings are subtle animal responses to situations guiding us with what is right for us, however, fear produces adrenaline in our fast and frantic lives affecting our innate wisdom with decision making). So, turning down the stimulation the over-reading; and instead be listening to calm quiet voice within, for inner wisdom we reduce the challenges brought by a society based upon fear.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Biography - About me</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">My Roles</span>: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">Expert Witness</span></strong> – providing reports on matters of fact in relation to care and records of care for medical negligence cases, profession conduct cases and other </span><a href="http://www.xpro.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.xpro.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">Employment law advisor</span></strong> – </span><a href="http://midwives4midwives.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Midwives4Midwives blog </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Experienced litigator – drafting legal statements and legal research to resolve cases in or before going to court by effectively challenging health care providers such as hospitals and government organisations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/home"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NCT</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.aims.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AIMS</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.sheilakitzinger.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sheila Kitzinger</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.primalhealthresearch.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Primal health (Odent)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NZ </span><a href="http://www.nzno.org.nz/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NZNO</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.midwife.org.nz/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NZCOM</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.moh.govt.nz/maternity"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MOH</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">UK </span><a href="http://www.independentmidwives.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IMUK</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.midwifery.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ARM</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.rcn.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RCN</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.rcm.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RCM</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DOH</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>What do you want?</strong></span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You need to know what you want, why and how you want to achieve it. To visualize this and discuss it will let many irrational fears go and deal rationally and holistically with any other challenges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My aim is to achieve this by “Part<em>icipation and partnership</em>” Or, “<em>Awareness and Responsibility</em>”</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You may not know all of what you want, especially if this is your first birthing experience, or, if it is a subsequent birth you may know what you want to avoid from a previous birth.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Contact</span></strong><br />
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<a href="mailto:activebirth4u@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">activebirth4u@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Costs are very reasonable and vary depending on numbers and location, from £50.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Books suggested</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birth without violence - by Frederick Leboyer (RIP)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Activebirth by Janet Balaskas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anything by Sheila Kitzinger or Michel Odent</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Business of Being Born</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birth into Being</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Google - gentle birth; unassisted birth; skin to skin at cesarean sections; </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The informed parent</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">media</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aljezera</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Independent</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Guardian</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Observer</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Telegraph</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NZ Herald</span></a><br />
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