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Web site of Lina Clerke, Childbirth Educator, Bowen Therapist, Midwife (Aus), Birth Attendant/ Doula (Sussex UK) Working in UK 2010 |
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Professional Development and resources for childbirth educators, midwives and doulas |
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to inspire and encourage you on your birthing journey |
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1. Maia's Birth - a family celebration
an ecstatic and instinctive unassisted waterbirth at home | |
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2. The Birth of Lucy -
5 weeks early - born at home | |
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3. The Birth of Holly -
a planned vaginal breech birth | |
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4. The birth of Alexander
This time I really felt a connection between my mouth and my cervix, and so opened my mouth as wide as possible...my voice became clearer and stronger. As I opened up further, my voice became higher. It was as though I was singing scales... | |
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5. Visualisation during labour: a story
how fortunate I was to feel, see and hear what I did. Visualization is such a powerful tool. | |
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6. Manifesting Polly. An unexpected homebirth!
Our first birth! It was a wonderful and magical event which we each superbly responded to. | |
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7. The Importance Of Good Support In Labour
The Birth of Jessica Rose: We had created such a lovely, relaxed, comfortable birthing environment in the hospital and I was 9 cm dilated. But then the shift changed - the new midwife was NOT into active birth and she was HORRID!! | |
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8. Many valuable lessons learnt at a homebirth
I now know that it is all the interference and intervention in hospitals which cause the women to scream, not the pain itself. | |
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9. The birth of Magenta
A planned vaginal breech birth for first baby | |
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10. Anna's birth
A planned homebirth but baby born naturally in hospital | |
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11. The Birth of Lara Joy
I didn’t intend to have a water birth, but ... | |
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12. Taking control of birth choices during pregnancy
I stayed with my obstetrician until I was 36 weeks pregnant and brought my birth plan in... It wasnt until she replied with, “look you’re not the only one having a baby, we have a hospital to run you know” that the alarm bells went off in my head... | |
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13. Two women and two babies
"Babies born to lesbians would have to be the most wanted and considered of all children." | |
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14. Aiden's Active Natural Birth
I feel like I know a secret now that I share with all other women who have experienced labour. I feel like my body has achieved a sort of nirvana that it was designed to achieve... | |
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15. The Birth of Nathan Michael
I am living proof that a woman who sustains a massive tear, can birth again vaginally. It required a lot of reading and soul searching, and a major understanding of WHY the tear occurred in the first place... | |
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16. How Post Natal Depression (PND) affected my life and my family
Postnatal depression can happen to anyone. I am not ashamed now to say that I have suffered from it. With the help and support of trained professionals, counsellors, Support Group parents and my family I have overcome this illness… | |
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17. Overcoming breastfeeding difficulties
I am still deeply proud of my tenacity. Many of my friends could not believe that I would bother and my lovely doctor claims he has had no other patient quite so stubborn. | |
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18. Losing Control
Is he sleeping through the night yet? | |
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19. Ella Rose’s Story.
There is room in the birth process for both natural medicine and modern medicine - you can combine them to achieve the best result – a healthy baby. My waters broke 4 weeks early and we had to be very assertive to avoid an induction... | |
www.wonderfulbirth.com
email: lina@wonderfulbirth.com
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