Posts tagged home birth
How birth censorship contributes to society's lack of birth education

We have lost the sense of our ability to give birth without medical intervention and in scenarios other than the ‘norm’ (hospital birth). We are uneducated when it comes to active birthing positions and the power of the mind during birth.

When birth is removed from day to day conversation it creates a feeling that it is bad, painful and something to be feared.

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How the Government is restricting our access to safe home birth!

A fundamental human right is at risk of being taken away from all Australian women. The choice to birth, their own children, with their own bodies, in their own homes.

Even if home birth is not something you have ever or would ever consider for yourself, I hope that you can see this for the violation of human rights that it plainly is.

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A Dad's perspective - Survival guide for fathers & birth partners

At 25 I was the first of my close friends to have the opportunity to welcome a baby into this world.

I was ready. I had already served two operational tours of duty in Afghanistan leading a team of men in the search of improvised explosives, how hard could this be?

I was sure the birth would be simple in comparison however, nothing in the world can prepare you for the experience of helping your loved one bring a new baby into this world.

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