. As I sat watching a recorded part of the BBC documentary The Midwives last night a tear sprang to my eyes. They had just shown a baby being born, shown this most miraculous moment of life… and then the baby is floppy and needed assistance to start breathing: The midwife cuts the cord (a life support) and takes the baby away; with her back to the mother, she rubs baby and … [Read more...] about Midwives and Freedom for Birth
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Pregnancy Week 39- Getting ready for labour- Birth plan, care plan and hospital bag
. Medically all is ready, decisions are made, plans in place- I have updated my birth plan (cut out the waffle and bullet pointed it). The consultant midwife has given me a copy of their care plan. The core of my birth plan: to have as natural birth with minimal intervention, spend most of my labour in a birthing pool deliver the baby in the birthing pool get out of the … [Read more...] about Pregnancy Week 39- Getting ready for labour- Birth plan, care plan and hospital bag
