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Can you buy a better birth?
Your own personal midwife, therapists to treat you during labour, a private room and hired help afterwards… can paying for your baby’s birth make a difference? Melanie Deeprose investigates Countless thousands of women have given birth on the NHS and been extremely happy with the care they received. But in today’s cash-starved health service, you…
How to organise a waterbirth
First of all discuss the matter with your midwife. She might be happy to support you in labour, or to give you the name of another midwife who has more experience of waterbirth. If she cannot help you, get in touch with the supervisor of midwives at your hospital. If you are planning a home birth, you may…
Waterbirth – contacts
The Active Birth Centre offers advice, antenatal classes and hires out pools: Active Birth Centre 25 Bickerton Road London N19 5JT Tel: 020 7281 6760 Fax: 020 7263 8098 Shop tel: 020 7263 8098 Email: info@activebirthcentre.com www.activebirthcentre.com Having trouble organising a waterbirth in hospital? You might consider hiring the services of an independent midwife who will be…
Posted in Labour and Birth, Water birth
Tagged Active Birth Centre, Baby, birth pool, hire, Home birth, independent midwife, organise, Water birth
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Being prepared for labour
Preparation, preparation, preparation? I went into labour a week early, not part of my carefully constructed plan! Ever since I had found that I was pregnant I had approached my pregnancy like a military operation. I had read all of the books and magazines, taken various herbal supplements on a daily basis, drank endless cups…
Posted in Am I in labour?, Labour and Birth
Tagged Active Birth Centre, Birth, Childbirth, Labour, labour and birth
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Types of active birth classes
There are a selection of active birth classes, such as aquanatal and labour weekends. Active Birth classes These focus on exercise and yoga as preparation for birth. Advantages they are very focused they help you prepare both physically and mentally Disadvantages you have to pay they are not available everywhere *Find out more about Active…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy
Tagged Active Birth Centre, aquanatal swimming, Exercise, Labour, Pregnancy
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Support Groups – W
Support Groups – W Water Birth – companies that hire out birthing pools Splashdown Tel: 020 8422 9308 Active Birth Centre Tel: 020 7561 9006 Elise Inglis Birth Pool Tel: 0131 229 6259 Gentlewater Tel: 01273 474927 Women’s Environment Network (WEN) P O Box 30626 London E1 1TZ Tel: 020 7481 9004 Fax: 020 7481…
Posted in Pregnancy
Tagged Active Birth Centre, Fax, Helpline, Lewes East, Women’s Nutritional Advisory Service
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