Fear of Birth

By Pernille, on April 20th, 2012

Women have birthed babies successfully for millenniums. We don’t know if they were scared. Some of them probably were. It would be pretty unnatural not to have worries and even fear of something so epic and unknown in many ways. The difference, I suppose is that women in the past, partly was part of birth [...]

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BaBs in the news

By Pernille, on April 4th, 2012

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Older articles mentioning Pernille.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2011/03/16/kids-ok-to-share-bed-expert-sids-manietta/

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2010/04/20/no-written-manual-babies/

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The trials and tribulations of the Birth Plan

By Pernille, on March 20th, 2012

Photo by GutekSutek – http://www.flickr.com/photos/gucman007/3222872644/

How to write a meaningful birth plan.

The birth plan has become an integral part of our modern birth culture. Most women, particular women wishing for a natural birth, will document what they want and what they don’t want for their labour and birth. But is it beneficial to [...]

March 20th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: birth, Birth Preferences, choosing your care giver, doula, homebirth, interventions, personal, preparing for birth | One comment

The key to meaningful birth preparation

By Pernille, on February 12th, 2012

The key to meaningful birth preparation: Prepare for pain, intensity and the unexpected

There seem to be a common belief in our culture today; that as long as a woman thinks positively about birth & is determined to birth without drugs, then that will give her a good birth. And if a woman worries [...]

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Birth Activism or Mother Celebrations

By Pernille, on August 28th, 2011

It is needless to say that birth in our culture, is very different to what it used to be and  also to what it was meant to be. We save more mothers and babies than we used to in poorer times, but we are now at a place where the medicalisation of birth, is continuing [...]

August 28th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: BaBs, birth, Birth Preferences, celebrating mothers, choosing your care giver, doula, homebirth, interventions, parenting, preparing for birth | Leave a comment

Is Birth Getting Harder?

By Pernille, on June 15th, 2011

Based on a presentation by midwife and lecturer Rachel Reed. Check out her very informative website: MidwifeThinking

Birth is rarely described as easy, and in today’s culture birth is surrounded by lots of fear and feelings of danger and risk. However, for most women the safest and healthiest way to birth is a normal, vaginal [...]

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