Birthing Awareness

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2021/04/02
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All things birthing. To support women everywhere who are giving birth and those who are with them while they do so. As well as exploring and birthing awareness of what it means to be a human being, in the context of parenting and beyond.

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Dr C Hastie: How do we support student midwives who experience bullying in clinical placements?
2021/10/19
BIO Carolyn is a mother, grandmother and midwife with qualifications in adult education, counselling, lactation, primary health care, reproductive and sexual health. She has been at the leading edge of midwifery practice and education for four decades. Now a midwifery lecturer at Griffith, having wide-ranging national and international experience in diverse settings, including commissioning and managing a quality award-winning stand-alone midwifery service in NSW, her work is well known. Her passion is strengthening midwifery and improving care for childbearing women, partners and babies; her focus is on the neurophysiological intersection of growth, development and relationships. Areas of interest include neuroscience, epigenetics, the Polyvagal Theory, Barker’s Theory, teamwork, social, emotional and spiritual intelligence, labour, birth, breastfeeding and attachment. She has researched, taught and written extensively on midwifery related subjects. A core aspect of Carolyn’s work is finding ways to optimise students' teamwork skills so midwives, women and families can thrive. Twitter @CarolynHastie Blog       Thinkbirth https://thinkbirth.blogspot.com/ ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carolyn-Hastie Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=okc2hj0AAAAJ&hl=en Academia  https://griffith.academia.edu/CarolynHastie?from_navbar=true Griffith University Information page https://experts.griffith.edu.au/16316-carolyn-hastie/about My PhD thesis A Participatory Action Research Project: Investigating a Structured, Whole-of-degree Approach to Developing Undergraduate Midwifery Students’ Teamwork Skills  
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Toni Harman: The Microbiome Effect; It does matter where you start...
2021/10/05
When Toni was pregnant, she wanted a homebirth. And Toni wanted to exclusively breastfeed. In the event, Toni ended up with an emergency C-section and struggled to breastfeed. After the birth, we both had one burning question: Could birth and infant feeding affect a child's long-term health? Our 10-year search for answers led us to interview some of the world's top professors and scientists. We made the film MICROBIRTH, wrote a book and have created the evidence-based courses found in MICROBIOME COURSES. Now we want to share what we have learned on this journey with you. Want to take a free course about the microbiome? Visit: Microbiomecourses.com https://microbirth.teachable.com Want to watch Toni’s award-winning film Microbirth? https://vimeo.com/ondemand/microbirthfilm Want to read Toni’s book The Microbiome Effect: https://www.pinterandmartin.com/the-microbiome-effect  Research links to subjects discussed in our podcast discussion: Research into the idea of “faecal transplant” restoring the infant microbiome after Cesarean https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33007265/ https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/fecal-transfer-from-moms-to-babies-after-c-section-trial-results-68012 Research into vaginal/swab-seeding: https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.4039 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31696621/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908762/ https://www.webmd.com/baby/vaginal-seeding#1    
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The Midwife Sparkle Coach: Rahda Wilson Jefferies
2021/10/05
Work With Me How it all began... I had been a midwife for 3 years when I found out I was pregnant in 2016, so I felt fully prepared for birth and motherhood (or so I thought). Unfortunately, my birth experience resulted in crippling postnatal anxiety and PTDS. This impacted me massively on a personal level and made my return to work when my son was 10 months old incredibly challenging.   Outwardly I was talking the talk and walking the walk (my background in performing arts served me well here!) but inwardly I was anxious, triggered on an almost daily basis and could not get away from the things which were triggering me the most – pregnancy and giving birth! I felt like a fraud.  It took me 18 months to realise that my feelings were not going away.  It was quite a journey, but I am proof that there is a way to rediscover your passion, inner resilience and skyrocket your self-esteem.  In spring 2020 whilst the world was in lockdown due to covid-19 I found my true emotional freedom! Qualifying as a certified emotional health coach and developing my 8-week coaching programme released me from so many negative beliefs, thinking styles and habits which were keeping me stuck in the past and preventing me from being the mother, Midwife and woman I wanted to be.  I’ve worked in a variety of maternity settings over the last decade, striving to support women and birthing people and midwives to reach their potential and fulfil their dreams. After seeing it from both sides – being the new mother and the midwife trying to keep it all together, despite overwhelming emotional health issues, I am honoured I get to illuminate the way for others to experience their very own life-changing transformation.   Interesting facts about me I am a proud member of Progress Theatre.  We’re a group of (mostly) midwives who use performance and workshops to explore familiar situations from the world of midwifery to inspire honest discussions, personal reflection and positive cultural change.  I am an avid menstrual cycle charter and monologist.  Living and working cyclically allows me to be more productive, creative and aware of my body and its own rhythm. It’s really changed my life! I couldn’t live without Tea – I like it really strong too! My name is Radha and my vision is to support every midwife to have a second chance at the career she dreamed of before she qualified. To help every midwife find the confidence to sparkle, embrace her autonomy and retune her intuition. Midwife Sparkle Method Programme https://radhawilsonjeffries.co.uk/about/ My signature 1:1 8 week Midwife Sparkle Method Programme is for you if you’re ready to take the next step to: Feel comfortable in your own skinThrive under pressure Stop worrying what other people think of youStop needing validation from others that you are doing well or are good enough Be able to switch off at night and stop overthinking thingsEnjoy healthy work/life boundariesFeel calm, in control and self-assured stop self-doubt and negative self-talkrelease negative emotions and start to look forward to a future of clarity, focus and positivity fall in love all over again with midwifery and find the joy in your lifeSessions are 1 hour per week held virtually over Zoom. There are also short self-directed reflective activities for you to complete in-between sessions to help you consolidate your progress.   
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The Death Doula Part 2: A Place Beyond Gender
2021/09/14
The death doula aka Alexandra Derwen speaks of their transition to a non-binary way of being. https://sacred-circle.org/about/what-is-a-cic/ Alexandra lives and works in Snowdonia, North Wales as a birth keeper, end-of-life doula, healer, spiritual counsellor and independent minister and ceremonialist. Their introduction to working in service of the Soul began young; Their father died when they were 14 and intuitively Alexandra knew how to midwife his soul; this early encounter with death and the reassurance of what they are experienced beyond the veil sparked their spiritual quest through Buddhism, past life regression, Reiki, image work, training as a yoga and meditation teacher, yoga scripture, Sufism, shamanic practice and working with ancestral voices and soul clearance before training as an interfaith minister and spiritual counselor. In recent years Alexandra was surprised and delighted to be asked to attend friends’ births and so they trained with Nicola Goodall of Red Tent Doula Preparation. Amazed from the outset at how the issues so often encountered in their journeys with people to and through death are paralleled in our birth experiences and also sensing a Homecoming and sacred recognition of that ancient midwife archetype Alexandra felt they had found a community to which they completely and utterly belonged.  As the death and birth work has interwoven a key area of focus for Alexandra has been on grief and working with grief as a pathway to healing and joy.
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Dr. Rebecca Knowles Bevis (PhD, DClinPsy, CPsychol, AFBPsS): Psychologist & Doula
2021/09/02
Independent Clinical Psychology and CBT Practice Dr Rebecca Knowles Bevis (PhD, DClinPsy, CPsychol, AFBPsS) Rebecca is a clinical psychologist with over 12 years experience of working in the NHS with people who are experiencing a wide range of emotional difficulties. She holds additional qualifications in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mentalisation-based treatment (MBT) and has undertaken post-qualification training in cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), schema-focused therapy (SFT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). In her evidence-based practise, she draws on a range of therapeutic models according to the particular needs and preferences of each client.  Rebecca is highly skilled in the assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties. She has a special interest in perinatal psychology, and the particular issues faced by expectant and new parents from conception through to the end of the first year after the birth of a baby. Rebecca is passionate about working with new families and supporting people with the transitions into parenthood. She is also a birth doula, who works with couples and families through pregnancy and birth.  I am an experienced Clinical Psychologist and Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. If you are struggling with emotional, behavioural or relationship difficulties, I am able to offer you flexible, compassionate and collaborative treatment to help you resolve problems and increase your sense of wellbeing. There are many different ways to address psychological issues, and I will work with you to find the approach, or combination of approaches, that suits you. I encourage your active involvement at every stage of treatment, and I will provide a safe and supportive environment within which you can take on both the challenges and the rewards of therapy. http://psychologyoxfordshire.co.uk
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Megan Reay: IMPORTANT Research:Understanding the Barriers to Men Seeking Help for Depression: Comparing Fathers and Non-Fathers
2021/08/28
Understanding the Barriers to Men Seeking Help for Depression: Comparing Fathers and Non-Fathers Before agreeing to take part in this research study, please read the below information to ensure you understand why the research is being carried out, and what it would involve for you. If you have any questions about the research or would like further information please contact Megan Reay at megan.reay@hmc.ox.ac.uk   What is the purpose of the research?  Approximately 10% of new fathers will experience postnatal depression, yet in the UK men are not routinely included in NHS perinatal mental health services. This project aims to understand help-seeking behaviour amongst fathers with paternal depression to allow services to better support men to access the help they need. It will compare help-seeking intentions, barriers to help-seeking, and level of depression between men with depression in the postnatal period, and men with depression at another time of life. Can I take part in the research?  We are aiming to recruit 102 men who have experienced depression in the past 24 months, 51 whose partner has given birth in the past 24 months, and another 51 men who do not have a partner that has given birth in the past 24 months.   By ‘depression’ we mean men who have experienced at least one of the following nearly every day for a period of at least two weeks:   Feeling sad, empty, hopeless or tearful  A loss of interest or pleasure in activities  As well as at least three of the following:  increased aggression or irritabilitychanges in weight or appetite (eating too much or too little)difficulties sleeping (either sleeping too much or too little)trouble concentratingfeeling as if your body is moving slower or faster than usualfeeling worthlessfeeling guiltythoughts of suicide or self-harm All men wishing to take part must also be at least 18 years old and able to read and write in English. Men with a history of a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are not able eligible to take part in this research.   http://bit.ly/OxFathersMH
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Ria Oliver: From event management to Birth Mind set Coach.
2021/08/17
Ria Oliva: Speaks openly about her three very different birth experiences. In this interview, she explores, with us, the journey she has been on from working as an events coordinator to founding The Simple Birth Company, More about Ria: I’m Ria Oliver, the owner of The Simple Birth Company and creator of the Positive Birth Mindset & Hypnobirthing Programme.  As the birth mindset coach, I utilise my skills as a hypnobirthing practitioner, neuro-linguistic programmer, birth trauma resolution practitioner and women’s emotional wellbeing specialist to help new and expectant parents prepare positively for birth and/or find emotional freedom in postpartum life. I specialised in dealing with clients with pre or postnatal birth-related fear and anxiety. I created my signature Positive Birth Mindset & Hypnobirthing Programme to help my antenatal clients acknowledge and overcome their fears at a subconscious level.  I help new and expectant mums re-frame previous negative experiences, identify the root of their fears, and acknowledge and alleviate anxieties to build confidence, positive birth expectancy, and emotional resilience.  The reason that I teach hypnobirthing, wellbeing and birth preparation is simple – I’m a mum too, and I know the impact birth has when it doesn’t go to plan, and I also know the impact it has when birth does go to plan and the mental load that we mothers carry. I am a mum to two of my own Hypno-birthed babies, Fletcher (5 years) and Finley (3 years) and Autumn, who was born in September 2020, and we live in the rural town of Letchworth in Hertfordshire.   I started my own hypnobirthing journey in 2015 when I fell pregnant with my first child.  My husband Michael and I signed up for local hypnobirthing classes, which enabled us to prepare for and genuinely look forward to the birth of our first child and feel like we were bringing him into this world together, team.  I went on to birth my son Fletcher in February 2016. While we encountered some unexpected and fairly major complications (baby was malpositioned, causing lack of descent, heart rate deceleration, episiotomy plus a natural tear, suction cup delivery and postpartum haemorrhage), I still had a really positive birth experience. I know many people would wince at that birth story. Still, I credit hypnobirthing and emotional well-being, enabling me to stay calm and relaxed despite the changes and challenges I faced.  So much of my experience was down to the fact that I felt listened to, respected, in control, and I had tools and knowledge to fall back on when I needed to make different choices. https://thesimplebirthcompany.com
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The DadPal (Shane Lindsey): A male postnatal Doula
2021/08/05
Shane has recently become a Dad to a little boy called Ezra (9 months old) The whole experience of pregnancy, labour and postpartum was very eye-opening from the struggle, sacrifice and pressure a Mother goes through, particularly in the postpartum period. In addition to the lack of support for Dad's in terms of proper insolvent like breastfeeding, hypnobirthing, postpartum care etc. and support for understanding the Mother's perspective. Having a system in place for Dad alongside Mam will have such an amazing impact on the family dynamic and also children's development  Shane decided to train as a Postpartum Doula (the 1st and only male in Ireland). He set up an Instagram page and podcast giving advice on how to understand the Mother's perspective more, be a good Dad & Partner and maintain good health.  Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedadpal/ Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedadpal Email: thedadpal@gmail.com Produced by Mark Harris 
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Emma Rosen: Writer of MILK
2021/07/15
Emma Rosen and her husband live in Kent and have three adorable children and a silly dog.  After ten years as a biology teacher, Emma now works full time as a writer, with particular interests in marine ecology, early parenting and independent publishing. She has degrees in marine biology and education.  Emma is passionate about breastfeeding support and volunteers as a peer supporter at a local group. When she’s not writing or relaxing with her family, Emma makes YouTube videos, spends time by the sea and sings in a band. Sartain Publishing Ltd is the company I formed to publish my books. When choosing a name for my publishing company, I wanted something suitable for a book of any genre or subject. 'Sartain' is my maiden name, so I see this as a lovely way to include the name my family gave me in my writing career (I publish using my married surname, Rosen). I asked my friend Pete Glass if he had time to play around with a logo for me. In no time at all, he came back with this logo (from a scribbled sketch I did for him), which I'm extremely pleased with! At this time, Sartain Publishing Ltd exists solely to publish my own books. However, in the future, I hope to expand this. http://emmarosenbooks.co.uk/sartain-publishing/
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Dr Sally Pezaro: Supporting Midwives
2021/07/06
Sally PezaroDr, PhD, RM, BA (Hons), MSc, PgCAPHE, FHEA, FRCM Associate, Research Centre for Arts, Memory and CommunitiesLecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5767-0708 Biography Dr Sally Pezaro is a Fellow of the Royal College of Midwives (FRCM) and a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panellist with clinical as well as research and teaching experience. Dr Pezaro is also a mentor to Mary Seacole Leadership Awardees, coach to the Council of Deans of Health #150Leaders, and the Nursing Now Challenge ‘Midwifery Champion’. Dr Pezaro has experience working as a midwife clinically in the United Kingdom, the Gambia and Ethiopia. Reflecting on her own experiences, Dr Pezaro ensures that her work, now in research and academia remains challenge led.  With a keen interest in supporting that childbearing with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), Dr Pezaro is the lead midwife for www.hEDSTogether.com and an invited member of the Ehlers-Danlos Society's International Consortium.   Check out the blog The Academic Midwife for information about how you can participate in Dr Pezaro's current research project:  https://sallypezaro.wordpress.com/publications/
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