Calmbirth Blog
Articles and stories from Calmbirth’s educators
Practice makes Permanent
Birth Preparation
One of things we talk a lot about in Calmbirth is that Practice makes Permanent. This means that through our practice we create habits of doing (& thinking) and then…
The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast Episode 17: Dr. Sarah Buckley – Oxytocin and Birth
Birth Preparation
In episode 17 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast I talk to Dr. Sarah Buckley about Oxytocin and birth. Dr. Sarah Buckley is a GP/family physician with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and…
Hello Magnus Frederik Cederkrantz!
Birth Stories
We welcomed our little boy on Wednesday the 29/09 (also Marty’s Birthday) at 21:14, Wt 3502 g / Length 50cm / HC 35cm. We are totally smitten and settling into…
Is your mind open to birth?
Birth Preparation
Our culture tends to view birth simply as a physical process of the female body, the mechanical opening of the uterus and cervix, then the expulsion of a baby from…
The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast Episode 16. Pregnancy Yoga
Birth Preparation
In Episode 16 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast Calmbirth Director, Karen McClay talks to our wonderful Calmbirth Educators and Yoga Instructors, Maja Batista and Karen Shlegeris about the benefits of…
CALMBIRTH TO RESUME TEACHING FACE TO FACE IN JANUARY 2022
News
As you are all aware, from October 11th there will be some restrictions eased in NSW and possibly Victoria, in lockdown affected areas. Calmbirth as an organisation has thought long…
Calmbirth of Archie James
Birth Stories
"We completed the Calmbirth course to prepare us for labour it was brilliant and really helped, he could not have done a better job of supporting me. "I found that…
The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast Episode 15. The Golden Month
Postnatal Care
In Episode 15 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast, Calmbirth Director, Karen McClay talks to Dr Carla Brion & Nadia Parisi about the Golden Month – an in-home postpartum service they…
The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast Episode 14. COPE – Emotional Support For The Challenges Of Becoming A Parent
Postnatal Care
In Episode 14 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast, Karen McClay talks to Dr. Nicole Highet who is the Founder & Executive Director of COPE, the Centre of Perinatal Excellence and…