Calmbirth Blog
Articles and stories from Calmbirth’s educators
Getting to know Calmbirth Educator Karen McClay
Educators
Karen McClay is the Director of Calmbirth®PTY LTD. She is also a Southern Highlands Calmbirth Educator, practising Registered Midwife (RM), and a Registered Nurse (RN) and is the daughter of the founder of…
I felt like Super Woman birthing baby Rose
Birth Stories
Leading up to Rosie’s birth, I was in a bit of a bad head space. She had swung herself into the ROA (right occipital anterior) position during a long car…
Calmbirth – Empowering couples through knowledge and confidence
News
Birth. It happens to all of us. Well, happened. And, as for birth-ing, there’s a higher than average chance that if you are reading this, you’ve either given somebody else the…
Celebrating International Women’s Day…because women & mothers matter
News
On International Women’s Day we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on the value of women in society and in our personal lives. Mothers, daughters, partners, colleagues and friends. Leaders of…
Do you want to become a Calmbirth Educator?
News
Be a part of inspiring and educating future generations to experience birth as a natural part of life with knowledge, confidence and fearlessness, and with the support of their partners…
Annabelle’s Calmbirth – The talk of the labour ward
Birth Stories
My partner John and I did the Calmbirth Course in the Southern Highlands in Mittagong early in March last year. We just wanted to let you know that we welcomed our…
Fletcher ‘Finn’ Miles just couldn’t wait any longer…
Birth Stories
Our little boy, Fletcher ‘Finn’ Miles decided he couldn’t wait any longer and was born on 26/3/18 at 32+4 weeks by emergency c-section. He weighed 1.8kg and 42cm length.
Calm breathing is what it took to be ‘Zen’ and focussed on birthing my baby girl
Birth Stories
We cannot recommend the Calmbirth childbirth education program enough.
In labour during a Calmbirth course
Birth Stories
Jonathon and I were the couple that had to leave the Calmbirth course held at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands on Sunday morning because I was having cramping pains. I…