Calmbirth Blog
Articles and stories from Calmbirth’s educators
Unexpected challenges
Birth Stories
The last few weeks have been testing for Dan and I. I got diagnosed with pre-clampsia 3 weeks ago at my 32 weeks’ pregnant pre-natal check and have been back…
Who says, ‘Geriatric mothers’ don’t labour well?
Birth Stories
By the end of the weekend at Calmbirth I had realised that ‘all’ fear was not only counter-productive, but irrational.
Calmbirth…Making Birth Choices Possible
Birth Stories
I want to say thank you for building birth education workshops focused on calm, empowered choices for families. My midwife at RNSH suggested we attend and I immediately connected to…
The new resurgence of Wonder Woman and the women’s movement in labour and birth
Uncategorized
With the release of the new Wonder Woman movie hitting our theatres, I began asking myself about the meaning and relevance of Wonder Woman for today’s generations of girls and…
Making threads for playful little people
Birth Stories
Milk and Masuki kids clothing founders, Rachael Freeman and Ishak Masuker first did the Calmbirth program in 2012. They loved the fact that it nurtured them so much as a…
Dads & Men’s Health Week
For Dads & Partners
Preparing for parenthood, fatherhood and family life is A MUCH BIGGER TRANSITION than it may first seem.
Birthing business born in the Highlands
News
Karen McClay loves being involved with childbirth. She’s a part time midwife at Bowral Hospital with a hands-on role delivering babies, then every second weekend she teaches childbirth education classes…
Can childbirth be enjoyable?
Birth Preparation
Why is childbirth so feared in our society? I know for certain that I’m not the only woman who has enjoyed her labour and births.
Calming Influences
News
My first birth was an arduous labour with a decent amount of intervention. I wanted more skills and options up my sleeve to help me.
