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Calmbirth® is the only childbirth education program that requires all its educators to be practising midwives or trained birth professionals
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Isabella’s birth
Birth Stories
We would like to introduce our daughter Ilaria Vazquez, born on 30/01/26 at 6:05pm weighing 3.355 kilos and 49cm long. My waters broke on my due date 28/01 and started to slowly leak (I didn’t realise it was my waters- just thought it was a little wee each time as she was head down and, on my bladder,). We ended up going into hospital to check and they said it was a slow leak of my waters and I needed to be put on antibiotics straight away as we didn’t know exactly when they ruptured. I was told I wasn’t going anywhere and would need to be induced in the morning.
An unexpected turn
Birth Stories
I had a planned C-section, not by choice, but because my baby was in a complete breech position. A C-section was at the very bottom of my birth plan, so I felt extremely anxious, scared, and honestly devastated. To cope, I used Calmbirth techniques, especially breathing exercises, which really helped manage my anxiety and grief. I also prepared as much as I could by planning for both a natural birth and a C-section, as I’m naturally a planner. Asking lots of questions also helped me feel more in control, especially since I had never had surgery before.
The Birth of Charlotte
Birth Stories
Just wanted to share the news that our darling girl, Charlotte Winter arrived in the early hours 12.2.26, three days after her ETA. She was due on 9.2 and when we saw our OB on the 4.2 he did an internal check and advised that she was engaged and my cervix was soft so she was likely to arrive ahead of her due date so be on standby.
Expanding Midwifery Practice Through Calmbirth Education
News
At a time when Australia’s maternity system is marked by rising intervention rates and increasing reports of birth trauma, the role of the midwife has never been more critical or more in need of expansion. Calmbirth education offers a meaningful, evidence-based and informed pathway for midwives to extend their scope of practice beyond clinical tasks into the emotional, psychological and relational dimensions of birth.