Organising a Homebirth
Once you have decided to birth at home you will begin to think about what your hopes and dreams are for your homebirth. Organising a homebirth is a time when you are preparing mentally, physically and spiritually to meet your baby. Do you want music, soft lighting, affirmations, a birthing pool, or a doula? Do you want to be spoken to? How can you create your own birth space? These topics are covered in these organising homebirth articles.
Birth in the way that is right for you. Feel prepared for your homebirth and have any unusual scenarios planned for. Birth from a place of confidence, knowledge and trust. We hope that these articles will prepare you for your incredible homebirth journey.
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Six reasons women choose a planned homebirth
One of the stereotypes around planned homebirth is that it's mainly for "hippies" – free-love types who live on love and fresh air. Another is that it is "anti-advancement" types who refuse to accept the advantages of modern medicine and instead want to "birth like in the dark ages". Some even consider those seeking home birth as selfish and irresponsible – putting their desire for comfort over the safety of their baby. In fact, there are six main reasons
COVID-19 – Is Now the Right Time to Choose Homebirth?
Facing this current pandemic is a surge of expecting mothers considering the swap to homebirth. A worrying belief that hospitals are epicentres for the spread of the virus is responsible for women considering a homebirth. Understandably women are concerned about the threat of corona virus transmission to their health and that of their families. With the emergence of COVID-19 - is now the right time to choose homebirth? Increase in Request for Homebirths Vast numbers of requests are becoming
Homebirth Supplies
We outline the most common homebirth supplies you’ll need to have on hand during your labour, for the birth, and after. After all having a homebirth can be a gloriously life-changing event. In addition, planning and preparing for a homebirth can be an exciting experience too, as you collect together the supplies you’ll need. But what do you need? Homebirth Supplies for labour Labour requires lots of energy, courage and self-belief. But beyond these essential yet intangible things, there
Creating a Sacred Birth Space
One of the reasons I chose to have a homebirth was because I wanted a sacred birth space. I didn’t feel it was possible to create that experience in a hospital. I believe that creating a sacred birth space is one of the fundamental elements of manifesting your intention for a wonderful birth. It is important for a woman to feel safe. It is important to be held in a loving environment in order to birth in love. I