When I was carrying my first pregnancy, unplanned, aged 31 years and only 18 months into a relationship - my birth preparation was more about where the baby and I would live, and how I would support us, (should my partner - suffering from acute anxiety - decide he was not ready for fatherhood) than which [...]
Directed Breathing, Touch, Massage and Acupressure for Pain Relief and Positioning for Labour and Birth. In this session we are learning some of the key natural pain relief methods for the Labour Process. Drop in £30 per couple. The partner comes at no extra cost to those booked onto the course. [...]
In Yoga the chair is a familiar prop enabling greater access to a wide range of postures. During pregnancy the chair is an invaluable way to adapt and practice many yoga postures including inversions, forward bends, twists and balances. Antenatal Yoga Teacher, Birth Doula and Founder of Becoming Mother, Nadia Raafat takes us through a Chair Yoga sequence [...]