Campaigning for better births & maternal childbirth rights
Evidence based birthing information
Pregnancy & Hypnobirthing Apps
Support & Community
VBAC info (vaginal births after a c-section)
Breech babies
Placenta info
Alternative Therapies - Sussex based (please check if services are operating as usual or by zoom during the pandemic)
- AIMs - The Association for Improvements of the Midwifery Services - evidence & research & booklets
- NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- NICE Improvements in Maternity Care
- NHS - information and support about labour and birth
- Birth Practice & Politics Forum - activism on improving maternity care
- Evidence Based Birth - US based website on non-biased, current & evidence based information on pregnancy & birth
- Sara Wickham - Midwife, author, speaker, researcher on evidence based birth
- Dr Sarah Buckley - GP, author, researcher, speaker, especially about hormones in childbirth
Pregnancy & Hypnobirthing Apps
- FREYA Hypnobirthing app - to time your surges and keep you feeling relaxed with birthing affirmations
- iHypnoBirth - a lovely app to help you relax and support you to have a positive birthing experience
- NHS 'Squeezy' pelvic floor reminder
Support & Community
- The Positive Birth Movement - linking communities and spreading positive messages about childbirth
VBAC info (vaginal births after a c-section)
- VBAC information - this is an American website on vaginal births after a c-section and it contains lots of useful information
- Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists - Birth after a previous Caesarean Birth
Breech babies
- Spinning Babies - lots of info and techniques about turning a breech baby & getting your baby in the optimal position for birth
Placenta info
- The Placenta Remedies Network - everything you need to know about what to do with your placenta after birth
Alternative Therapies - Sussex based (please check if services are operating as usual or by zoom during the pandemic)
- Acupuncture for pregnancy & labour with Soreh Levy in Brighton & Hove
- Pregnancy Massage
- Beccy Hands in Brighton
- Lunabalance with Emma in Hove
- Reflexology for pregnancy and induction
- Happy Soles Reflexology, Brighton & Hove
- Inner Healing, Brighton & Hove, Sonia provides several other complimentary therapies
- Tree of Life Centre in Hove provide lots of therapies including;
- Acupuncture - including a drop in clinic
- Cranial Osteopathy for adults, ,children & babies
- Reflexology
- Homeopathy
- Family Homeopath - with Zoë Scanlan in Brighton
- Holistic Health Centre - with Anna Walker in Brighton
Recommended Reading
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~ Suggested birth preparation & comfort aids for labour, birth & postpartum ~
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Hypnobirthing relaxation & music
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My favourite YouTube channels to support you
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