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The Duchess of Cambridge delivered her son perfectly – without recourse to any powerful painkillers. The Mail on Sunday has learned that Kate had a completely natural birth after arriving at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, just after 5.30am last Monday. As four midwives monitored the...

Touch Me, Touch Me Not – Labor and Touch

When it comes to childbirth, things can be unpredictable.  Take me, for instance.  I’ve had the pleasure of birthing 4 small humans, and each labor was remarkably different from the others.  I have often said that the only thing predictable about childbirth is that it’s unpredictable. This isn’t true for...

What is the Evidence for Induction or C-section for a Big Baby?

In summary, evidence does not support elective C-sections for all suspected big babies, especially among non-diabetic women. There have been no randomized, controlled trials testing this intervention. It is likely that for most non-diabetic women, the potential harms of an elective C-section for a big baby...

Do You Know How to Love Yourself?

We hear over and over from self-help books and therapists, “Love yourself.” Even on Twitter, there are thousands of tweets, such as: U Gotta Love Yourself Love yourself or nobody will Love yourself. Love your day. Love your life. Don’t forget to fall in love with yourself first. Fearlessly...

Peaceful Birthing.org

Welcome to Peaceful Birthing.org This website is to introduce you to the concepts of Peaceful Birthing, and the Blissborn Birth Hypnosis Program that I teach. I am in the process of a conversion to the WordPress format, so things will be under construction for awhile. I believe our babies deserve a peaceful...