by Vicki Hobbs | Jan 5, 2019 | Birthing Stories, Hypnobirthing
Knowing what your choices are and making informed decisions is the best start to any labour. Adrianna shares her birth story, where she was initially booked in for an induction, yet after looking at all her options and evidence-based resources and confirming that she...
by Vicki Hobbs | Dec 20, 2018 | Birthing Stories, Hypnobirthing
Even the best planned births don’t go to plan. Congratulations to Christine and David on the birth of their gorgeous Sophia who was born 10 days before her estimated due date and was very healthy and happy. Christine shares her experience in the hope of helping...
by Vicki Hobbs | Dec 17, 2018 | Birthing Stories, Doula, Hypnobirthing, VBAC
Introduction by Vicki…. I have waited a year to get this birth story from a woman I admire so much, and when I read this it brought tears to my eyes yet warmed my heart. Yes, it’s a long birth story but it is one that needed to be written that helped a...
by Vicki Hobbs | Dec 8, 2018 | Maternity
With Christmas fast approaching the word around social media pregnancy groups is that their Obstetrician has booked them in to be induced at 38 weeks before Christmas to avoid the rush and lack of staff or because their Obstetrician is going on holidays. Christmas and...
by Vicki Hobbs | Sep 27, 2018 | Birthing Stories, Hypnobirthing
Sheryl shares her birth story after completing the Hypnobirthing Australia program and highlights how she only just made it to the hospital in time as she started to get the urge to bear down on arrival at the hospital. Sometimes mums can second guess themselves...
by Vicki Hobbs | Sep 21, 2018 | Birth, Birthing Stories, Hypnobirthing
On the 28th of April at almost 35 weeks pregnant we had a wonderful surprise when we welcomed our baby girl into the world. It certainly wasn’t in the way we expected and yet given the chance I wouldn’t change a thing. I had just finished up work and was...
by Vicki Hobbs | Aug 30, 2018 | Birth, VBAC
Women do not need to be told “all that matters is a healthy baby” because she is the one growing and nurturing her baby. You can be sure that she is thinking and feeling that her first priority is a healthy baby – nobody needs to tell her this and she will forever be...
by Vicki Hobbs | Aug 13, 2018 | Birth, Maternity, VBAC
The Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW) have released the Australian Mothers and Babies 2016 report and it is disappointing to see that the national caesarean rate continues to rise and is well outside the World Health Organisation recommendations of...
by Vicki Hobbs | Aug 4, 2018 | Birthing Stories
I didn’t realise I needed a doula until I didn’t have one at the birth of my first child. Although my first birth was ‘successful’ I deeply missed having an advocate and was left feeling bullied, disempowered and like I had been robbed of the...
by Vicki Hobbs | Aug 3, 2018 | Birthing Stories
Your birth choices will have a huge impact on the way you give birth and may also affect your postpartum experience so you have to be prepared. Anastasia shares her birth story and how important it was for her to do independent childbirth classes and have an...
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