by cherylsamuels | Mar 10, 2021 | 4You, Articles, Freeflow, Your birth
What Is A Placenta And How Is It Supposed To Come Out? Mireia Manzano Staff Nurse and Student Midwife Every person who grows a baby, grows a placenta too. However, this tends to go highly unrecognised in the birthing world. Sometimes named as “the...
by cherylsamuels | Mar 5, 2021 | 4You, Articles, Freeflow, Your birth
Thinking Of Having A Home Birth? Cheryl Samuels Midwife, Project Lead All4birth, BSc Midwifery, Summary Home birth midwifery services and therefore rates vary from country to country. Currently only 2.1% of births in England and Wales are at home.1 With the...
by cherylsamuels | Mar 2, 2021 | 4Family, Articles, Becoming a parent, Freeflow, Parenting
Becoming a good enough mother Ali Pember Coach, counsellor, mindfulness and hypnobirth practitioner. Instagram @goodenoughmamas Summary In 1953 a British paediatrician and psychoanalyst named Donald Winnicott termed the phrase ‘good enough mother’ in response...
by cherylsamuels | Jan 16, 2021 | 4You, Articles, Freeflow, Your birth
Aromatherapy In Childbirth Alex Green Midwife BSc Midwifery Summary Aromatherapy is known to aid relaxation, calm fear, promote a feeling of well-being, act as a distraction tool and even enhance contractions 1. Pain in labour is caused by heightened...
by cherylsamuels | Dec 18, 2020 | 4You, Articles, Freeflow, Your birth
Perineal Massage Cheryl Samuels Midwife, Co Project Lead at All4Birth BSc Midwifery, Summary Perineal massage is generally not an openly talked about topic, but it can help to reduce your likelihood of perineal trauma and ongoing perineal pain, especially if...
by kayhollyking | Dec 15, 2020 | 4You, Articles, Freeflow, Pregnancy, Your birth, Your pregnancy
The power and role of touch in pregnancy and birth Laura Bloom Doula and Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Summary Touch is one of our most primal senses and has been described as the primary language of compassion.1 We can communicate deeply with one another through this...
