Birth Choices

Birth Choices

hHow we birth our babies will have a resounding impact on both mother and child that lasts a life time. Considerable fear and mistrust surrounds birth and women are often
discouraged from trusting their body's wisdom and inner knowing when birthing their baby. Being fully informed of all your choices and options allows women and their partners to make informed decisions that best meet their family's needs.

In our Birth Choices section you will find articles that will help you prepare for a positive birth experience including topics such as home birth, hypnobirthing, birthing in water and breech birth. You will find inspiring stories of birth as well as information for fathers and siblings.



A Mother's HypnoBirthing Experience
    A Visit to The Natural Birth Education & Research Centre
      Announcing the Birth of Caesarean Awareness Network Australia
        Birth - A Family Affair
          Birthing at Home - A Personal Journey
            Birthing at Home - Homebirths
              BIRTHING BY NUMBERS
                Breech Choices - Breech Births
                  Choosing a Joyful Birth
                    Dismantling the Fear of Birth
                      Does Birth Matter?
                        Doula Care - Reviving an Ancient Tradition
                          Doula Preparation - what does a doula need to know, and why?
                            From One Caesarean to Another - Caesarean Section
                              Gentle Beginning - A Story of Birth
                                Healing Birth, Healing the Earth
                                  HypnoBirthing - A Celebration of Life
                                    In a Simple Way. A Child is Born
                                      In Their Own Sweet Time - Post Date Pregnancies
                                        Involving Fathers in Birth
                                          It's Not About Homebirth, It's About Choice
                                            LOTUS BIRTH - A Gentle Beginning
                                              Men at Birth - A Book for Men
                                                Myths and Misconceptions About Caesareans
                                                  Natural Parenting in a Hospital Setting
                                                    Oxytocin - The Wonder Drug
                                                      Practical Preparation for a Homebirth
                                                        Pregnant with Heart and Soul
                                                          Putting Horror Stories in Perspective
                                                            Reclaiming every woman's birth right
                                                              Sacred Passage - Woman in labour
                                                                Saying the Great YES!
                                                                  Should I Write a Birth Plan?
                                                                    Siblings at Birth
                                                                      Stories of Birth - A Journey to Women's Wisdom
                                                                        The Birth Centre - A Personal Experience
                                                                          The Caesarean Epidemic
                                                                            The Quest for Better Birth
                                                                              The Third Stage of Labour - A Midwife's Perspective
                                                                                Trusting Birth
                                                                                  Turning Your Breech Baby - A D.I.Y Approach
                                                                                    Using Hypnosis for Childbirth
                                                                                      Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
                                                                                        Waterbirth Feels Natural, But Is It Right?
                                                                                          What is a Doula?



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