Welcome to Connected Journey
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 If you are interested in any of
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"Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers - strong, confident, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength" - Barbara Katz Rothman
How can a doula support you?
A doula is a woman who is trained and experienced in childbirth who provides continuous emotional, physical and informational support during pregnancy, birth and throughout the early weeks of parenthood.
Studies* show that when doulas attend births; labours are shorter, women have fewer interventions and mothers feel more satisfied with their birth experience. Statistics include a:
> 50% reduction in caesarean rate
> 25% shorter labour
> 60% reduction in epidural requests
> 40% reduction in oxytocin use (induction of labour)
> 30% reduction in analgesia use
> 40% reduction in forceps delivery
> improved breastfeeding
> decreased incidence of postnatal depression
> greater maternal satisfaction
> better mother-infant interaction
*Mothering the Mother, "How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier and Healthier Birth’ ~ ’Klaus, Kennell and Klaus
New research about doulas
"Continuous support from a person who is present solely to provide support, is not a member of the woman's social network, is experienced in providing labour support, and has at least a modest amount of training, appears to be most beneficial"... to read more click here
What's on...
Birth Hypnosis
Birth Hypnosis - Do you want to learn the process of entering in to deep relaxation during labour and birth?
To find out more contact Melissa TODAY!
Birth Preparation Workshop in Berwick
Connected Journey Doula and Counselling Service and Yoga Plus are offering 'Positive Birth: Empowering Birth Preparation for Couples'
Dates: 28th April 2012
For more details click here
Embracing Parenthood: The Early Weeks
A new group offered by Yoga Plus and Connected Journey Doula and Counselling Service to support pregnant women and their support people in the transition to parenthood... click here for more information
Dates: 14th April 2012
To make a booking contact Melissa here
Announcements...
Congratulations to Cristy, Dave and Willow on the gentle birth at home of Lottie Alice.
In the community...
New Research about electronic fetal monitoring
"The new review, published in The Cochrane Library, looked at how each type of monitoring affected women admitted to the hospital in labor with low-risk pregnancies and found there was no benefit of using the CTG at admission. However, women who had an admission CTG were about 20 percent more likely to have a caesarean section compared to those monitored by intermittent auscultation".... to find out more click here
Inductions, Ceasarean, VBAC and more.... How does your hospital rate?
To read the Victorian Maternity Services Performance Indicators click here
On ABC radio
To listen to an interview with Lucy Perry, experienced doula and childbirth educator, on 'Conversations' with Richard Fiddler click here.
