Hypnobirthing and Child Birth Articles by Katharine Graves

Katharine writes a number of articles and has appeared in the press a number of times during the course of her work.
Please read and enjoy a selection of her writings here - we hope you find them useful and entertaining.
Any comments, questions or feedback is always appreciated.

Complete Hypnobirthing Teacher Training Course

Written by Katharine Graves
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 11:03
Complete Teacher Training Course What better job can there be than to help families bring their children into the world calmly and naturally, and to be part of such a special event? We believe that it is a privilege to be able to offer our help and advice at this exciting time, and we would like to offer you the chance to do the same. Following on from the success of our Hypnobirthing Teacher Training courses, we are pleased to now include a Birthing Foundation Course as part of our Complete Teacher Training Course. This gives you training in many aspects of midwifery and birthing, which we hope will bring a few revelations to even the most experienced midwives.
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No such thing as a pain free birth?

Written by Andrew Graham

Thursday, 22 April 2010 10:55

Interesting and amusing feature on Hypnobirthing and natural pain free births on the The Wright Stuff (Channel 5)

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Newborn Breast Crawl Video

Written by Katharine Graves
Thursday, 22 April 2010 10:49
This is really awesome! Babies know how to find food, just like kittens and puppies do! I felt really bad for the babies that were unable to self-attach due to being medicated and/or removed from their mom after birth.
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Ideas to help with your Birth Plan

Written by Katharine Graves
Thursday, 04 June 2009 15:19
Most women will fill out a birth plan with their midwives midway through their pregnancy. It is a way of registering your preferences for the process of your labour so that your wishes can be carried out whilst you concentrate on relaxing, breathing and focusing on the birth of your baby. Our ethos is to encourage natural childbirth and empower you to be in control of this process, so we have put together a number of options for you to discuss with your midwife and add to your birth plan if you wish. We have given a short account of the advantages of certain choices. This will be covered to a greater extent on the course, and please feel free to drop me an email or call if you want to discuss any of these areas.
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Video on hypnobirthing and water births

Written by Katharine Graves
Tuesday, 02 June 2009 11:33
A lovely homebirthing video, showing how you can use hypnobirthing and water births for a natural and relaxed child birth.
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Home Birth or Hospital - whats best for me?

Written by Katharine Graves
Monday, 20 April 2009 09:27
Hospital Nowadays in the UK this is where the majority of births occur and you will automatically be allocated to your nearest hospital. However you may choose a hospital so it is a good idea to take a tour of the hospitals in your area and decide which one you would like to use. You can request a referral from your doctor to the hospital of your choice. The hospitals are staffed by midwives, doctors, consultant obstetricians and anaesthetists. The environment tends to be more high tech than homely with facilities for electrical monitoring of your contractions and the heartbeat of your baby. All levels of pain relief are available including epidurals, pethidine and gas and air. These units are capable of carrying out all medical interventions in childbirth and can offer full anaesthetic service including caesarians.
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Save Independent Midwifery

The Government policy that all healthcare professionals have indemnity insurance has been on hold for several years, pending an enquiry. That enquiry, the Finlay Scott Review began last year and has now been published, and recommends that indemnity insurance should become mandatory for all healthcare professionals, and be a requirement for registration.

As independent midwives are included in the group of ‘those for whom the market does not provide affordable insurance or indemnity’, the Departments of Health will decide if this service is necessary, and if so, devise a way of overcoming this issue.

If the Departments of Health fail to see the necessity of independent midwifery, then there is a chance that it will become illegal in the near future. If you see the value in personalised, high quality, independent midwifery care, then we need your help in alerting the Government to this need.

If you agree that it would be terrible to lose this choice, please could you send an email to your MP and copy it to the relevant Department of Health (follow the ‘read more’ link for more information), and also print and send a hard copy? We have drafted a letter here which you are welcome to use.

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