by Nisha Gill | Nov 3, 2018 | Birth, Trauma
I have recently worked with a series of partners, one after the other, who have been traumatized as they supported their birthing partner through the birth of their baby. And in one case at least, it was only the partner who had experienced trauma after witnessing an... 
by Nisha Gill | Jun 24, 2018 | Birth, Trauma
Birth trauma is sadly all too common. And the statistic of one in three births is likely to be the very tip of the iceberg. The symptoms of birth trauma are often confused with those of post natal anxiety and post natal depression. However, the underlying mechanism... 
by Nisha Gill | Jan 6, 2018 | Birth
A high degree of trust and surrender are required of a birthing mother for birth to proceed undisturbed or without external intervention as it has done for aeons. There is an infinite array of natural tools for facilitating a relatively calm and smooth birth by... 
by Nisha Gill | Dec 5, 2017 | Birth, Trauma
Meet Mandy. She is mother of a four-month old baby whose entry into the world was dramatic. After nineteen hours of labour in hospital her baby’s heart rate dropped causing serious concern. Mandy was rushed to theatre for a Caesarean section and her little boy... 
by Nisha Gill | Aug 29, 2017 | Birth, Pregnancy, Stress
.ourIf at thirty-five weeks pregnant you realise that you haven’t done a whole heap of birth preparation, of all things, do not stress, Mama! You still have time up your sleeve to do the most important thing, and that is to BE: be in your body. Fully IN your... 
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