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Respect and honour to the Awabakal and Worimi people as the original and wise custodians of this land. Honour to those who have birthed and breastfed their babies on this sacred land for more than 65,000 years.
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Want to be in the 2-4%? I can guide you to strive for this goal AND be fully supported no matter what your birth outcomes. With the overall goal of a positive birth above all else!
This very low 2% (almost unbelievable) statistic comes directly from the Maternity Consumer Network and can be derived from data from the Mother and Babies reports.
The truth is, birth is TOUGH and on top of that, your environment can make it way, way, tougher.
This is why GREAT, private, birth education and/or GREAT Birth Doula Support, is extremely important for your birth - for all births!
The next time you hear a sad, negative or even disturbing or scary, birth story...
...gently ask the parent, do they have any advice about what they might have done differently next time around?
I wonder if they will suggest or know about the option of hiring a Birth Doula? or about going deeper in their birth prep with a comprehensive, private, birth course?
Let's talk.
Sincerely, Natalie Joy Meade
(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH)your birth outcomes
A really common birth mistake (which I made for my first birth!) is to go into birth assuming that midwives/OBs can calm us and tell us how to birth.
The truth is, birth is extremely HORMONAL and there is little a medical stranger can do once a women enters her labour in a panic response.
(the work and preparation is needed BEFORE labour day)
You NEED a GREAT Birth Course.
Another common birth mistake is women, supporters and partners, going into birth under-prepared physically, mentally and emotionally, but THINKING that are well prepared!
For example, thinking the hospital course is enough - when it barely scrapes the surface.
For example, thinking some free, online videos are enough. When women and families benefit HUGELY from face-to-face work.
Hire the right people for the right job!
You need a PRIVATE birth educator, Birth Doula and/or Private Midwife!
These careers are specialists in preparing you fully, holistically! Emotionally and Mentally!
AND there are affordable ways of getting this gold standard birth support.
Let's chat ALL your options ASAP!
Sincerely, Natalie Joy Meade
(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH
I birthed totally under-prepared the first time. The antenatal education I completed (in hindsight) was totally USELESS.
Panicking and fighting my own body during that birth, meant that birth felt torturous and scary. The Birth Course I had done gave me nothing to ground me and nothing to have faith in. I didn't even know what was happening to my own body.
A year after my birth, I was awakened to the world of excellent and amazing birth education. (examples include Hypnobirthing, Embody Birth, Calm Birth, Shebirths, Birth Into Being etc
Fast forward fourteen years and I’ve now guided over 1,000 families as a Birth Educator, and I have emotionally supported at least over another 2,000 births as a Birth Community Project Leader, Birth Counsellor, Birth Page Admin and Birth Doula.
(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH)
Natalie's support, experience and knowledge is amazing. I felt so understood, seen, loved, and heard.
You gave me: trust in my body, you gave my hubby: confidence and in-depth understanding of birth.
Your dedication, knowledge, tack, care and diligence were exceptional.
Your teachings protected my headspace and transformed me as a birthing woman.
As a pregnant woman, I wanted childbirth to feel special and celebrated during my care.
Born from this dream, the Newcastle Birth Movement is my gift to the local community, located in Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW.
At the space, myself and our volunteer team, run a counselling room, a preloved maternity clothing room and many wonderful workshops.
We also offer complimentary birth circles, trauma counselling debriefs and doula chats + more.Drop in for a cup of tea if you ever pass through Newcastle!
Respect and honour to the Awabakal and Worimi people as the original and wise custodians of this land. Honour to those who have birthed and breastfed their babies on this sacred land for more than 65,000 years.