tel: 07790 443629
email: contact_motherbirth.co.uk
"We have a secret in our culture...and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong...""
Laura Stavoe Harm
INDEPENDENT MIDWIFERY
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Independent Midwifery
OUR PHILOSOPHY
A warm and gentle approach, and a real passion for choice and normal birth give motherbirth its appeal. Whether or not it's your first baby, whatever your previous history, however you feel about pregnancy, labour and birth...we have the experience, sensitivity and understanding to help you achieve the birth you want.
OUR PACKAGES
Rose ~ all antenatal appointments, support during your homebirth, postnatal checks and breastfeeding support. The works!
[£3000.00]
Daisy ~ all antenatal appointments, support as birth partner at your hospital birth, postnatal checks and breastfeeding support.
[£2500.00]
Tulip ~ antenatal and postnatal care plus breastfeeding support.
[£1500.00]
Daffodil ~ a special package allowing you to choose the aspects of care you require.
[Prices from £100.00]
All packages involving antenatal care include the arrangement of all screening tests e.g. ultrasound scans and blood tests, if required at the hospital of your choice
WHAT IS BABY MASSAGE?
Baby Massage
Baby massage is not a trendy phase or fad, it is an ancient art and philosophy that connects you deeply to your baby.
It's important to remember that massaging your baby is something that you do with your baby rather than to your baby. Baby massage is a truly wonderful way to make your baby feel safe and secure by showing them that they are loved and cared for. The session will be at its most effective during a time when you know your baby is not likely to be hungry.
If you are breastfeeding this can often be a time when partners might feel isolated, so learning baby massage is a perfect opportunity for them to have their own special time with baby.
WHAT CAN IT ACHIEVE?
Massage can help in a number of ways
•to eliminate wind from babys body.
•produces feel good hormones helping baby to relax and reducing levels of stress hormones.
•research has also shown that baby massage can alleviate the effects of post-natal depression and offer a more positive interaction between mother and baby during this period.
•Most importantly baby massage gives you the opportunity to listen, observe and communicate with your baby. Your baby ultimately needs your trust, love and respect to make him feel secure and comfortable outside the womb. By communicating this through massage and offering your baby the skin to skin contact he craves you will be able to soothe and reassure him
•It provides you with an opportunity to understand your baby's individual and particular non-verbal language, enabling you to respond with love and respectful listening.
WHAT DO WE GET?
One-to-one massage teaching sessions lasting 60-90 minutes . The cost of this includes
•travel to your home
•a work booklet for you to keep detailing the massage sequence
•sufficient oil to go through the sequence during the session [£25.00]
Most babies will sleep soundly after the massage, so why not book a treatment for yourself straight after?
There are no group baby massage sessions available until June 2012.
Therapies
Aromatherapy is a holistic massage which produces a physical, spiritual and emotional sense of harmony.
Aromatherapy works in two ways through the benefits of body massage and the inhalation of essential oils derived from the flowers, roots and leaves of plants and shrubs.
Aromatherapy is an entirely relaxing treatment with particular benefit in pregnancy providing improvement of health and well-being.
We can treat a number of different conditions from aching muscles and joints to poor circulation, skin complaints, sleeplessness and anxiety. Massage is also wonderfully indulgent - what better way to treat yourself in pregnancy than to a massage for no other reason than you can!
All our essential oils are 100% pure and unadulterated. Where possible these are also organic. We do not use wild sourced oils or any products tested on animals.
Our massages are suitable from 12 weeks gestation and are carried out by a qualified midwife and aromatherapist in the comfort of your own home.
Full Body Massage ~ 90 minutes
[£35.00]
Face, Neck and Shoulder Massage ~ 45 minutes
[£25.00]
Back and Shoulder Massage ~ 45 minutes
A complimentary initial consultation of 30-45 minutes will be required prior to your first session.
If you require something that is not detailed here, please ask...we will be happy to accomodate you
Reflexology is a non-invasive complementary health therapy, based on the ancient Chinese theory that energy is flowing all around our bodies. If the energy can flow freely then we are balanced and healthy. If the energy is obstructed, illness may result. Reflexology is one way to unblock the energy.
Reflexology has many uses in pregnancy - reducing stress and tension, improving circulation and supporting the body to cleanse itself of toxins and impurities. It is renowned for revitalisation of energy and is often used as a preventative healthcare. Small scale clinical research has shown reflexology to be effective in starting labour after 37 weeks.
We can offer appointments from 12 weeks gestation by a qualified midwife and reflexologist in the comfort and privacy of your own home.
[£30.00]
An initial consultation lasting 45-60 will be required before your first treatment.
HYPNOTHERAPY
Hypnosis is a naturally induced state of relaxed concentration- a state in which we communicate suggestions to our subconscious mind. It is this part of the mind influences what we think and feel.
Hypnosis has many uses including:
pain relief
anxiety disorders
eating disorders
needle or birth phobias
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
relaxation techniques
smoking cessation
boosting low self esteem
postnatal depression
At motherbirth, we offer a wide range of hypnotherapy for safe and effective use before, during and after your pregnancy as well as in labour and birth. Suitable from any gestation and carried out by a qualified midwife and hypnotherapist in the comfort of your own home. [£25.00]
Hypnaitre ~
pain relief for labour and birth
Designed specifically for use during labour and birth, this form of hypnosis can provide a pain free birthing experience.
It supports the idea of natural birth and a womans ability to trust in her body and birth her baby. In eliminating fear and tension, labour can be shortened and allows a woman to experience the birth she really wants.
What will I learn on the course?
•Relaxation and self-hypnosis techniques to eliminate fear, tension and pain.
•To encourage the production of natural hormones that will help maintain a relaxed, calm state.
•How the mother's body is designed to work in harmony with nature.
•How to remain comfortable and in control if intervention really is necessary (motherbirth recognises that there are a small number of births when special circumstances mean intervention is required)
Having attended these sessions, both you and your birth partner will both be able to induce a self-hypnotic state. Practicing at home with the CDs after completion of the sessions is actively encouraged.
[£120.00 per couple per 5 week course. includes all course materials and CDs]
Meditation
Pregnancy and birth can be a demanding and tiring time of your life both physically and emotionally, but should also be one of the most wonderful. motherbirth believes relaxation and rest is best achieved when body and mind are in balance. We offer guided meditation to help you achieve this; either with our therapists or through a pre-recorded CD for your personal use
In the antenatal period, meditation is a very useful tool as an energy booster, balance restorer or an opportunity for both parents to bond with their unborn baby.
Postnatally, meditation can help you to restore and heal following the birth of your beautiful baby. Useful for both parents to take time out of their new routine to gain composure, strength and inner balance. Babies can sense their parents anxieties, and calmer parents make for calmer babies!
[prices from £20.00]
Herbalism is a preventative medicine. When taken regularly, herbs may help prevent many common pregnancy discomforts, promote optimal fetal growth and development and increase the chances of a normal and problem-free birth.
Excellent nutrition includes pure water, controlled breath, abundant light, loving and respectful relationships, beauty and harmony in daily life, joyous thoughts and vital foodstuffs.
Suitable from any gestation and carried out by a qualified midwife and medical herbalist in the comfort of your own home. [£35.00]
Of all the diagnostic techniques used in Natural Medicine, Iridology is probably the most useful.
Conventional tests and X-rays are only able to indicate when an organ is damaged, whereas Iridology can denote when an organ is under stress, before it malfunctions.
Knowing whether or not you are more pre-disposed or not to certain common symptoms of pregnancy can be very useful in getting the best from your 9 months!
Carried out by a qualified midwife and iridoloist in the comfort of your own home.
[£20.00]
Kinesiology for You
During pregnancy we can help you ensure you are in the best of health to support your developing baby and make sure that you are a fit, healthy and happy mum to be.
Kinesiology can help you address a wide range of health issues:
Morning sickness
Optimum Nutrition
Food intolerances
Vomiting
Eczema
Post-natal depression
Post-natal fatigue
Breast congestion and breast pain
Constipation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ear, Nose and Throat infections
Digestive problems
Hormonal imbalances
Mood swings
Relationship difficulties
Skin disorders
Difficulty losing weight
Kinesiology for your Baby
Kinesiology can help with a wide range of health issues that might affect your baby:
Colic
Wind
Asthma
Food and substance sensitivities
Excess Mucous
Low immunity
Distressed and crying babies
Babies with sleeping problems
UPCOMING EVENTS
Aromatherapy for Beginners - one day course
March 19th, 21st or 23rd 2012 £60.00 light lunch included
Hypnaitre - Hypnosis for Pain Relief in Labour (group)
February 6th, march 12th or april 16th £100.00
fully booked until june 2012
reflexology - an introduction - one day course
february 12th £40.00 includes light lunch
Taster Days
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BIRTH WORKSHOPS
Birth workshops make a significant difference to how individuals experience labour and birth and how well equipped they and their families feel able to cope. Positive experiences depend on good preparation, consistent emotional support and advice, and respectful, competent care.
We know that our workshops matter to women and their families. We also know that where antenatal preparation is interactive and client-led, women feel more satisfied with their birth experience.
motherbirth provides realistic, positive and practical preparation for labour, birth and adjustment to parenthood. These programs are delivered to the NHS, Childrens Centres and Independent groups.
The motherbirth approach is a flexible one, and can tailor the birth workshops to your needs.
All teaching materials and props are provided, as well as all information packs and handouts.
Topics Covered
Labour, water birth, homebirth, assisted birth, c/section, pain relief, postnatal care, breastfeeding, adjusting to life, common problems and baby wellbeing.
All sessions are interactive, hands-on, and take an honest, common sense approach to pregnancy, birth and adapting to life with a newborn.
[Saturday Morning Group Sessions £50.00 per couple per 5 week course]
Childrens Centres, NHS or other institutions looking to provide workshops ~ please contact us for bespoke packages. We can provide more value than our competitors.
Info
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Address
10 Conway Avenue, Quinton,
Birmingham, B32 1DR
Telephone
07790 443629
0121 684 1979
Email
contact_mother-birth.co.uk
