Women want Continuity of Care
Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email me or call 0400 418 448.
Women would feel more comfortable having their baby delivered by a person who has followed them throughout pregnancy …
… mothers felt much more comfortable when somebody they had met before was with them when they gave birth …
[Continuity of care makes women calmer during the birth] “When they are calm, their body releases more endorphins and they can tackle contractions better,” …
… Between 80 and 90 per cent of women can have a natural birth but they need to prepare for it …
… while it was good to have a birth plan, mothers [need] to be flexible and prepared for the unexpected …
Melissa Maimann, Essential Birth Consulting 0400 418 448