Internal Muscle Health
Written by: Sharon
I think I started seeing the physio fairly early in my pregnancy as she was encouraging me of the importance of focussing on my internal muscles such as my pelvic floor and lower stomach bracing muscles, we also discussed posture and lifting things during pregnancy. I saw her maybe once every couple of months to review how the exercises she gave me were going.
As I love to read and learn, The Pregnancy Centre was and still conti...
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Labour and Life
Written by: The Pregnancy Center
Labour is a challenging process when thinking about it, talking about it, preparing for it and going through it. Labour is called labour because it is considered hard work. There are many takes on what hard work is though, and every single woman will have their own measure of what hard work is for them, hence for each woman, labour will mean something different.
When I was sitting for a moment, reflecting on what to write ...
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A Wise Mother's Story
Written by: Mary O'Dwyer
When my daughter left home for university I started writing a life-guide book to help her avoid some of the pitfalls of teenage years. Unfortunately it was neglected and never completed! Several years ago when she started talking about having a baby, I decided to write a book and share some of my women’s health physiotherapy and mother’s wisdom with her. So my lovely daughter Lizzy was the initial impetus for writing m...
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Pelvic Rocking
Written by: The Pregnancy Center
Pelvic rocking is used by women in labour to help them focus during contractions and it can assist with moving the baby down the birth canal. Some women find this quite a natural thing to do, timing their breathing with their rocking, to give them a focus. Other women will practise this as a choice of another ‘toolbox’ tip for taking into labour.
Pelvic rocking can be used in upright positions, for example leaning...
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A Wise Mother's Story
Written by: Mary O'Dwyer
When my daughter left home for university I started writing a life-guide book to help her avoid some of the pitfalls of teenage years. Unfortunately it was neglected and never completed! Several years ago when she started talking about having a baby, I decided to write a book and share some of my women’s health physiotherapy and mother’s wisdom with her. So my lovely daughter Lizzy was the initial impetus for writing m...
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