Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a reference to childhood sexual abuse. I am sending this email as I want to raise awareness about the mental...
Childbirth
Della
Hi, I’m Fedella, i liked to be called Della, any ways, my life was perfect. I had a nice boyfriend sammy but then on my 16 th birthday, sammy gave me a pregnancy test as a joke. I decided...
My heart less your beat
When I was 17 I had a stillbirth. I was 8 1/2 months pregnant, and the night of December 24th 2007 I arrived into the hospital. In the emergency the nurse pulled a wheel chair and rushed my...
Mistreatment and abuse in childbirth
My experience with child birth consists of mistreatment, abuse, physiological torture and poor suturing. I remember my labour pain started very early in the morning at around 5am, I had my...
Sunlight for a Rainbow
Hi Angels, I am a mother of 3 just wanting to share my hope that you can truly believe you CAN DO ANYTHING! I grew up so incredibly sickly and was told by my family over and over again how...
The Beauty and thrills of childbearing. The unbridled...
The Beauty????and Thrills????of Childbearing! An unbridled tale! Motherhood for me begins with child bearing that is equivocal to an action thriller script. I am the main character and...
“Appreciate the power of birth”
VIDEO: Maren Dietze shares her experiences of how dance, choreography, birth and midwifery are connected.
“Never doubt your intuition again”
VIDEO: Dina Davidson, shares how her training and skills as a midwife, coupled with her intuition, helped save her newborn daughter’s life.
“Midwifery is all about empowering that woman”
VIDEO: Michelle Wright from Scotland shares her perspective on empowerment, midwifery, and motherhood.
“We want to reduce maternal deaths”
VIDEO: Amanda Saambou, a midwife from South Africa, shares her commitment to supporting the health and survival of women and girls.