Active birth workshop
Active birth means being an active participant in your own birth experience; to be free to move and behave as you wish, to make choices that align with your beliefs even if those caring for you disagree and to be at the centre of your own story.
During her many years of doula service, Cáitlin has observed and experienced what a woman needs from her partner’ during labour. ‘Going with the flow’ sounds like an open attitude to a natural life experience but often leaves women and their partners vulnerable to the flow of a busy labour ward or a poorly designed NHS policy. Many say they simply don’t know what questions to ask of their care providers, how to say no to advice that doesn’t feel right or goes against their wishes, how to cope with the unexpected during labour and how to make a difference. Cáitlin developed this workshop after years of seeing first hand how simple and practical techniques can truly make a difference to your labour experience.
You will discover what labour and birthing positions feel like and what might work for you.
You will learn ways of moving that can help baby’s journey through your pelvis.
You will learn effective breathing techniques to help you cope during the working and resting parts of labour.
You will learn how resting well during labour is key to coping well.
you can explore how birth affirmations can support you to focus without fear.
Your birth partner will learn how your body is supposed to behave naturally and instinctively during labour and how they might support that process.
They will learn how to support you emotionally.
how to massage and use pressure effectively.
how gravity helps you and your baby.
how to keep you comfortable & coping from TENS machines to birth pools.
“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for today. It was by far and away the most useful birth preparation across the board - and we’ve done it all!
“I am feeling a lot more positive & confident. This session helped me on both a practical & emotional level. Thanks also for making me feel so at ease & not self conscious about how to get comfortable in my body.”
The workshop is best attended from 30 weeks of pregnancy.
The are only 12 places available ( 6 couples )
It is suitable for first and next-time-around parents.
The workshop is held in a spacious, comfortable studio at kin collective on Leith Links.