At Birthtalk we know that BIRTH MATTERS ...
and how we feel about our births is IMPORTANT.
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As a midwife, Debby Gould has witnessed the miracle of new life many times . She has seen not only how empowering birth can be, but also how distressing & traumatic the experience sometimes is. As a mother of two, she has experienced challenging birthing situations first-hand, yet noted the benefits that feeling strong, confident and positive while birthing had on her postnatal experience. She began to observe that the difference between women feeling good about their births & feeling traumatised by the experience was often down to two things : relevant information & support. Debby saw a gap not only in women's antenatal education, but also realised that support services were sadly lacking for women suffering emotionally after a difficult birth.
"Birthtalk" is the result of her vision. "I am passionate about providing the opportunity for positive birth experiences, and allowing the associated personal growth and benefits to the whole family postnatally be realised," she says. "Women who have had difficult births need specialised support, and I will do whatever I can to provide avenues for them to heal."
I guess the answer is why don't all women have easy access to information of the type
found at Birthtalk???
Mother of two - one born by unplanned caesarean, one born vbac [more testimonials]
Melissa is a mother to two small children. After a traumatic caesarean with her first child¹s birth, she found it extremely difficult to find information, support and acknowledgement of her distress. She began researching and discovered she was not alone in her emotional response to a disempowering birth. She began Birthtalk with Debby in an effort to help women in ways she wished she had been supported.
Melissa gave birth to her second child in October 2003 - a very different birth to the first. This time she made use of a wealth of information she was not aware of for her first birth, and had a very positive birth. She believes the information she learned is vital for women birthing in our health system, and is dedicated to providing opportunities for other women to access this information. This has now fueled her passion for the work Birthtalk does, as she wishes every woman could experience the strength of an empowered birth in the setting of their choice, and the positive effect this has had on her life.
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