Birth anxiety, and Tokophobia, are they real?
by Justine Daly,
Are you terrified about labour and birth? If so, you are not alone. It’s so common it even has a name – Tokophobia.
by Justine Daly,
Are you terrified about labour and birth? If so, you are not alone. It’s so common it even has a name – Tokophobia.
by Justine Daly,
It's incredibly normal to feel worried when you are pregnant. For some women this is a new experience as pregnancy brings such an unfamiliar set of circumstances, for many it’s an added stress on top of their existing stresses. For these women pregnancy anxiety can lead to feeling overwhelmed and can become a real problem that negatively impacts every day. If this sounds familiar it’s good to know there is plenty of support available.
by Justine Daly,
Today’s blog post came as a result of a really touching conversation I had recently with one of the mums from my antenatal course. She rang me to tell me about how her birth had gone, and then really generously agreed to write it down to share because she puts it so much better than I ever could.
by Justine Daly,
Where do we get our expectations of labour and birth from and are they valid?
I have over 20 years experience as a midwife in the UK and Australia, working in both private and public hospitals. I have helped thousands of women in every scenario, from homebirths and water-births, births with complex issues, intervention, and caesarean births.
I am passionate about supporting women and families to be as relaxed and confident as they can be, whatever the circumstances. I have spent 20 years working in the Birth Centre and for the past few years have been an educator as part of the Child Birth Education Team. This means I am up to date with current research, policies and procedures when it comes to all things birth related.
In addition, I am a government accredited Clinical Hypnotherapist, with an Honours degree in Psychology. In my private practice I specialise in treating anxiety, trauma, fertility issues, pain management and phobias, as well as hypnobirthing techniques.
Bringing together these sets of skills, knowledge, and experience I can guide and prepare you to have the positive birth experience that you desire.
Next live course in Williamstown Melbourne starts Saturday Dec 14
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Justine Daly:
Midwife, Childbirth Educator, Strategic Psychotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner
justine@afocusedbirth.com,
Melbourne,
Australia
Professional Member of The Australian Hypnotherapy Association
Registered with APHRA
ABN: 12633192393
Tel: 0414 072 344
I acknowledge the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation and their Elders past and present as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land where I live and work.
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