I think my passion for supporting women in pregnancy started from my visits to the National Maternity Hospital with my Mum. She worked there as a midwife for over thirty years. She supported pregnant women in the outlying antenatal clinics. When...
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‘Focusing on your breathing requires you to concentrate. Focused breathing means that your thought process is directed away from any discomfort you may be feeling.’ – HSE article on breathing and self help techniques in labour...
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What is Prāṇāyāma? Breathing in both yoga and birth is incredibly important. In yoga breathing exercises are known as Prāṇāyāma. It’s defined as the practice of breath control in yoga. In modern yoga as exercise, it consists of...
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