Fear Free Childbirth
Stories, science & straight answers about reproductive fear
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Author: Alexia Leachman

Alexia is the host of the Fear Free Childbirth podcast and the author of Fearless Birthing, Childbirth, Midwifery & the Media, and Clear Your Head Trash. Alexia supports families planning pregnancy and birth. She helps them to overcome their fears and feel calm and confident about birth and pregnancy. Alexia also trains birth professionals in the Fearless Birthing, a unique approach to birth preparation that is ideal for those who have fears around birth.
woman with tokophobia Podcast

7 signs of a woman with tokophobia

How to tell if you know a woman with tokophobia Tokophobia is the extreme fear of pregnancy and birth. It’s not very well known and yet it can…

17 January 2019 · 7 min read
Birth Stories

Rebecca’s fear-free natural hospital birth

Rebecca hopes her positive hospital birth story can help others birth without fear We always love receiving positive birth stories here at Fear Free Childbirth and Rebecca has…

15 January 2019 · 5 min read
maternal brain Podcast

The Maternal Brain, with Jodi Pawluski

Today’s podcast is all about the maternal brain and the neuroscience of pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting. A few months back I shared an article about the maternal…

1 November 2018 · 2 min read
pregnancy body changes Pregnancy

Pregnancy Body Changes

Worrying about pregnancy body changes is something most pregnant women worry about. Whether it’s the expected changes in the shape of your body as pregnancy progresses, to the…

25 October 2018 · 3 min read
preparing for motherhood Podcast

Preparing for Motherhood, with Sophie Brigstocke

In today’s podcast episode I’m honoured to be joined by Sophie Brigstocke. Sophie won Doula of the Year in 2017, so this is a real treat – my second…

18 October 2018 · 3 min read