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.
failure to progress Birth Prep

Failure to progress? Seriously?!

Childbirth is often compared to running a marathon and for good reason. The physical and emotional demands are not dissimilar. A recent study showed that childbirth put an…

11 February 2016 · 6 min read
home birth Birth Prep

Home birth; bravery has NOTHING to do with it!

Childbirth is often compared to running a marathon and for good reason. The physical and emotional demands are not dissimilar. A recent study showed that childbirth put an…

3 February 2016 · 6 min read
losing control Podcast

Fear of losing control

This podcast came about as a result of a client session I had a few weeks back. We were talking about control; losing control, being in control and…

29 January 2016 · 8 min read
childbirth marathon Birth Prep

If childbirth was a marathon…

The childbirth marathon Childbirth is often compared to running a marathon and for good reason. The physical and emotional demands are not dissimilar. A recent study showed that…

28 January 2016 · 3 min read
Birth Stories

Alexia’s Positive Birth Stories

[spp-player optin=”off” ctabuttons=”off” url=“youraudio.mp3″] I can’t quite believe it, but this is the last episode in the first season of the Fear Free Childbirth Podcast. To finish I…

3 December 2015 · 2 min read