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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…
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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…
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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…
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We’re #2 in a list of Top Pregnancy & Birth Podcast
Wow! I’m proper chuffed! I’ve just found out that the Fear Free Childbirth podcast has been named at number 2 in a list of the top birth and…
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…
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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…
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Fearless Birthing
The Fear Free Childbirth podcast is back! After a year off, I’m back… lots of great episodes coming too! In this episode, I talk about my new book,…
Pregnancy
The 4 TRUE causes of fear of birth and pregnancy
There has been a lot of debate recently around fear of birth and tokophobia, the pathological fear of birth and pregnancy. Much of this debate has centred on…
Pregnancy
7 things NOT to do to a pregnant woman
Pregnant women are precious; they are growing a new human being. This magical quality means that pregnant women get extra attention. It’s not always MORE attention though. I’d…
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I’m speaking at GOLD Perinatal Conference 2018
I’m thrilled to have been invited to speak at the GOLD Perinatal Conference 2018 later this year. The title of my talk is “How to prepare women for a…