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  • Kirstie Perez - Recording Your Birth: Top Tips for Success
    2025/12/11

    Capture the moment without disrupting it. Kirstie walks through consent, angles, lighting and presence—so your photos and video support the story you're living.

    Create beautiful birth memories while maintaining the sanctity and privacy of your birth space.

    We discuss:

    • Kind, clear consent and boundary-setting
    • Discreet angles and lighting that respect privacy
    • A minimal gear list for partners/pros
    • When to put the camera down and be present
    • Birth photography ethics
    • Protecting the birth atmosphere
    • Capturing emotion vs documentation
    • Sharing and storage considerations

    Document your water birth journey with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for photogenic birth pools that create beautiful birth spaces.

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    49 分
  • Liz Nutter - Supporting Natural Birth in a Busy Hospital Environment
    2025/12/04

    Yes, you can protect physiology on a ward. Liz shows how to use privacy, pacing, mobility, water and collaborative communication to keep labour flowing when policies and pace ramp up.

    Navigate hospital birth while maintaining your natural birth goals through practical strategies and effective communication.

    We discuss:

    • Environment tweaks that protect oxytocin on the ward
    • Working with staff: clear preferences and teamwork
    • Smart use of movement, water and monitoring
    • What to bring to soften a clinical room
    • Advocating for delayed interventions
    • Creating privacy in shared spaces
    • Using hospital facilities to your advantage
    • Building rapport with hospital midwives

    Bring natural birth to any setting with portable Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for hospital-approved birth pools.

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    32 分
  • Suzzie Vehrs - Techniques for Managing Pain Naturally
    2025/11/27

    A practical toolkit you can try tonight. Suzzie covers movement, positions, counter-pressure and two easy acupressure points—plus a partner "cue card" so support is simple and timely.

    Master natural pain management techniques that really work, with clear instructions for both birthing person and partner.

    We discuss:

    • Go-to positions for back/hip sensations
    • Where and how to apply counter-pressure
    • Two safe acupressure points for labour
    • A repeatable flow partners can follow
    • The gate control theory of pain
    • Rhythm and ritual in labour
    • Using heat and cold effectively
    • TENS machines and other tools

    Enhance your comfort with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for water birth solutions that provide natural, effective pain relief.

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    45 分
  • Barbara Harper - Anxiety and Stress During Natural Birth
    2025/11/20

    Waterbirth pioneer Barbara Harper shares how warmth, buoyancy and rhythm regulate your nervous system and ease sensations—plus timing, positions and breath patterns you can rely on.

    Learn from decades of waterbirth expertise how water can transform your birth experience through natural pain relief and deep relaxation.

    We discuss:

    • Why warm water reduces pain perception
    • Best timing for getting into (and out of) the pool
    • Positions in water that encourage progress
    • A steady breathing pattern for focus
    • The science of hydrotherapy in labour
    • Water temperature management
    • Movement and flow in water
    • Creating a water birth sanctuary

    Experience expert-designed water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk - the choice of water birth professionals worldwide.

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    51 分
  • Jade Aminah - Say Goodbye to Fear-Based Birth
    2025/11/13

    Replace cultural fear with grounded knowledge and community. Jade offers practical ways to challenge unhelpful stories, rebuild confidence and protect your headspace in the weeks before birth.

    Transform birth fear into birth power through education, community support, and practical confidence-building strategies.

    We discuss:

    • Where birth fear comes from—and how to spot it
    • Confidence scripts to use with yourself and others
    • Building a protective support circle
    • Daily micro-habits that lower anxiety
    • Challenging negative birth stories
    • Finding positive birth communities
    • Media literacy for birth content
    • Creating boundaries around birth talk

    Choose confidence with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for water birth solutions that empower positive birth experiences.

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    32 分
  • Anna the Spiritual Midwife - Creating a Birth Plan That Feels Right
    2025/11/06

    Make a plan that actually serves you. Anna shows what to include (and leave out), how to express preferences as options, and how to brief your team so your "why" is crystal clear.

    Create a birth plan that's both flexible and powerful, communicating your values while leaving room for the unexpected.

    We discuss:

    • The sections that make a plan useful on the day
    • Phrasing that keeps doors open while protecting your values
    • Advocacy without conflict: sharing your "why"
    • Swift alternatives if circumstances shift
    • Visual birth plans vs written formats
    • Including partner preferences
    • Communicating with hospital staff
    • Planning for different scenarios

    Plan your perfect water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for birth pools and planning resources that support your birth vision.

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    29 分
  • Siobhan Miller - Overcoming Fear in Natural Birth (Hypnobirthing)
    2025/10/30

    Siobhan demystifies hypnobirthing and gives you tools you can use immediately—two core breathing patterns, simple scripts and reframes that reduce tension and help you stay present even when plans change.

    Learn practical hypnobirthing techniques that work in real-world birth situations, whether at home, in hospital, or if circumstances change.

    We discuss:

    • How to break the fear–tension–pain cycle
    • Little-and-often practice plan (no hour-long sessions)
    • Scripts to keep adrenaline down during big moments
    • Using hypnobirthing with induction/transfer
    • The science behind hypnobirthing
    • Breathing techniques you can master quickly
    • Partner scripts for support
    • Adapting techniques for different scenarios

    Experience the calm of water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk - trusted by hypnobirthing families across the UK.

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    44 分
  • Clara O'Rourke - Creating a Positive Birth Mindset
    2025/10/23

    Mindset shapes hormones. Clara shows how to shift from fear to trust, choose language that keeps adrenaline low, and use light, sound and scent to back up your calm.

    Transform your birth experience through the power of positive mindset and environmental cues that support your body's natural birthing wisdom.

    We discuss:

    • Practical mindset shifts that support oxytocin
    • Gentle language for yourself, your partner and staff
    • Easy sensory cues (light, sound, scent) that help you settle
    • A quick "reset" drill if things wobble
    • The neuroscience of positive birth
    • Creating affirmations that actually work
    • Building trust in your body
    • Environmental psychology for birth

    Create your perfect birth environment with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for professional birth pools that support calm, positive birth experiences.

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    28 分