Vicky BF Yoga

Powerful words from Milli Hill

Maternity care is failing women on an epic scale It's happening because we are female; meanwhile even the NCT can't call us by our name

So awesome to see my lovey friend and Yogabirth sister Tracy Awere in this advert xx
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOagIEilKDe/?igsh=MWlmbng2Mzhwamd5bg==s

We Like the Way You Move! 💃 How ever you like to move, we think it's worth celebrating. Start with just 10 minutes of movement and see how it makes you feel. #ThisGirlCan

Imagine…

My beautiful friend and Yogabirth sister, Tracey , speaks up for ‘that video’.

https://www.instagram.com/share/BAGYJXLyej

Shock, horror - woman dances in labour! 😱 What are your thoughts on the negative responses to Meghan's video? . . . #Pregnant #ActiveBirth #Dancing #Birth #BirthPartner #MeghanMarkle #MeghanAndHarry

Come along to our fabulous online study weekend to hear three inspirational speakers in the world of maternity:

Alex Smith is an editor for the AIMS journal, a grandmother and a witness to some truly wonderful physiological births. She has close to half a century's experience as a childbirth educator.

Rehana Jawadwala has spent over 20 years in the health and fitness industry. She has a PhD in exercise physiology and nutrition and speaks extensively on the importance of physical activity during the perinatal period. A mother of 2 she is also the founder of MummyYoga, a specialist perinatal yoga service in Chester where she supports and has supported hundreds of women and their families in their physical, mental and emotional preparation for birth and parenting.

Jacqui Tomkins is an experienced midwife of 25 years who is passionate about advocacy and choice for women and their families. She currently works as a self-employed midwife, successfully running a busy London practice for the last 21 years. She is also the chair of Independent midwives UK (IMUK) an organisation that champions and supports self-employed midwives across the country and in 2014 was awarded Midwife of the Year. In her spare time, she enjoys meeting and talking to inspirational women on her podcast The Eve Event, conversations with disobedient women.

To book your place email Lolly Stirk: [email protected]

Do not trust nhs midwives to advocate for you in the birth space. Even the kindest and most woman centred midwife has to follow the trust policies and protocols.
Learn to advocate for yourself, bring your birth supporters on board with your needs and wishes, hire a doula if you need extra support.

https://www.rachelreed.website/rcrp

📕 The childbirth journey is holistic; it is physical, emotional, psychological, cultural, social and spiritual. Viewing it as a purely physical event disregards its power and potential. Considering childbirth as a rite of passage allows us to acknowledge that self-transformation occurs regardless of where it happens or how it unfolds. It supports women to find their individual pathways through their rite of passage and requires care providers to consider how their actions and interactions influence women’s experiences.
https://www.rachelreed.website/rcrp

Staying active during your labour is so vital. Being able to move, sway, (and hide in the loo). Things you just can’t do when you have been told you ‘need’ to be induced, ‘need’ continuous monitoring, or you find you ‘need’ to have an epidural (because the previous two things make labour intolerable).
To find classes that teach you about birth, trusting your instinct and staying active in labour visit www.yogabirth.org and YogaBirth
and be the boss of your baby’s birth.

Here at YogaBirth our pregnancy classes are more than just a yoga class. They will empower you, bringing you strength and community and all the good stuff as you embark on your journey to motherhood. 💜