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Forum: Holding the space

Everything you need to know about supporting your partner, friend or relative for their joyous birth. Practical information and ideas on how to hold a birthing woman safely within a loving circle of support.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: What is True Support?

    I'm pondering how others feel about this based on one definition of "support" I've just witnessed on another forum that disturbed me. How do you...

    Started by Ceridwen, 14-04-06 07:52 PM
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    30-07-10 12:05 PM Go to last post
  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Resources for birth partners - men at this point, hoping to expand to women partners!

    A note to fathers: it's you she wants. A midwife's perspective on seeing couples during a woman's labour. ...

    Started by The Morrigan, 21-06-05 12:26 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    14-10-09 05:43 PM Go to last post
  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Newly Formed QLD Independent Midwives Committee

    From ACMI mailing list:- Agenda:- Program Outline for Workshop:-

    Started by Ceridwen, 21-07-06 09:56 AM
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    06-10-07 03:08 PM Go to last post
  1. Student Midwife Learning

    Hi, I am currently studying midwifery (1st/2nd year) and would love for some of the other midwives (or wise women) to help me keep a homebirth...

    Started by Buzzz, 26-08-10 07:06 PM
    • Replies: 7
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    06-09-10 02:39 PM Go to last post
  2. doula roll call! students welcome

    Post here if you're either in training or qualified as a doula!

    Started by The Morrigan, 26-04-08 09:28 AM
    • Replies: 52
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    04-09-10 11:05 AM Go to last post
  3. Student Doula Looking for a Mentor

    Heya, I'm a Student Doula living in Brisbane and I'm trying to find a certified Doula who will mentor me and here's why: In July I completed a...

    Started by Esther, 03-09-10 09:02 PM
    • Replies: 0
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    03-09-10 09:02 PM Go to last post
  4. Creative Ways of Making Space for the Baby workshops

    Fantastic birth and body workshops coming up in Byron, Blue Mtns, and Melbourne.... Feel free to move to more appropriate area of the forums and...

    Started by Yahuskin, 16-07-10 05:55 PM
    • Replies: 20
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    02-09-10 10:45 PM Go to last post
  5. Type 1 Diabetes & Severe Bipolar Disorder

    I'm not sure if I've put this in the right spot but I'm in need of some sage advice.... My sister is pregnant with her first child and I want to...

    Started by tuner, 30-08-10 02:24 PM
    • Replies: 15
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    01-09-10 01:15 PM Go to last post
  6. Student doula feeling really overwhelmed!

    I am feeling really overwhelmed and I dont even have a birth lined up! And this is why..... I did my training with ADA. I was unable to complete my...

    Started by breeze, 25-08-10 10:54 PM
    • Replies: 24
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    27-08-10 11:03 PM Go to last post
  7. Birth support

    tell me about how you felt with the first birth you were there to support? i may have an opportunity to support a women for her birth. i have...

    Started by pickles, 24-10-09 12:33 PM
    • Replies: 19
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    26-08-10 04:43 PM Go to last post
  8. Traditional Midwifery Education - Online Course

    Traditional Midwifery Education I'm wondering if anyone else has come across this link? What do you think? Does anyone know the people involved?...

    Started by AngelsMum, 21-08-10 11:48 AM
    • Replies: 20
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    25-08-10 11:40 AM Go to last post
  9. Regretting your Birth 'Support' - How to deal with it?

    As some of you may know, MIL and I have had some huge issues, which recently culminated in my sending her a email outlining my feelings. A bit...

    Started by believeinbirth, 14-08-10 05:51 PM
    • Replies: 9
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    15-08-10 12:28 AM Go to last post
  10. New birthy type blog...

    Hello all, after a bit of a hiatus. I have started blogging again. It's a long term, but not terribly regular, blog about my journey to midwifery and...

    Started by Merlin, 10-08-10 05:26 PM
    • Replies: 4
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    12-08-10 11:34 AM Go to last post
  11. Having a homebirth sans bathroom

    The possibilty of this happening is looking more and more likely by the day :cry. Our bathroom has been completely gutted (we had that lead poisoning...

    Started by Amaranth, 27-07-10 02:27 PM
    • Replies: 31
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    02-08-10 01:56 PM Go to last post
  12. What do you gain in studying Midwifery?

    Was wondering.....just seems there's so much misinformation that midwives are taught in order to get that qualification. Is there anything useful? If...

    Started by Araluen, 28-04-10 11:06 AM
    bach midwifery, why become a midwife?
    • Replies: 136
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    24-07-10 12:02 AM Go to last post
  13. "The Best" Doula training

    I'm having thoughts of perhaps doing Doula training as some stage, and as we all know, not all Doula training is equal, so is there any kind of...

    Started by Cyathea, 20-08-07 12:52 PM
    cbi, childbirth international, doula courses, doula education, doula training, optimum birth
    • Replies: 129
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    23-07-10 06:17 PM Go to last post

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