A trauma-aware pathway to labour. Melanie shares grounding skills, ways to brief your team about triggers, and language/touch preferences that support safety and autonomy.

Create a birth experience that honors your journey and supports healing through trauma-informed care and preparation.

We discuss:

• Grounding techniques for early and active labour
• How to brief your team about triggers and needs
• Choices that keep you safe and seen
• When to pause, reassess and reset
• Building safety in the birth space
• Consent and communication protocols
• Working with body memories
• Post-birth integration support

Create a safe birth space with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for gentle water birth options that support autonomy and comfort.

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.

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

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