Midwifery
Motherwise Philosophies:
MotherWise is based on holistic philosophies that embrace the natural as much as safely possible, including:
- Working in partnership with the woman, ensuring they receive free and informed choice and consent throughout their childbirth experience; to enable us to jointly plan their maternity care.
- Encouraging the woman to embrace complementary naturopathic therapies - under the guidance of appropriately qualified practitioners - including herbalism, homeopathy, aromatherapy, and acupuncture all of which can have proven positive effects on shortening labour duration and reducing rates of intervention complications.
- Encouraging the woman to embrace naturopathic pain relief, including mobilisation (ie freedom of movement during labour), hydrotherapy (ie labouring pool), and complementary therapies such as acupressure.
- Encouraging the woman to embrace knowledge of natural pain management during labour including familiarization with The Pink Kit, HypnoBirthing techniques, and reading specific wonderful birth guide books.
- Respecting that pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal periods are a natural woman's life experience. Most pregnant, birthing or postnatal women (and babies) are usually well and therefore capable of having a normal vaginal birth, free of intervention.
- Respecting that pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal periods are not always normal and may require appropriate specialist referral (eg obstetrician, paediatrician).
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