Factual information about preparing for birth is essential for a woman to achieve the best outcome during labour, birth and beyond.

No one has a crystal ball to predict how a labour might turn out. What every pregnant woman has at her disposal, however, is the power to prepare herself mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually for giving birth. Appropriate education can help women gain confidence so that she can more toward birth free of fear. Lainey is midwife, antenatal educator and calmbirth practitioner and provides much information and many techniques to dispel fear, dissolve adrenaline and release endorphins.

Lainey  facilitates workshops for doctors and midwives at tertiary hospitals. She also teaches weekend classes and provides private classes for couples with special needs (physical, mental disability, vision or hearing impaired). Please book online Bub & Bloom Prenatal Workshops

She talks about

• Birth preparation
• Reducing anxiety
• Induction of labour
• Breech presentation
• overdue for dates / natural induction
• Pain relief in labour

Acupuncture in Pregnancy Clinical trials  have suggested that acupuncture may assist in several ways, including pregnancy related musculoskeletal pain, nausea and vomiting.