A Happy Birth

There has been a growing amount of publicity about the state of British hospitals and now the subject has turned to the treatment of our mums to be. A recent study suggested the UK maternity service is worse than countries in eastern Europe such as Slovakia and Hungary.

Rates of caesarian sections have doubled in the past two years and intervention rates are around 28% compared to the ‘normal rate’ of 10 – 15% quoted by the World Health Organisation.

The Royal College of Midwives says the UK has a shortage of midwives and needs at least 3000 more, as well as 600 – 800 more obstetricians. One in ten first time mums do not have the opportunity of NHS antenatal classes and in many areas, the classes are no longer offered.

Pregnancy is fast turning in to a scary proposition for many women.

Two midwives, Anna Leeksma and Christine Sparling, both married mothers and still working in the NHS, and a hypnotherapist, Janay Alexander, have joined forces to create two courses designed to help fill this increasing gap: Birthsteps Antenatal Classes and Hypnobirthing Classes. Either course can be taken separately but they also work in tandem. The courses aim to increase the confidence of mums to be and help them to feel in control.

Hypnotherapist Janay Alexander (pictured) runs the Divine Interventions Hypnotherapy practice based in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire and specializes in helping couples to conceive, hypno birthing and long term depression (although I’m sure the third isn’t connected!)

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