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TOCOPHOBIA (fear of childbirth).🙀 Surprising, right? But it's real! Some women and families are scared of childbirth. It is normal to have concerns and be worried, but excessively, it's bad. Most of the stories about childbirth are scary and horrific, but have you heard of the beautiful experiences during childbirth? (These are underrated.) EFFECTS OF TOCOPHOBIA; - it reduces the joy of welcoming a new baby to the family. DURING PREGNANCY AND LABOR; - it causes over secretion of hormones(e.g cortisol, oxytocin) etc. - it affects the growth and development of the baby. - it causes reduced birth weight for the child. - it leads to the development of preeclampsia during pregnancy. - there is increased risk of longer labor. - there is reduced bonding and attachment for the mother and child after birth. - there is risk of developing cognitive, behavioral and emotional difficulties during childhood. HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TOCOPHOBIA? - you delay getting pregnant. - not enjoying the pregnancy journey. - always having episodes of crying, nervousness and sleeplessness. - always in fear and denial. HOW DO YOU OVERCOME TOCOPHOBIA? - speak to someone you trust or a therapist about your fears. - learn about childbirth by taking classes, read books, or watch videos to understand what happens during childbirth. Knowing what to expect can make it less scary. - joining a support group of other expectant mothers provides a sense of community and shared experience, and you know you are not alone. - speak to the midwife or doctor during check-ups, and have discussions about your fears. This helps you feel more in control and alleviate your fears. - practice exercises that helps control the mind and body. Therefore, if you are pregnant, there is nothing to be scared of. When you have questions, please ask. Pregnancy and childbirth are an interesting journey. © Grace Olasupo. If this post has been of help, kindly engage the post by liking, sharing and commenting. I am Grace Olasupo, a student midwife and I am concerned about the sexual and reproductive health of women.🌹 #tocophobia #pregnancyjourney #maternalhealth #childbirth #midwife #studentmidwife #linkedinfamily

Today marks the first day of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023. This is the 21st Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK, and whilst it has grown over time, the aims of the week remain the same. This week is a time to bring together everyone in the pregnancy and baby loss community, and beyond, to remember our babies, raise awareness, and drive change 💖💙 During the week, our social media channels will be filled with opportunities for you to get involved using our Stepping Stones theme, opportunities for you to share your story, and a chance for us all to remember our babies together. The week will end with the global #WaveOfLight at 7pm on Sunday 15 October, where we'll be hosting a Facebook live for everyone to join for an hour and remember our babies 🕯️ We'd love for you to take a step with us; find out how you can get involved ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e2pTcbZD For some of you, you may find that the week brings up painful memories and emotions. It is important to look after your wellbeing and set your own boundaries. However you choose to get involved, or if you choose to not take part this year, that's fine. Baby Loss Awareness Week is for you and your babies. Remember the #BLAW Alliance is here to support you ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exbixyg #BLAW23 #BLAW2023 #BabyLoss #PregnancyLoss #SteppingStones #BabyLossAwarenessWeek #PinkAndBlue #BLAWDebate #BLAW23Debate

most of working place are not favorable for breastfeeding moms,mothers return to work after maternity leave and they breastfeed their babies after work and yet they are supposed to breastfeed their Babies at least 1000 days,but this can't work effectively because they have to sacrifice the health and growth of their babies for their work.Imagine those who are selling vegetable at small market in rural areas,they go to work with their babies,there is no safety for the babies,they can't sleep well,the noises of people in the market,mothers try to balance breastfeeding and selling their vegetables and fruits and this affects both mothers and babies mentally.our goal is to create safe breastfeeding areas for mothers who are working in these small markets,business centers,schools so that these mothers can be productive while they are breastfeeding their babies comfortably and peacefully. if you want to be part of our change.this is your time to partner with us and make this come true.let's make life easier for mothers and babies. @worldhealthorganization #breastfeeding #breastfeedingweek @Mandelawashington @RBC

This week marks Baby Loss Awareness Week. It can be difficult to know what to do or say to someone who has lost a child - of any age. As a member of the Bereaved Parents' Club (my daughter passed away 2 years ago, aged 2 years 7 months), here's my advice: 👥 Show up. Just be present for them. You don't need to turn up at their home unannounced, but a simple text to let them know you're there can mean so much. If you don't know what to say, keep it simple: "I'm thinking of you" works just fine. And keep it going long after the initial loss - even if you don't get a response. Sometimes we don't even have the words, but your message will count for a lot. 💔 If you ask how a grieving parent is, be prepared for an honest answer. Almost as bad as not saying anything at all, is being asked how you are and, when you give an honest answer, receiving no response. Being confronted with the realness of someone's pain is hard, but don't not acknowledge it. Whenever anyone is in pain, they're looking for comfort so don't deny them that. As a grieving parent, there's so much you might want to say but not always find the words. When you do find the words, or are honest about your feelings, you need them to be validated, not ignored. 😔 Understand that the road through grief isn't linear. Just because someone seems to be doing ok now - today - that's not to say that they will be tomorrow, next week, next month or next year. I've been floored by the range of emotions and feelings I've experienced on the grieving journey - it can quite literally take your breath away. Even two years on, I know there's no 'getting over' a loss like this - I've accepted that there will always be a piece of my heart missing and that it will always be painful. 📅 Remember and acknowledge important dates. Birthdays and anniversaries are incredibly painful times - a reminder of what parents have lost; the ages and milestones no longer achieved. The biggest fear many bereaved parents have is that their child will be forgotten. 🙂 Share your good news. Just because we're hurting, it doesn't mean we can't find the joy in life. Your good news can still bring a smile to our faces. Obviously some news will be harder to take, but that doesn't mean we don't want to hear it. We won’t stop sharing in your joy just because our hearts are broken. 🙄 Avoid cliche. "You're amazing." "Time heals." "At least..." We don't share our story because we're looking for compliments or accolades, we're sharing because we either need to talk about it, or we want to raise awareness. And if there's one thing you definitely shouldn't say, it's any sentence that begins with the words 'at least'. 🗣 Say their name. If there’s one thing any parent who’s lost a child - of any age - will ask you to do: say their name. Their child will always be their child; always part of their family; and will always have a name. If you don't know it - ask.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 #𝟖 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔... Soon to be mother is on beautiful journey...she already completed her 9 months and now she is waiting to hold her baby. But there is always worry or anxiety during final stage that is labor. Research has proven that pregnant women respond beautiful when supported and have childbirth partner. Under guidance of LAQSHYA it is female's right to have birth companion in India too. Now birth companion can be anyone but best is your husband or partner. Because they have gone and experience your pregnancy journey. 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 5 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠. 1. 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 When mother is in active stage of labor, partner can time the contractions. 2. 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 Remind her to walk, keep her moving. Remind her to breathe, breathe with her if needed. Massage her back, help her to change positions. 3. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆, 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓 When females are in labor they are going through lot of physical and emotional turmoil, try to be supportive. Hold her make sure that she knows she is not alone, you are there. Labor can be messy so do not judge her always say "you are doing great" no matter what. 4. 𝑩𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 If you don't understand something you can also ask to doctor or nurse. Any demands from soon to be mother be supportive. 5. 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 After intense labor mother may feel tired and exhausted. You can hold baby skin to skin. This can help you and newborn create emotional bond. As a couple be informed in advance by attending childbirth classes. It's journey you both travelled together celebrate each step of it. If you wish to know more you can book 30 minutes Discovery Session and get clarity. #childbirth #childbirthsimplified #breastfeeding #pregnancy #postpartum

“The number of women dying during pregnancy or soon after childbirth has reached its highest level in almost 20 years, according to new data” - The Guardian: https://lnkd.in/eKB4AYTv This significant article addressing the concerning rates of maternal mortality in pregnancy and beyond reflects our priority to address the challenges surrounding childbirth, underscoring the importance of open dialogue.  At The For Baby’s Sake Trust, we acknowledge the complexities involved in the journey to parenthood. Our commitment to raising awareness around these complexities manifested in the creation of our Emotional Safety Plan, designed to provide a supportive platform for parents to articulate their concerns about childbirth.  The Emotional Safety Plan is a tool for anyone preparing for the birth of a baby. You can record what you may need to feel listened to, including preferences about how you are spoken to, or how options and choices are explained, so you can process, recognise and manage your feelings to feel safe before, during and after birth. We believe it is essential to empower parents to engage in open conversations with their support networks and healthcare professionals. Together, we can contribute to establishing safe and supportive environments for parents and babies.  Learn more about our Emotional Safety Plan here: https://lnkd.in/eUqfuRhR #Childbirth #Pregnancy #Mortality #Trauma #Babies #Parents #DomesticAbuse

We've grown up to the stories about our mothers giving birth to us, we've grown accustomed to thinking of delivery as that big splash of water breaking, a fainting husband and a screaming woman in labour. It's so common to find Hollywood or Bollywood movie depict childbirth as a painful suffering, complications, horror, or demon baby. Where is the zen in the labour room? That is not an image we are taught to think of. But..... there's a different side of childbirth that is true. One we turn a blind eye due to our fear of all the risks vaguely throw at us. The fear of the unknown. In this other side of childbirth lies empowerment, liberation, and experiences that are complete opposite of these negative connotations we have of birth. It comes with knowledge, having the knowledge of the birthing process, and the hormones involves. Knowledge of how fear affects us and our babies and how to liberate ourselves from the sufferings of each labour contraction. How to embrace it with beauty. There will not be suffering, there will be satisfaction, smiles, and happiness. There will not be screaming cries of a newborn, just gentle calmness from happy untraumatized babies. There will not be women who crack every single bone in her body, just women who unveiled her child from her feminity. This side, takes faith, trust, mindset change, advocacy for your baby and woman. It takes courage to question SOP and Procedures that seem to help but are harmful for babies and mothers. This is the side that you understand your responsibility in pregnancy and childbirth. Are you intruiged? Then allow me to plant the seed of awareness #healthierbirth #childbirth #gentlebirth #prenatal #pregnancy #calmbabies #hypnobirthing

We've grown up to the stories about our mothers giving birth to us, we've grown accustomed to thinking of delivery as that big splash of water breaking, a fainting husband and a screaming woman in labour. It's so common to find Hollywood or Bollywood movie depict childbirth as a painful suffering, complications, horror, or demon baby. Where is the zen in the labour room? That is not an image we are taught to think of. But..... there's a different side of childbirth that is true. One we turn a blind eye due to our fear of all the risks vaguely throw at us. The fear of the unknown. In this other side of childbirth lies empowerment, liberation, and experiences that are complete opposite of these negative connotations we have of birth. It comes with knowledge, having the knowledge of the birthing process, and the hormones involves. Knowledge of how fear affects us and our babies and how to liberate ourselves from the sufferings of each labour contraction. How to embrace it with beauty. There will not be suffering, there will be satisfaction, smiles, and happiness. There will not be screaming cries of a newborn, just gentle calmness from happy untraumatized babies. There will not be women who crack every single bone in her body, just women who unveiled her child from her feminity. This side, takes faith, trust, mindset change, advocacy for your baby and woman. It takes courage to question SOP and Procedures that seem to help but are harmful for babies and mothers. This is the side that you understand your responsibility in pregnancy and childbirth. Are you intruiged? Then allow me to plant the seed of awareness #healthierbirth #childbirth #gentlebirth #prenatal #pregnancy #calmbabies #hypnobirthing

We've grown up to the stories about our mothers giving birth to us, we've grown accustomed to thinking of delivery as that big splash of water breaking, a fainting husband and a screaming woman in labour. It's so common to find Hollywood or Bollywood movie depict childbirth as a painful suffering, complications, horror, or demon baby. Where is the zen in the labour room? That is not an image we are taught to think of. But..... there's a different side of childbirth that is true. One we turn a blind eye due to our fear of all the risks vaguely throw at us. The fear of the unknown. In this other side of childbirth lies empowerment, liberation, and experiences that are complete opposite of these negative connotations we have of birth. It comes with knowledge, having the knowledge of the birthing process, and the hormones involves. Knowledge of how fear affects us and our babies and how to liberate ourselves from the sufferings of each labour contraction. How to embrace it with beauty. There will not be suffering, there will be satisfaction, smiles, and happiness. There will not be screaming cries of a newborn, just gentle calmness from happy untraumatized babies. There will not be women who crack every single bone in her body, just women who unveiled her child from her feminity. This side, takes faith, trust, mindset change, advocacy for your baby and woman. It takes courage to question SOP and Procedures that seem to help but are harmful for babies and mothers. This is the side that you understand your responsibility in pregnancy and childbirth. Are you intruiged? Then allow me to plant the seed of awareness #healthierbirth #childbirth #gentlebirth #prenatal #pregnancy #calmbabies #hypnobirthing

We've grown up to the stories about our mothers giving birth to us, we've grown accustomed to thinking of delivery as that big splash of water breaking, a fainting husband and a screaming woman in labour. It's so common to find Hollywood or Bollywood movie depict childbirth as a painful suffering, complications, horror, or demon baby. Where is the zen in the labour room? That is not an image we are taught to think of. But..... there's a different side of childbirth that is true. One we turn a blind eye due to our fear of all the risks vaguely throw at us. The fear of the unknown. In this other side of childbirth lies empowerment, liberation, and experiences that are complete opposite of these negative connotations we have of birth. It comes with knowledge, having the knowledge of the birthing process, and the hormones involves. Knowledge of how fear affects us and our babies and how to liberate ourselves from the sufferings of each labour contraction. How to embrace it with beauty. There will not be suffering, there will be satisfaction, smiles, and happiness. There will not be screaming cries of a newborn, just gentle calmness from happy untraumatized babies. There will not be women who crack every single bone in her body, just women who unveiled her child from her feminity. This side, takes faith, trust, mindset change, advocacy for your baby and woman. It takes courage to question SOP and Procedures that seem to help but are harmful for babies and mothers. This is the side that you understand your responsibility in pregnancy and childbirth. Are you intruiged? Then allow me to plant the seed of awareness #healthierbirth #childbirth #gentlebirth #prenatal #pregnancy #calmbabies #hypnobirthing