Birth debrief: this is how the birth of my baby made me feel
A birth debrief can make a difference because your labour and birth is totally unique to you. While birth experiences may be similar, yours belongs to you: you own it, you feel it. Birth can be really positive with good communication and care, leaving parents feeling safe, informed and supported. But it can also leave parents with a range of feelings as they try to process what they have experienced and how it makes them feel about themselves. How we feel during labour and birth can stay with us, which is why it can be helpful to talk it through and make sense of it, to deal with some of the emotions and to make space for it rather than just leaving it tumbling about in your head. Talking to and listening to expectant and new parents is a huge part of my work and birth features a lot. The thing about birth is, even when it is positive and straight-forward, it might not look like what you expected it to be. Birth Debrief: here …