Birth De-Brief

No matter what type of birth you have had, every woman needs to talk through her birth, in her own time and a safe space. This is especially important for women who have feelings of disappointment around their birthing experience, or who don’t understand what happened or why. Many women feel there were inadequate explanations given by staff, or were not in the right ‘head space’ to be able to comprehend the explanation. Some women just want to explore the many emotions surrounding their birth, that maybe surprised or overwhelmed them. It is so important to properly de-brief. This enables a woman to understand, accept and be able to look forward to their next pregnancy. This de-brief helps women to look at what changes they can make for their next pregnancy so that they will have a different and positive birth experience. Don’t take the fears into the next pregnancy. Dad’s also need to be involved in a discussion, to address their questions and so they can better understand where their partner is coming from. 

This is such an important life event, that the experience stays with you forever, and all sorts of things can trigger these raw emotions well into the future. The roller coaster of medical intervention, that happens in so many labours, feels, for many women like they are being swept along with no control. It is only afterwards, and looking back, that they have many unanswered questions. This can have an impact on many aspects of your life, including your relationship with your partner and your baby. You don’t need to live with this. For those women who are not going to have any more children, it is still important to come to a place of understanding and acceptance, so that you can move on in your mothering role.

With the current very high rates of Caesarean Section and epidurals, there are more and more women who are deeply traumatized by their labour and birth.

What Birth Right™ offers

At Birth Right™ we offer women a safe space to explore their many emotions. It is important to obtain a copy of all your records from the hospital where you birthed. Some hospitals charge a small fee for providing this. No doubt to cover photocopying. This should include copies of all CTG’s (the monitor used for baby’s heart rate plus contractions). These are your records. You have every right to a copy.

There are some hospitals that offer a service to review the notes.  For many women they do not want to return to the same place where their trauma occurred and meet the same people. But it is also important to have a health professional explain your recorded history of labour and birth.

Birth Right™ offers an objective review of all documents, with a health professional of over 30 years experience, who will be able to explain all those medical terms. We want you to have a good understanding of what happened and the sequence of events.

We offer a protected space for you to explore your feelings about your birth.

We are passionate about making sure you feel empowered to make your next birth a different experience.

Please contact Susan at Birth Right™ to make an appointment.