SoundBirth

I LOVE how there is research now on the importance of finding your voice before the birth, so you feel more at ease with releasing your natural sounds during labour! Access here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/J6AGS3D4P4AW9XZA4ZJM/full?target=10.1080/23268263.2022.2137970

We need to change the culture around making sounds during labour, so that support people know how to create a safe space for women, who generally don't feel comfortable expressing their RAW sounds.

Adding a bowl and/or vocalising WITH the woman during contractions is one way to support them.

Find out more in the link below about the upcoming SoundBirth Mentoring program if you would like to share this message with expectant couples too! https://soundbirth.com.au/soundbirthmentoringprogram

Go ahead and scream: Theater-based vocal training may be useful in childbirth vocal training that may be used to help women with pain management during childbirth. Researchers at the University of Michigan have been studying the application of the Fitzmaurice vocal technique, originally developed by a U-M alumnus for actors, to help women have a more positive birthing experi