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Labour (labor), Delivery, and Birth
Preparation before labour (labor)Signs of labour (labor)
Why Does Labour Begin?
Stages of labour (labor)
Positions for labour (labor)
Pushing Pointers during labour (labor)
labour (labor) Induction
Research articles on Acupuncture and Pregnancy / Labour (labor)
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Services during Pregnancy and labour
Birth Affirmations
- Birth is a completely safe experience.
- I love my body and gain faith in it every day.
- I deserve positive birth experiences.
- My body labors effectively and releases my baby at exactly the right time.
- I feel confident that I will labor and give birth.
- I know my baby feels our calmness and confidence.
- My baby's head fits perfectly through my pelvis.
- With each contraction my baby is moving down through my pelvis.
- I have energy and stamina to birth this baby.
- I trust my caregivers and partner and feel safe to birth my baby.
- My uterus is contracting, by itself, and is working to bring my baby out.
- I will breath deeply and slowly to relax my muscles making it easier for my uterus to work.
- I feel the strong waves of labor and know that everything is normal and progressing.
- I am in rhythm with my body.
- I will surrender to the contractions and relinquish control of the forces within my body.
- I am confident in being a mother/parent.
- Just as my baby is a great gift, so is the experience of labor and birth.
- I love my body and gain faith in it every day.
- I deserve positive birth experiences.
- My body labors effectively and releases my baby at exactly the right time.
- I feel confident that I will labor and give birth.
- I know my baby feels our calmness and confidence.
- My baby's head fits perfectly through my pelvis.
- With each contraction my baby is moving down through my pelvis.
- I have energy and stamina to birth this baby.
- I trust my caregivers and partner and feel safe to birth my baby.
- My uterus is contracting, by itself, and is working to bring my baby out.
- I will breath deeply and slowly to relax my muscles making it easier for my uterus to work.
- I feel the strong waves of labor and know that everything is normal and progressing.
- I am in rhythm with my body.
- I will surrender to the contractions and relinquish control of the forces within my body.
- I am confident in being a mother/parent.
- Just as my baby is a great gift, so is the experience of labor and birth.
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The information on this website is compiled and written by;
Raeghan Siemens, R.Ac., DTCM
Raeghan Siemens has always had an interest in medicine;
but she found her true passion in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture.
Her special interests are treating Pregnancy related issues and aiding women through labour (labor).
Raeghan practices at Acubalance Wellness Centre Ltd. in Vancouver BC Canada.
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