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09Apr

Supporting Your Partner After Baby Loss

Kay King

bereavement, body, couples, grief, health, loss, marriage, miscarriage, parenthood, parenting, pregnancy, relationships

Relationships

Losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy can be devastating. Grief specialist and author of Why Baby Loss Matters Kay King explores how you can support your partner at this time of grief.
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04Mar

What is Parent-Infant Psychotherapy?

Francesca Rutherford

birth, children, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, typesoftherapy

Therapists

The bond between infant and caregiver is important – for any parent and child pairs who are struggling, there is parent-infant psychotherapy. Therapist Francesca Rutherford explains how parent-infant psychotherapy enables greater parental awareness and reduced anxiety in parents and child alike.
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20Jan

4 Steps to Recovery After a Traumatic Birth Experience

Mia Scotland

birth, birthtrauma, motherhood, pregnancy, PTSD, trauma, women

Body

Pregnancy and birth are immense physical and psychological events – for some mothers, the experience results in PTSD. Mia Scotland, perinatal clinical psychologist and doula, offers four tips to promote recovery after a traumatic birth.
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10Dec

How to Make an Active Pregnancy Work for You and Your Baby

Rehana Jawadwala

body, exercise, health, pregnancy, women

Body

Rehana Jawadwala explores the benefits of staying active throughout pregnancy – for health reasons, and to prepare for birth
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15Oct

Our Story of Baby Loss

Charlotte Owen

bereavement, grief, loss, miscarriage, pregnancy, women

Body

Charlotte Owen and her partner experienced four miscarriages before the birth of their son, who they welcomed to the world at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic – here's their story
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01Oct

7 Self-Care Tips to Manage the Intensity of Being a New Mother

Amy Brown

body, health, motherhood, mothers, parenting, pregnancy, selfcare, tips, women

Relationships

The 'fourth trimester' is the term to describe the first weeks of being a new mother. Professor Amy Brown explores why this time is so critical, and offers seven self-care tips for new mums.
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01Sep

How Do I Decide if I Want Children?

Amanda Stone Nash

pregnancy, society, women

Therapists

Stigma still exists against women who choose to be childfree and many others feel immense pressure from outside as they decide whether or not they want children. Therapist Amanda Stone Nash explores these pressures and what they mean for her clients.
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13Aug

Why Postnatal Recovery and Rest Matter

Sophie Messager

birth, body, motherhood, mothers, PND, postnataldepression, pregnancy, society, women

Mind

Pregnancy and birth are huge physical and psychological events. Doula and author Sophie Messager explores the vital importance of postnatal rest for new mothers.
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24Feb

When Birthing Dreams Turn to Nightmares: 6 Ways to Heal After Birth Trauma

HELENA COOK

birthtrauma, motherhood, mothers, pregnancy, PTSD, trauma, women

Therapists

When birthing experiences don't go to plan, mothers may be left anxious, angry, traumatised or riddled with misplaced guilt. Therapist Helena Cook, who specialises in issues related to parenthood, explores the impact of birth trauma.
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22Jan

Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter

Amy Brown

body, grief, motherhood, pregnancy, society, trauma, women

Body

When women who choose to breastfeed have difficulties doing so, it can bring with it a severe sense of loss and difficult emotions says psychologist and author Amy Brown
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