Birthing Better

I always feel really positive when my clients go into labour having prepared their body using The Pink Kit Package. I know they've put in a lot of work for their birth and will be willing to work hard in labour. It certainly makes a huge difference to both the labours and outcomes. The couples are much more empowered ... a very overused word ... but seeing the woman and her birthing partner work together so beautifully one cannot help thinking 'wow' that's empowerment! Labour is approached with confidence and a working knowledge of how to work with the change in contractions throughout. The birthing room is always more upbeat and somehow I always feel more relaxed by being around these very skilled families. This is what I hoped would happen in births when I became a midwife 20 years ago but it's only been since families have self-learned the pink kit skills that I've truly experienced these pleasurable births. These skilled families do not require me to be their guide or birth support. Seeing a woman in labour is always a moving experience but seeing a couple working together to birth their baby is truly awesome.

When Common Knowledge Trust contacted me to put our birth story on their new website I immediately said: 'yes'. The skills in what now has become known as Birthing Better with The Pink Kit Method® has been around for many years but only a lucky few of us had access to the skills before CKT was able to produce public resources. The first thing that I have to say is that these skills totally involved my partner and that was so important to both of us. As a result our daughter is a relaxed and happy baby with relaxed and happy parents. There is no doubt the three of us worked as a team during her birth and continue to today. I feel this information is essential and should be used by all expecting parents so they can use these skills in whatever birth they have. I also firmly believe that with the wide spread use of these skills the number of medically assisted births will decrease and more women and men will have the confidence to birth in their own environment instead of the hospital. However, if I had had to birth in hospital we still would have had the incredible birth we did have ... even if we had tons of interventions. The package teaches you that using your skills is a 'choice' you make as a way to work with your baby's birthing journey and that's something my husband and I would have 'chosen' to do under any circumstance. My daughter has recently given birth and they are pink kit parents as well. We're on to the next generation.