Challenging Births - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Challenging Births: Preventing and solving childbirth difficulties

Birth is a physiological event for which all beings are usually well prepared (in body, mind and spirit, of both mother and baby), however, in a small percentage of cases (10-15% according to the World Health Organization), it becomes essential to deliver special expert and wise care by the midwife or other professional assisting the birth. In these potentially critical situations, there are special techniques and practices upon which the mother's and baby's survival and health can depend. Vital, healthy and thriving mothers and babies are always a joyous celebration and, even though it is not always in our hands to control the outcome of a birth, it is of vital importance to count on knowledge and tools to invite life to stay and flourish. The 'Challenging Births' workshop created and taught by Naoli Vinaver, stems from her long experience as a home…