Melbourne Doula

Welcome to 'Melbourne Doula', the place where I share what birth work is teaching is me, and what I am learning from the wonderful families who have invited me to share this most special season of their lives. Here you will find information about me and the doula services I provide, birth stories from remarkable women and their loved ones, as well as all kinds of resources to enrich your own journey of discovery. And welcome also to BLISSFUL HERBS, the home of beautiful herbal teas and bath herbs to support wellness through every season of life.

Unassisted Home Birth Australia - by Haley Pearse

Unassisted Birth Explained and why I chose it

The Unassisted Birth / Freebirth page on Facebook

Stacey's Story - unassisted birth after 5 caesareans - and the baby weighed 10 and a half pounds too.

How to deliver a baby at home - emergency situation
"Try to get her up in a squatting position. This will shorten the birth canal and gravity will work in her favor."
- Actually I would suggest a kneeling or hands & knees position. Squatting is not always a very easy comfortable position for most women to adopt, though some do take to it. On hands & knees the woman feels grounded and anchored, the pelvis is opened, the tailbone and sacrum can lift and there is least stress on the stretching perineum.

Basic Instructions for a Quick or Unassisted Birth by Jenny Blyth

External signs of dilations, progress and descent
- how to know how dilated you are without vaginal exams

Letters from Laura - thoughts on unassisted childbirth - Laura Shanley's blog

Unassisted Childbirth website

Freebirth, Unassisted Childbirth and Unassisted Pregnancy - by AIMS UK

Info. re. unassisted birth from the Gentle Birth Midwifery Archives (USA)

INDIE BIRTH - Women Own Birth - Maryn Green

FAQ about Unassisted Birth

The Unassisted Baby

Unassisted Homebirth - the greatest joy on earth - Lynn M. Griesemer

Freebirth, Unassisted Childbirth and Unassisted Pregnancy - by AIMS in the UK

The Unassisted Birth Index from Birth Love

UnaBirth - An Enlightened Journey to Motherhood

BORN FREE: UNASSISTED CHILDBIRTH IN NORTH AMERICA

by Rixa Ann Spencer Freeze

FlipFLOP to resolve shoulder dystocia - from Spinning Babies

Here is a herbal kit of all the essentials you need for your planned homebirth or unassisted birth:

$100 Freebirth Herbal Kit

My write up of ideas for supporting a safe third stage. (This is a post about my No Bleed Tincture, yes - but scroll down to read my list of third stage suggestions.)

Helpful Books:

(I have an eBook partial copy of Sarah's book which she has kindly made available, free. I am happy to pass it along to you - email me at julie@blissfulherbs.com.au and I'll send it along.)