Reclaiming Birth

The podcast has been on a hiatus as I've been dealing with family life and working in the NHS, but now I'm back! I have to follow my heart and here's where the podcast will be heading as I get ready to line up some great birthy interviews- stories and skills to share, knowledge to keep birth skills alive and a dose of warm birth love to keep you going when times are tough. You are not alone.

How do you become an expert midwife in breech or twin birth? I talk to Lynn Genevieve, retired independent midwife who honed her skills alongside Mary Cronk and Jane Evans to be confident in attending breech and twin births at home. Wonderful learning about how you can grow in confidence as a midwife - and is very transferable to all walks of midwifery. Discover more about the art of midwifery online HERE And find me on instagram @art.of.midwifery Including workshops and webinars to grow your

Can you have an empowered vaginal birth of twins? Or will it always be 'out of your hands'? Listen to one mum's journey to making her own choices in where and how she birthed her babies. Discover more about the Art of Midwifery at http://artofmidwifery.org/and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/art.of.midwifery/ to learn more about how to incorporate the art of midwifery into your life as a birthworker. Helen Kelynack is a solution focused hypnotherapist specialising in women’s well

In my first episode I talk about what the 'art of midwifery' means to me. This includes skills and knowledge to ensure safe care as the bottom line, but that the 'art' is an important part of our practice, ensuring informed choice, holding space and respecting choices. I mentioned this piece of research: The Art of Midwifery Practice - a discourse analysis by J. Maclellan. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280923844_The_art_of_midwifery_practice_A_discourse_analysis Find me at