'Birthing with Trauma'

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Women birthing with trauma, whether it’s a traumatic event from a previous birth, childhood trauma or an event which took place in this woman’s life that left an emotional, mental scar can have a profound effect on the way she births. It can shift her into an even more vulnerable position than the birth itself and mirror the previous trauma at a profound level. I myself had an experience of childhood trauma which I resigned to the fact that it was buried and there was no reason to unearth the ‘dead’ but at my first birth the remnants of unresolved emotions led to a deep awakening in me and therefore led me down a slippery slope of intervention. I now see this with clients that I support as a Doula, whether they have unresolved issues with their partner, some subconscious deep-rooted belief system that is not empowering or trauma, they then present at the birth with obstructed labour, mal-position in the baby or their mental shift changes to re-experiencing their vulnerability. So how can we as doulas and those that work closely with expectant mothers aid these women in the prenatal period to process all of this at a deeper level so that this trauma doesn’t end of being the catalyst to a disempowering birthing experience?

About Moran Liviani

I am a mother of 3 girls and a Birth Doula, HypnoBirthing Practitioner, Lamaze Childbirth Educator and also a Placenta encapsulation specialist. My passion for birth came from my own experiences which inspired me to support women in the best way possible so that they have a positive birth experience no matter what journey their birthing day takes them on. I have been a Doula for 7 years and it is truly a work of passion.