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Samantha Gadsden
  • Home
  • About
    • Sam
      • About Samantha
      • Podcast
      • Sam In The Media
      • Testimonials
      • My Groups.
    • Doulas
      • What is a Doula? What do they do?
      • 10 Reasons To Hire A Doula
      • All About Doulas – A Collection of Articles, Blogs and Videos.
    • Galleries
      • The Freebirth Of Autumn-Violet
      • The Freebirth of Honor Hope Kimpton
      • Snippets Of Doula Wisdom
      • Famous Birthworkers and ME!
  • Directory
    • Directory Listing
  • My Groups.
    • Exploring Freebirth And Birthing Without A Midwife
    • Due In Groups
    • Home Birth Support Group UK
    • The South Wales Village Positive Parenting Circle
    • The South Wales Village Birth Circle
    • South Wales Positive Twins and Multiples Group
    • South Wales and The South West Home Birth Support Group
    • South Wales Community Sacred Chant and Drum
  • My Blog
    • Share Your Story
  • Shopping
    • My Pregnancy And Beyond Shop and Workshops
    • Cult Of Informed Consent – Merch
  • Services
    • Services 1
      • 121 Ante Natal Support and Education (online/in person)
      • Accompanying to Appointments
      • Anything And Everything Else
      • Belly Casting and “Pick Sam’s Birthy Brain”
      • Birth Doula Package
      • Birth Debrief/Afterthoughts
      • Birth Photography Add On
      • Mother Blessings
    • Services 2
      • National and Local Birth Pool and Tens Machine Hire
      • Post Natal Doula
      • Surrogacy Doula
      • Twins And Multiples Support
      • Doula Mentor
      • Book/CD/DVD Library
    • Services 3
      • Breast Feeding Support
      • Childbirth In Survivors Of Abuse
      • Compassionate Loss Support
      • Creating Your Positive Birth Pregnancy Day and Couples Day
      • IVF Doula
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Consultant Led Birth

Birth Workers, Magic, Money, Judgement, Community And More

This is an updated version of my blog about how my work is a supportive circle. I have set up a course in a group, Freebirth and Emergency Childbirth Support Group UK. I set it up in response to the number of freebirth queries I have had, it also supports women who want to know … Read more

Categories Homebirth, Place Of Birth, Placenta, Pool Birth, Positive Birth, Post Dates Tags Big Baby, Birth Pool Hire, Consultant Led Birth, Doula, haemorrhage, Homebirth, pool birth, Positive Birth, pph, transfer, waterbirth

Positive Homebirth With Haemorrhage Transfer

The potential for a bleed or haemorrhage is something we are asked about a lot in our Home Birth Support Group UK. When this birth story, which took place at home and was followed by a significant bleed and transfer in hospital, was posted I asked if I could share as although it was clearly … Read more

Categories Homebirth, Place Of Birth, Placenta, Pool Birth, Positive Birth, Post Dates Tags Big Baby, Birth Pool Hire, Consultant Led Birth, Doula, haemorrhage, Homebirth, pool birth, Positive Birth, pph, transfer, waterbirth

You Can Dance Your Way Through Birth

However it unfolds the dance of birth will follow its tune. You can birth your baby in the way best for you. I was chatting to my friend Louise about my views around childbirth being a dance between mother and baby, when she casually mentioned that she had some photos taken at 36 weeks. I … Read more

Categories Feminist Doula, Positive Birth Tags Consultant Led Birth, Positive Birth

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For a range of products containing ethically sourced herbs, botanicals and essential oils, my Neals Yard Organics shop can be accessed HERE.

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  • Home
  • About
    • Sam
      • About Samantha
      • Podcast
      • Sam In The Media
      • Testimonials
      • My Groups.
    • Doulas
      • What is a Doula? What do they do?
      • 10 Reasons To Hire A Doula
      • All About Doulas – A Collection of Articles, Blogs and Videos.
    • Galleries
      • The Freebirth Of Autumn-Violet
      • The Freebirth of Honor Hope Kimpton
      • Snippets Of Doula Wisdom
      • Famous Birthworkers and ME!
  • Directory
    • Directory Listing
  • My Groups.
    • Exploring Freebirth And Birthing Without A Midwife
    • Due In Groups
    • Home Birth Support Group UK
    • The South Wales Village Positive Parenting Circle
    • The South Wales Village Birth Circle
    • South Wales Positive Twins and Multiples Group
    • South Wales and The South West Home Birth Support Group
    • South Wales Community Sacred Chant and Drum
  • My Blog
    • Share Your Story
  • Shopping
    • My Pregnancy And Beyond Shop and Workshops
    • Cult Of Informed Consent – Merch
  • Services
    • Services 1
      • 121 Ante Natal Support and Education (online/in person)
      • Accompanying to Appointments
      • Anything And Everything Else
      • Belly Casting and “Pick Sam’s Birthy Brain”
      • Birth Doula Package
      • Birth Debrief/Afterthoughts
      • Birth Photography Add On
      • Mother Blessings
    • Services 2
      • National and Local Birth Pool and Tens Machine Hire
      • Post Natal Doula
      • Surrogacy Doula
      • Twins And Multiples Support
      • Doula Mentor
      • Book/CD/DVD Library
    • Services 3
      • Breast Feeding Support
      • Childbirth In Survivors Of Abuse
      • Compassionate Loss Support
      • Creating Your Positive Birth Pregnancy Day and Couples Day
      • IVF Doula
  • Contact Me
  • Donate
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