The Ultimate Birth Partner Podcast Sallyann Beresford

Send us a Text Message.This week, to mark the end of season 4, I am giving you a bonus free relaxation track. You can play this track whenever you feel like you want to take time out and calm your nervous system down. This track is NOT pregnancy-related, and can be used by everyone - including your partner and children. The music is my own and copyrighted to me. Please feel free to share the link to the podcast episode - so that others can benefit from this excellent resource. The track...

Send us a Text Message.In this week's episode, I am chatting to Rose, a young mum who knew what she wanted for her dream birth, and did everything in her power to achieve it. She always knew she wanted to give birth at home, which was backed up by her role in supporting families who have experienced medical negligence. Rose felt that the safest place for her baby to be born was away from unnecessary intervention but had to convince her loved ones to feel the same. In the end, her ha...

Send us a Text Message.In this weeks episode, I answer many of the questions that were sent to me.These are:- What do you think is the most important thing to bring with you on your pregnancy journey?What is your top care provider red flag. My doula was not what I hoped they would be and I am pregnant again. Should I hire a different doula to support me this time or not? What do I do if the midwives don’t come to my homebirth - my husbands fears keep rising up and I don't know how to re...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, I am chatting to Yas who shares her views and experience about her life as a student midwife.This is a fascinating conversation where Yas goes into detail about her role, how she works alongside midwives and how her additional training as a doula has supported her knowledge about the 'softer skills' required to be a great midwife. I loved chatting to Yas who has such fabulous insights that I believe will support you on your journey to giving birth....

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, my client Esther bravely shares her experience of planning and preparing for a homebirth against medical advice. Despite ticking many 'risk factor' boxes, which included having a previous c-section and fibroids, Esther was keen to give birth at home. She had done alot of research and preparation, and was confident that her decision was safer for her and her baby than a repeat C-section. Even after discovering at 38 weeks that the baby w...

Send us a Text Message.After an incredible birth with her first baby, Georgie knew she wanted to help others discover more about themselves in order to have a similar experience.She decided that Positive Psychology was the exact coaching method that would support her, to make a difference to women who want to achieve the birth of their dreams. This exceptional tool focuses on the positive traits you already have, and is an incredibly encouraging way to highlight what areas you can work on, in...