Beyond the Heart with Jenetta Haim – Calmbirth for your baby

'When a man has watched/supported and helped his partner to give birth he cannot help but be in awe of the female body. The woman has found the inner strengths she may never know she had – and it is these inner strengths that change her from a woman to a mother and make her the fierce strong mother she needs to be to parent her baby.’

These are the words of Gill Merzvinskis regarding the process of birthing a baby. Gill is an experienced midwife living and working in Melbourne. She runs a preparation for childbirth program called ‘Calmbirth’ which empowers couples to take an active part in the preparation and birth of their babies.

Today’s live show will be an interview with Gill about the ‘Calmbirth’ program and what it can offer you and your baby. The program which was started 7 years ago by an Australian male midwife, Peter Jackson, now has 100 practitioners around Australia.  

Gill believes that partners have a vital role to play in the birthing process and that couples need to feel part of the birthing process of their own child. She believes that the fear in our society around birth impacts on the mother and baby and that with the right preparation, knowledge and understanding birth can be a joyful shared experience which strengthens the bond between them and provides a wonderful loving foundation from which to start their parenting.

Gill can be contacted on http://www.authenticcalmbirth.com.au/

Email gill@authenticcalmbirth.com.au

Jenetta Haim – Stressfree Management – www.stressfreemanagement.com.au