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Mental Health Midwife & birth educator. Supporting you in pregnancy after a difficult or traumatic birth. https://linktr.ee/birthcarewithkatie

Move from fear and uncertainty to calm, confident and prepared for a better birth. Birthcare offers hypnobirthing courses to expectant parents at any stage of pregnancy. Birthcare can offer you the opportunity to approach birth with confidence, calmness and excitement and help to achieve a positive experience of birth for you and your baby.

21/08/2025

If you’ve ever felt like your anxiety is getting in the way of your birth prep, please know this:

✨ You’re not broken.
✨ You’re not doing it wrong.
✨ You’re not weak.

Your brain is just trying to keep you safe.

The mind-body connection is real — and incredibly powerful in birth.
When your nervous system feels calmer, your body can soften, your hormones can flow, and birth can unfold more smoothly.

This is why hypnobirthing works.
It’s why your emotional safety matters — just as much as your physical safety.

You don’t have to feel 100% fearless.
Even small steps to support your mind will support your body too.

Want to take your first step?
Download my free trauma-informed birth planning guide — designed to help you feel more in control, supported, and safe.
Link in Bio or download available from my website.

20/08/2025

Was my birth traumatic… or am I just overreacting?”

If you’ve ever asked yourself this — you’re not alone.

Birth trauma isn’t always just about what happened.
It’s about how you felt — emotionally, physically, and psychologically.

You don’t need a dramatic emergency to justify feeling traumatised.

You don’t need anyone else’s permission to name what you went through.

Here are some signs that your experience may have been traumatic — even if no one ever told you it was.

If this resonates, comment “ME” so you know you’re not the only one.

And if you’re pregnant again after a difficult or traumatic birth, start here:

Download my free trauma-informed birth plan guide to feel safer, more prepared, and more in control this time. Link in bio or on my Freebies section of my website

01/08/2025

If you’re pregnant after trauma and struggling to trust that you will be well cared for this time then you are definitely not alone in feeling this way.

So many of my clients feel stuck in the middle:
I have to use this system… but I’m terrified it’ll be like last time and I don’t trust them.
Thoughts of

“What if no one listens again?”

“What if I speak up — and still get ignored?”

Rebuilding trust is about getting the right support in place this time.

That’s why I created my free trauma-informed birth plan guide — to help you to communicate what you need this time, to help your team to understand why you feel the way you do, to help them to know what they can do to build your trust and make this birth better.

This helps you feel seen, supported, and emotionally safe in your care.

Grab it via the link in my bio or head to my website.

You are not too much. You are not asking for special treatment.
You are asking for care that truly supports you and that’s never too much to ask.

31/07/2025

Anxious thought keeping you awake at night? Try this.

When you’ve had a traumatic or difficult birth before, your mind might go straight to worst-case scenarios — especially in the middle of the night.

But here’s the thing: you’re not in the same place you were last time.
And reframing isn’t about pretending everything is fine — it’s about choosing a different way to think about the future that feels easier and more comforting to you.

Thoughts that include your strength, your growth, and the support you now have.

Try this:
Take the thought that’s spiralling…
Then ask yourself:
💭 What’s different this time?
💭 What do I know now that I didn’t before?
💭 What support can I lean on?

It only takes 30 seconds — but it can change how you feel for the rest of the day.

Save this post so you can come back to it when you need a reminder 💛

26/07/2025

After a traumatic birth, it’s common to feel like your body failed you and didn’t do what it was supposed to do. But knowing how your uterus works in labour and the types of things that may hinder it being able to do what its needs to do will hopefully rebuild your confidence in your body and help you to know that whatever happened last time was most definitely not your fault and it can be different this time.

In this episode of the Building Birth Confidence Podcast, we explore:

How your uterus works in labour

Why fear can interrupt the rhythm of your muscles

A gentle reframe for trusting your body again — even if it feels hard

A body trust visualisation to help you feel more grounded and connected

🎧 Episode 14: Understanding Your Amazing Uterus
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

And if you’re preparing your birth plan, grab your free guide + template via the link in my bio

24/07/2025

When someone shares a traumatic or difficult birth experience, there can be such a temptation to say something that might help it to feel better, but the reality is that sentences that start with ”At least…” are unlikely to do that!
Even with the best intentions, it can make you feel like you’re not being understood. Sometimes you just need someone to acknowledge what you’ve been through and be with you.

What you need most is to feel heard — not to have your pain brushed away with silver linings.

If you’re reading this and feeling dismissed or misunderstood after your birth, I see you.
Your story matters.
You matter.
And you don’t have to carry it alone.

19/07/2025

You’re allowed to speak up.

Have you ever walked out of an appointment thinking,
“I didn’t ask the thing I really wanted to ask”?
Or “I wish I’d said more”?

You’re not alone.
And it doesn’t have to be that way next time.

In today’s short episode of the Building Birth Confidence Podcast, I’ll guide you through:

Why fear of speaking up is a normal trauma response
What you can say to get clear, respectful answers
A short breath and anchor practice to feel steady before appointments

🎧 This one’s your emotional prep tool — before you even walk in the room.

17/07/2025

Good maternity care should be the minimum — not the exception.
Let’s raise the bar. Let’s listen. Let’s do better.
This matters for you, your baby, and every person giving birth today.

15/07/2025

Parents with previous mental health difficulties are more likely to feel dismissed, stigmatised, or blamed when they speak up during pregnancy and birth.

Instead of receiving trauma-informed care, they’re often seen as “overreacting.”

This isn’t support. It’s neglect.
And it leaves people traumatised.

If this was your experience, please know:
Your distress was never a nuisance.
You deserved better.

14/07/2025

Birth trauma doesn’t affect everyone equally.
Too many people are left traumatised not just by what happened during birth — but by how they were treated.
Being judged, silenced, or dismissed.
Having pain ignored.
Being denied choice, dignity, or compassion.

This Birth Trauma Awareness Week, let’s shine a light on the role of inequality in maternity care.
Because every person deserves to feel safe, heard, and respected during birth.

Let’s talk about it.

12/07/2025

You are allowed to choose a planned caesarean.
And it doesn’t make you less strong, less capable, or less of a mother.

It makes you someone who is protecting their peace, reclaiming their sense of safety, and doing what feels right — after an experience that shook your confidence.

In today’s episode of the Building Birth Confidence Podcast, I’ll guide you through:

Why a planned C-section can be a powerful act of self-compassion

How to personalise your caesarean experience so it feels calm and connected

A short soothing affirmation practice to help you feel grounded and proud of your decision

🎧 This episode is a deep exhale for anyone choosing a new path after trauma.

10/07/2025

Breathing isn’t just about “being calm” it’s about helping your body do what it’s designed to do.

If you’ve ever felt like you lost control last time…
Start by learning how your breath can bring that control back.

I teach simple, evidence-based breathing techniques that can change how you experience labour.

Start by breathing deeply in through your nose for a count of 4,3,2,1…and gently release the breath through the mouth for a count of 7,6,5,4,3,2,1…

Follow me for more practical birth tools that actually work.

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http://www.birthcare.co.uk/

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