Kemi BirthJoy Johnson

28/11/2023

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27/11/2023

TUESDAY!!!

AT 8pm GMT

ON CLUBHOUSE!

It’s time to talk about

WHAT DOES OBSTETRICS HAVE TO DO WITH INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN???

We are being joined on stage by the founder of The Birth Motherhood Collective, Louise Jenkins

Members of the stage team that will be joining us tomorrow will be:

Alex Burner
Sallyann Beresford
Magdalena Finn .in.birth
Elizabeth Milne
Jenna Brough .jenna.psychologist

All birth nerds, parents, grandparents, loving supporters, birthworkers, birthkeepers are welcome to come and chat with me, the stage team and our audience LIVE!

The replay will also be available on the Clubhouse app in the Physiological Birth Club along with many other previous sessions.

Many families and birthworkers are finding these sessions PRICELESS! So don’t miss out!

*To join Clubhouse DM me “PBC” and I’ll send you a link!*

27/11/2023

I LITERALLY CAN’T WITH THIS BADASS QUEEEEENNN!!! 👑👑👑👑👑❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

All the “HIGH RISK” labels got thrown at her AND SHE NOPED HER WAY TO HOME BIRTHING AT 42+5!!!!!!!

POWERHOUSE!!!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 and she had her AMAZING husband and her gem of a doula Amy BY HER SIDE! Makes me cry 🥹🥹🥹

27/11/2023

If you want to incorporate into your pregnancy and birth all that I’ve learned over the years assisting women and birthing people towards spontaneous, physiological birth, work with me.

DM me the word “POWER” if you seriously want to prepare towards the best, most sacred birth for you and your little one(s)

You’re worth it.
Your baby is worth it.
Your descendants are worth it.

27/11/2023

I received this message - a response to one of the infographics I’ve shared today.

Her “TRUST” have stopped sharing infographics because the stats are appalling.

If you know what’s really going down in their maternity units you might vote with your feet.

And they don’t want that as it’ll affect their income 🤷🏾‍♀️

27/11/2023

Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust

August 2023 - 141 babies born

0.71% home birth - despite the evidence of benefit for mother, parent and baby 😞

4.96% water birth - so low despite the evidence of benefit to mother, parent and baby

99% born on the labour ward and their theatres

40% of babies denied completion of their development by formal medical induction of labour. This percentage DOES NOT INCLUDE babies who were forced out by membrane sweep inductions or “natural” forms of induction. Neither does it include babies that were forced out with artificial rupture of membranes or synthetic oxytocin IV infusion.

13.5% of babies extracted vaginally by their heads using ventouse (vacuum) and/or forceps.

33.3% born by planned and unplanned cesarean - again more than double the “safe” rate of cesarean birth according to WHO but lower than the majority of units.

53% of babies were born without instruments or major abdominal surgery.

27/11/2023

Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals

October 2023 - 352 babies born

0.85% home birth 😞💔 Despite ALL of the evidence and benefits for mother, parent and babies.

12.9% birth centre - a good rate compared to most other units.

5.68% babies born in water so low despite the evidence of benefits to mother, parent and baby

The math isn’t mathing for the births occurring on the labour ward or in their theatres - I make it 86.3%

39.8% of babies denied completion of their development by formal medical induction of labour. This percentage DOES NOT INCLUDE babies who were forced out by membrane sweep inductions or “natural” forms of induction. Neither does it include babies that were forced out with artificial rupture of membranes or synthetic oxytocin IV infusion.

10.6% of babies extracted by ventouse (vacuum) or forceps

Planned cesarean 16.3%
Unplanned cesarean 21.1%
Total cesarean rate 37.4%

More than twice the “safe” level of surgical birth according to the WHO but still the lowest I’ve seen in these infographics…

52% of babies born without instruments or major abdominal surgery

84% of babies introduced to human milk. One of the highest I’ve seen.

0.57% stillbirth rate. High but in-keeping with other units. Which obviously begs more questions that will be explored in other posts. In time…

27/11/2023

Can anyone help?

A request from the States.

27/11/2023

This priceless being. Really 💎❤️‍🔥❤️❤️

26/11/2023

Real midwives are a dying breed. Rare gems hidden in maternity services.

If we called things as they are women and birthing people could make safer choices for them and their little ones.

Instead the vast majority of parents are sleep walking into obstetric hell holes staffed by wolves in sheep’s clothing 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

Keep joining those dots…

Some of you really need to DM me the word “POWER” and get your empowerment show on the road.

You’re worth it. Your baby is worth it. Your descendants are worth it.

10% discount code “FRIDAY” works up until midnight.

26/11/2023

Every single word by THIS QUEEN!!!!! 👑❤️‍🔥👑❤️‍🔥👑❤️‍🔥👑💥

And the pain these so-called “midwives” put her through!!!!!! 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

26/11/2023

Going to be sharing different ways that you can access childbirth support other than established maternity services.

It’s apparent that we cannot allow ourselves to be spoon fed what is “safe” and what is not.

Complementary therapies also have shown benefit without side effects or unnecessary harm.

Also - if you contribute to wellbeing before, during and after childbirth you can also be listed as a practitioner on this website.

Go to for more details.

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26/11/2023

When listening to birth stories, the shock that women and birthing people experience when they are so easily transferred to the place they really didn’t want to go crushes their confidence, they fall into the fawn state (fourth state of the sympathetic nervous system) and are helpless in the cascade of iatrogenic harm.

The doula will need strategies to help her through that if transfer from the birth centre occurs…

26/11/2023

26/11/2023

See you later my dear ones! 4pm on Zoom for our KBJ Birthkeeper gathering.

It's £8.00 per month and you can check in out by visiting the Membership area of my website (link in Bio) and apply to join in for the November intake.

25/11/2023

30 minute reminder that we are kicking off at 4pm!

Login to your membership area of my website to access the link to the 1.5 hour Zoom with me and one or two of my birthkeeping sisters.

For those of you interested in joining the membership, please visit the Membership area of my website to learn more. This is a support group which I facilitate, for free or for £1 per month, through a monthly Zoom and a Telegram chat group. It's for those who are currently pregnant or planning to be, and for those in the first 12 weeks postpartum.

www.KemiBirthjoyJohnson.com

25/11/2023

To all of the women and families who are members of my Birth Power groups: see you at 4pm today!

To access the link for this 1.5 hour long Zoom, login to your membership area of my website and visit the Birth Power Zoom page.

www.KemiBirthjoyJohnson.com

I'm looking forward to hearing how you have all been.

24/11/2023

Noted.

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