Seacoast Birth Network

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

Most birth workers want to help clients process their births.

But they’re not always given the tools to do that deeply.

They’re listening.
They’re validating.
They’re holding space.

And sometimes…they’re just helping clients tell the same story in a slightly softer way.

No real shift.
No resolution.
No change in how it feels.

Because no one ever taught them what to actually do with a birth story.

So, the story stays where it is.

Looping.
Circling.
Stuck on the same moments.

And the client leaves thinking:
“Well… that was nice.”

But nothing inside has moved.

This isn’t a failure of care.

It’s a gap in training.

Most birth education teaches you how to support the birth.
Very little teaches you how to work with what happens after.

How to:
• Find the moment that holds the charge
• Follow the thread beneath the words
• Stay with the discomfort instead of smoothing it over
• Offer something that actually lands and changes the meaning

This is the difference between holding space and talking about a story, and transforming it.

Birth Story Medicine is not “better listening.”

It’s a completely different skillset.

And once you see it in action… you realise how many stories have been left half-finished.

Become a Birth Story Listener in 2026. Register now for Part 1 (of 3 parts total) in our May or August course. Comment BIRTH for more info.

04/20/2026

May 10th - September 30th 2026

04/20/2026

Birth plans work! The Role of Birth Plan in Shaping Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials..... "Birth plans were associated with a higher likelihood of normal vaginal delivery (RR 3.22; 95% CI 1.49–6.95; p = 0.003) and increased odds of early breastfeeding (RR 3.68; 95% CI 1.48–9.15; p = 0.005)... Conclusions: Birth plans may be associated with improved maternal outcomes, including increased rates of vaginal delivery, and early breastfeeding. The overall evidence suggests birth plans as a strategy to promote a more respectful childbirth."
https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2849-7990
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04/19/2026

There is a LOT we can learn from the collaborative care model in Holland! 

🔥 Hear more about how Dr. Deurloo and his team are making waves of change to give the most well-rounded and individualized care to families, including offering the MAC (maternal assisted cesarean) as a healing cesarean option. 

🎧 Listen to Episode 452 of The VBAC Link podcast on Apple/Spotify or watch on Youtube. Link in bio!


MAC
VBAC
Maternal Assisted Cesarean

04/13/2026

🌸 Mama, motherhood was never meant to feel like this

It was never meant to feel like you’re constantly on edge.

It was never meant to feel like guilt and shame were your daily companions.

It was never meant to feel like you’re failing — when really, you’re simply carrying too much without the right support.

I understand, because I have been there too. Motherhood was the very place my own healing journey began.

I know how heavy it feels to be stuck in old patterns…
to react when all you want is to respond with love…
to carry the pain of the past into the present moment. 🌿

What many mothers don’t realise is that motherhood often reveals the parts of us that never felt fully supported, safe, or understood when we were children.

Our children don’t create our triggers — they illuminate them.

And while that can feel confronting, it can also become an incredible invitation for healing and growth.

In my work with mothers through The Motherlove Method™, we begin with something very simple but powerful.

✨ Self-validation.

So many of us were taught to ignore our feelings, push through, or believe we should always be coping.

But inside Motherlove we begin by rebuilding a compassionate connection with ourselves.

One of the first practices we explore is something I call The Daily Check-In – Take 5.

Just five quiet minutes to pause and ask yourself:

How am I today?
What do I need?

It may sound simple, but for many mothers this is the first time they have truly allowed themselves to listen inward.

And when that begins to shift, something beautiful happens.

We move from reacting in survival mode to responding with greater presence, calm, and understanding.

Motherhood was never meant to be something you simply survive.

It can also become the doorway to profound healing.

✨ A gentle reflection for today:
When was the last time you paused and asked yourself “How am I today?

The change starts with you
I support mothers to navigate the deep connection between parenting and personal healing

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Samara Transformational Therapist
https://www.samaratherapist.com.au/

04/12/2026

You sit with them.
You hear their story.
You feel the weight of it.

And part of you knows,
there’s more here than what’s being said.

More than the timeline.
More than the decisions.
More than what went “right” or “wrong.”

But you can’t quite access it.
Or guide it.
Or trust what to do next.

So you stay in empathy.
In validation.
In holding space.

And while that matters…
it doesn’t always transform the story.

Birth Story Medicine is for the practitioners who feel that edge.

The ones who:
– notice the threads others miss
– feel drawn to meaning, not just facts
– want a process that is both intuitive and deeply structured

This isn’t about doing more.
It’s about seeing differently.

Become a Birth Story Listener in 2026. We have another Part 1 (of 3 parts total) starting in May and August.

Comment: BIRTH for more info.

04/08/2026

Congratulations Jennie!!