home classes & courses resources about me contact introduction amazon shop links resources Links   These links are intended to be a useful source of advice and support during pregnancy and early parenthood. www.eden-therapies.co.uk The newest addition to the Fife complementary health scene, eden therapies has lovely treatment rooms offering osteopathy, homeopathy, reflexology, aromatherapy massage and more and a studio space for yoga & pilates classes. www.birthchoiceUK.co.uk A UK based web site with up to date information to help women in their choice of birthplace. The site will give you statistical information about your local hospital statistics and as well as home birth. There are lots of useful contacts and links. www.aims.org.uk The Association for Improvement in the Maternity Services. A useful site helping women achieve the birth they want. You can email questions and expect a well-researched reply. Aims has for many years support women to book and achieve home birth, water birth, VBAC and make informed choices about Induction and screening during pregnancy. www.yogabirth.co.uk This site lists yoga teachers throughout the UK who have trained as YogaBirth teachers. This qualifies them to teach Pre and Post-Natal Yoga, Birth Preparation for Couples and Baby Massage. YogaBirth classes are more than just a yoga class for pregnancy; they have the added element of shared discussion an evidence based education on such varied topics as: Homebirth, Waterbirth, Nappies, Alternative health care during pregnancy, Immunization & Twin Birth. Caitlin is one of the tutors on the Two Year YogaBirth Teachers Training Course. www.birthconnections.co.uk Sandra Farmer teaches classes and workshops for pregnant women in Glasgow. From a background in Obstetric Physiotherapy, Sandra has taught pregnant women in Edinburgh for a number of years and teaches YogaBirth. Glasgow is lucky to have her! www.mulberryhouse.co.uk Edinburgh's premier complementary health care centre for pregnant women and their families. There are weekly classes in yoga for pregnancy, baby yoga, baby massage and baby sing and sign. Women can use any of the holistic treatments to compliment (sp) a natural pregnancy: homeopathy, acupuncture, osteopathy, reflexology and pre and post-natal massage. Fathers-to-be will find treatments to support them during the sometimes stressful transition to parenthood. www.bravadodesigns.com Quite simply THE best maternity and breast-feeding bra on the market. I have sold this bra for many years to women who want style and comfort from their maternity bra. I have included this web site for those of you who don't need to be fitted and who wish to order directly from Bravado. You should be fitted for a breast-feeding bra any time from 34 weeks of pregnancy. Please call or email me for a bra fitting appointment. www.mothertomother.co.uk Clare Bartos runs this Lothian based post natal doula service set up to support mothers in the first 6 weeks of motherhood. Clare's services come highly recommended by many women from my YogaBirth classes who say they couldn't have coped without her positive encouragement and sound advice in those early bewildering days and nights. www.babycaretens.com Women love this machine! Recommended by the NCT and tried and tested by women attending my classes. Their new digital unit, the ELLE TENS, can give effective pain control and is easy to use. Please quote: 597 when hiring this unit. www.natalhypnotherapy.co.uk The benefits of self hypnosis techniques for pain control during labour and birth are well established. Maggie Howell, hypnotherapist, has developed a great range of CD's for use during pregnancy from relaxation to preparing for a VBAC. Highly recommended by women from my classes. www.yogaforbaby.com Yoga for Baby and Post-natal Yoga for You! www.birthchoices.co.uk BirthChoiceTM is your essential guide to pregnancy & birth because we passionately believe that autonomy is one of the vital keys to a good birth experience. www.homebirth.org.uk For those of you considering homebirth or simply undecided where to have your baby. This site is full of information and lots of useful links. www.pelvicinstability.org.uk A fantastic website for pregnant women who are experiencing pelvic pain. There is lots of mis-information out there especially amongst health professionals which can lead to women being too scared to attend a Yoga class during pregnancy. This site will give you the facts and can help you to find the right support during pregnancy. www.vbac.org.uk/ As the Caesarean section rate increases I see more women attending my classes and courses hoping to avoid a c-section with their next birth. This site is very supportive and full of useful information and positive stories. www.birthinwater.co.uk/ Elementalbirth are delighted to introduce you to Sarah and Steve Paterson who have taken over the Waterbirth Pool hire side of my business. Sarah and Steve have first hand experience of hiring and using 2 different pools from Elementalbirth for the birth of their children at home in Edinburgh. They are exactly the kind of people you would like to talk to if you are considering pool hire or indeed homebirth in Edinburgh. Elementalbirth is confident that you are in expert hands for your Water pool hire experience. www.scottishdoulanetwork.co.uk This website will tell you all you need to know about local women who work as doulas in and around Edinburgh, offering lay support to women and families during birth and beyond. www.scotbirth.co.uk This website lists Scottish Independent Midwives who offer private 1 to 1 midwifery care through your pregnancy, birth and post-natally. www.edinburghfertility.co.uk Also known as The Baby Makers! This group of dedicated complementary healthcare professionals are the people to contact with your fertility problems 1st or next time around.   back to top   All content © ElementalBirth 2009   Site by ActiveCS