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pregnancy
BY FIONA DILL
How to
Develop
Your Core
Birth
Strength
I
have been teaching childbirth
education classes and support-
ing women as a doula for over
a decade and I can honestly say
that every class and every birth re-
veals something new to me. I am a
birth junkie…….I can read the latest
research, birth stories and blogs for
hours but nothing teaches and inspires
me more than the actual doing and
using the knowledge and skills that I
have developed over this time. One of
the most important things that I have
witnessed is the value of developing
‘core birth strength’ for a positive birth
experience. In other words, a deep
and convicted trust in a women’s body
to be able to give birth. This trust is as
important for those that are caring and
supporting the woman, as it is for the
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