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TENS Machine Hire Explained: Benefits for Pain Relief in Labour

TENS Machine Hire Explained: Benefits for Pain ...

When you’re preparing for labour, pain relief is often high on the priority list — but so is staying in control, mobile, and clear-headed. That’s where a TENS machine comes...

TENS Machine Hire Explained: Benefits for Pain ...

When you’re preparing for labour, pain relief is often high on the priority list — but so is staying in control, mobile, and clear-headed. That’s where a TENS machine comes...

A Guide to Successful Antenatal Expressing: Tips for a Smooth Start

A Guide to Successful Antenatal Expressing: Tip...

Antenatal expressing—hand-expressing and collecting colostrum before birth—is a wonderful way to prepare for your breastfeeding journey. But what exactly is colostrum? Colostrum is your baby’s first milk, a thick, nutrient-rich...

A Guide to Successful Antenatal Expressing: Tip...

Antenatal expressing—hand-expressing and collecting colostrum before birth—is a wonderful way to prepare for your breastfeeding journey. But what exactly is colostrum? Colostrum is your baby’s first milk, a thick, nutrient-rich...

10 Benefits of using a TENS machine in labour

10 Benefits of using a TENS machine in labour

Labour is a unique and transformative experience, but it’s no secret that it can also come with significant physical challenges. Expecting parents are often on the lookout for effective, non-invasive...

10 Benefits of using a TENS machine in labour

Labour is a unique and transformative experience, but it’s no secret that it can also come with significant physical challenges. Expecting parents are often on the lookout for effective, non-invasive...

The Magic of TENS machines for labour pain relief

The Magic of TENS machines for labour pain relief

During labour, your body is hard at work, releasing hormones like oxytocin to help with contractions. But along with the powerful sensations of bringing your baby into the world, you...

The Magic of TENS machines for labour pain relief

During labour, your body is hard at work, releasing hormones like oxytocin to help with contractions. But along with the powerful sensations of bringing your baby into the world, you...

Setting up your birth environment

Setting up your birth environment

The space in which you give birth can have a profound impact on your labour experience and overall wellbeing. With the majority of births taking place in a hospital setting,...

Setting up your birth environment

The space in which you give birth can have a profound impact on your labour experience and overall wellbeing. With the majority of births taking place in a hospital setting,...

Why I used a TENS machine in labour

Why I used a TENS machine in labour

When I fell pregnant for the first time I had been a midwife for 3.5years and had seen all kinds of birth. Natural, epidural, silent, screaming, waterbirth, forceps, caesareans. People...

Why I used a TENS machine in labour

When I fell pregnant for the first time I had been a midwife for 3.5years and had seen all kinds of birth. Natural, epidural, silent, screaming, waterbirth, forceps, caesareans. People...