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Welcome and read my blogs on all things Antenatal Classes Auckland, Hypnobirthing & Fertility & Birth Trauma. I specialise in women and health and love sharing with you all my blogs posts, please like and share with friends!Donna x

Breathe Your Way to a Positive Birth: The Role of Breathing Techniques in Hypnobirthing

Childbirth can be a stressful and challenging experience for expectant mothers. However, with the help of hypnobirthing, mothers can...

Donna Cox

Mar 27, 20232 min read

The Power of Hypnobirthing: A Positive Birth Experience

If you are pregnant and searching for a way to have a calm, relaxed and positive birth experience, then you may be interested in...

Donna Cox

Mar 20, 20232 min read

Coping with Birth Trauma & healing after a difficult birth

For some of us birth is not only joyful when we welcome our baby into the world, but it can also be a difficult, distressing and...

Donna Cox

Feb 26, 20235 min read

Is my position in labour important?

You bloody bet it is! Ok so while I'm not expecting you to pull this pose out the bag, 😂 staying active can help. Staying upright,...

Donna Cox

Feb 14, 20232 min read

What Will My Contractions Feel Like?

This is a hard one to answer… I know that’s not what you want to hear. But everyone will experience contractions/ surges differently....

Donna Cox

Feb 5, 20232 min read

First Time Birth Story After Taking Hypnobirthing Classes

This story was sent to me via email by some lovely clients I had the pleasure of teaching in a 3 week face to face group class. They have...

Donna Cox

Jan 4, 20232 min read

The surprising way your baby sees the world

Your baby is amazing, as is watching them develop at an astounding rate over their first year. Their eyes play a huge part in this...

Donna Cox

Dec 26, 20223 min read

How to Align Your Body & Baby for Easier Birth

The position of your baby can have a big impact on your labour! Back to back babies increase your chance of having a longer labour, which...

Donna Cox

Dec 19, 20223 min read

Gestational Diabetes Explained

Here at Soul Sisters Studios I am on a mission to make hypnobirthing more accessible to more pregnant people. I passionately believe...

Donna Cox

Dec 12, 20223 min read

3 things you need to know about Inductions

1: Use your BRAIN. If you are being offered an induction of labour, use the BRAIN acronym to get all the information. There are a host of...

Donna Cox

Dec 5, 20222 min read

Should I Use Gas & Air?

Entonox, commonly referred to as ‘gas and air’ is a very accessible pain relief option used across all birth settings in NZ, including at...

Donna Cox

Nov 28, 20222 min read

What does birth feel like...

Hands down the one thing that most people worry about when it comes to birth is PAIN! Except, it doesn’t have to be painful! You can...

Donna Cox

Nov 21, 20223 min read

How Fear Affects The Birth Process- Let’s Get Scientific!

We’re here to tell you that whilst you might think that birth is a scary, painful experience that you’ve just got to ‘get through’, it...

Donna Cox

Nov 14, 20225 min read

A FREE guide to your Pelvic Floor

Many women first become aware and start to think about their pelvic floor muscles when they become pregnant. The pelvic floor muscles are...

Donna Cox

Nov 7, 20223 min read

A Free Guide to Yoga in Pregnancy

“It is not just the child that is born but the mother also. She never existed before”. Osho Never is there a better time to commit to a...

Donna Cox

Oct 31, 20222 min read

Choices Choices Choices... Yes you do have choices in pregnancy & birth!!

Well let me tell you, they’re pretty much the same as your rights when you’re not carrying or birthing a baby! Here are some of them to...

Donna Cox

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Positive Birth's do exist... No really they do!!

It was the August bank holiday weekend and the weather was miserable. This worked in my favour as it meant I had an excuse to set up camp...

Donna Cox

Oct 17, 20225 min read

The Fourth Trimester, how do you look after yourself?

The first six weeks or so after childbirth is often dubbed the ‘Fourth Trimester’. Most people have heard about the importance of yoga...

Donna Cox

Oct 10, 20223 min read

How to train for birth...

Would you run a marathon WITHOUT training? Madness.... If I signed up to run a marathon and decided to turn up on the day with zero...

Donna Cox

Oct 3, 20222 min read

How do I get relief from pelvic pain in pregnancy?

Well lets start with a common diagnosis in pregnancy SPD & PGP... What is SPD & PGP..? Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), or pelvic...

Donna Cox

Sep 5, 20226 min read

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