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Jade shares her journey of three positive births and her unique perspective as a sonographer.

Jade went into her first pregnancy thinking birth was something medical that happened in hospital. But after hypnobirthing opened her mind to a different way of seeing birth, she went on to have three very different but positive birth experiences.   Jade is a mum of three and a sonographer from near Manchester. In this episode, she shares her unique perspective as someone who works in women’s health, scanning babies every day, while also experiencing pregnancy and birth herself. Her first baby was conceived during lockdown and, after initially thinking she would simply “have all the drugs,” Jade’s mindset shifted after taking a hypnobirthing course and learning more about physiological birth.   Her first labour began with mild cramps and a fresh bleed, which led her into hospital to be checked. While waiting in triage, her contractions intensified, but she assumed she was still in early labour. When a midwife examined her, she was already 8cm dilated. She went on to have a positive water birth in the birth centre, using gas and air, and describes the pool as giving her instant relief.   Jade’s second pregnancy was emotionally very different, as her dad died when…

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