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Surprise home water birth: The most incredible experience of my life!

January 31, 2019 By Katrina Velgush

I recall the first day I attended a Prenatal Yoga class at around 24 weeks pregnant. At that stage, I was so nervous and fearful of the thought of childbirth, that I ended up bursting into tears in front of 15 or so other yoga class mums at the end of the class. Obviously, I knew […]

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This book gave me the birthing experience that my heart knew I was able to have

February 23, 2018 By Katrina Velgush

“Thank you. I came across your book {A Modern Woman’s Guide to a Natural Empowering Birth} after my first child was born. It was like a breath of fresh air after a natural, but highly dis-empowering birth. When my daughter came along 18 months later, although I chose again to birth in a hospital, I […]

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A Beautiful, Blissful, Pain-Free Birth

February 16, 2016 By Katrina Velgush

As I got out of bed on a beautiful Tuesday morning, I felt the sensation of water trickling down my leg. With unparalleled excitement and elation, I called out to my husband in the other room, knowing that my journey was about to begin. Not for a minute that day did I feel doubt or […]

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