Your Pregnancy

PAIN you can handle

MOST PREGNANT WOMEN are so fearful of labour pain that they don’t even want to attempt natural birth. This fear is a huge impediment, both physically and mentally, to a positive birth experience.

We live in a culture that is afraid of pain and does not understand that there are many ways to manage discomfort, especially during labour. Many women do not know that they have built-in mechanisms that help them deal with the pain of labour. Their confidence is then further eroded

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