The EMP Journal
Informed. Supported. Empowered.
Navigating your next pregnancy as a NICU parent
Written by Dr Rosie Pajak - Perinatal Psychologist and Founder of The Birth Healing Collective
Having a pre-term birth or a baby who needs special medical care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be an intense and often traumatic experience for parents. Understandably, this affects future pregnancies. If you are...
7 steps to help you prepare for a positive birth from the EMP founders
Birth. What do you think of when you hear that word? Is it a vision of one of the most empowering and beautiful days of your life? Or does it bring up feelings of fear and disappointment?
We’ve birthed 6 babies between us (in almost every way possible) and we know that birth rarely goes to plan. One-third of Aussie...
What a Pelvic Health Physio really wants you to know about birth trauma
Despite one third of all mothers describing their birth as traumatic, so many women go into birth ill-prepared, says EMP Founder and Titled Women's Health Physiotherapist Lyz Evans. Here’s what she wants pregnant women to know.
Birth. What do you think when you hear this word?
Is it visions of the most incredible day of...
An Informed Birth - The Realities of Birth with Women's Health Physio
“I wish I had known”. After hearing that phrase from thousands of women, Titled Women's Health Physio Lyz Evans is sharing the realities of birthing in Australia today so that you can feel informed and empowered for your birth.
We are big believers in helping you to be informed of all the options surrounding your birth. So...
Healing from a Traumatic Birth
"As long as the baby is healthy, that's all that matters". We don't agree with this often-quoted statement.
Birth is more than simply a way to get the baby out. It is an incredible and often life-changing event. One that we often spend years thinking about and dreaming of.
So when your birth doesn't go the way you may have hoped it can...
