Melina Alexandrou

Fear of giving birth, and how fear can affect your experience, is something every expectant mother needs to spend some time thinking through. The mind and body connection during birth is undisputed in medical terms, which means that how you think and feel about birth will have a physiological affect on your body. Medical understanding acknowledges that a woman's thoughts, feelings, and mindset are integral to the physiological process of birth. Fear will create tension in the body and inhibit...

Yes, you read that correctly 🙂  To begin with, let’s pause and ponder, has there ever been a more taboo subject?  Probably not.  This is why I’ve been looking forward to writing this blog, as it’s something the majority of women haven’t even heard of yet, or if they have, they are keeping it to themselves.  Learning about the relationship between pleasure and giving birth during pregnancy can be immensely transformative to how you approach your birth, and is one of nature’s best-kept...

Birth trauma is a serious topic that up until now has largely remained hidden and unspoken about, but more recently is getting the attention it rightly deserves. Here at Conscious Birth Hub, we would like to discuss this sensitive topic to help mothers understand what can contribute to birth trauma, in order that they can do their best to avoid it. Our intention is to approach the topic with evidence and balanced reason, to avoid inducing fear or anxiety, as we truly believe that prior...