Myself and my friend Amber Leipner (www.maternalwaves.com) are delighted to have set up the Positive Birth Movement Dublin. This is the Dublin branch of the global Positive Birth Movement. We hold monthly meetings where you can come and link up with other mums and dads to be, parents and birth professionals and talk about birth in a positive way. Each month we have a different theme to our meetings. Its all about helping people look at birth more positively, without being u

This article was written for www.herfamily.ie and may have been edited for their site http://www.herfamily.ie/pregnancy/why-i-launched-the-positive-birth-movement/238119 As soon as your bump pops out, you become a shinning beacon for the worst, most toe-curling, terrifying birth stories ever heard. I remember being pregnant with my first baby, just past the 20 weeks mark and being completely delighted with life. I went for a coffee with someone I really love and respect. Sh