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About BirthRight: BirthRight Childbirth Education and Consultancy was
set up in 2005 to provide prenatal classes to expectant
couples.
It
aims to provide evidence-based information on active
birthing, breast-feeding and early parenting to expectant
parents. BirthRight
believes that every mother should be empowered to make
informed choices during pregnancy, labour, birth and
breastfeeding.
BirthRight
is also a champion of midwives. It is a firm believer in the
midwifery model of care in pregnancy, labour and birth. It
hopes that, with the partnership of midwives through
education, that midwifery in
About
Pat Chong:
About
her qualifications:
The
two-year programme is a rigorous one which covers a
self-study unit, two compulsory international workshops on Active
Birth and effective
prenatal education, birth support, observations of
maternal and child health facilities, lactation support
services and so on, including a written examination and a
supervised teaching phase.
IN
HER OWN WORDS…
Experiences I have had that are relevant to my work as
a childbirth educator:
“I would say – my five birth experiences. All of
them were so varied and they ran the gamut of a highly
managed birth that started in induction that ended in a
forceps delivery (and I use this word deliberately) and
failed breastfeeding to a totally exhilarating drug-free,
even hands-free (the midwives were left dumbfounded at the
speed and did not catch the baby!) birth!
Every birth experience I had taught me something. By
the time I gave birth to my 5th baby, the key
take-away lessons I learned were that: (1) women needed to
understand that they had choices, (2) they had the right to
be responsible for their birth experiences and that they CAN
make a difference. Many times, the women I meet and talk to
all seem reluctant to take on change, believing in and
placing so much importance on other views – their doctors,
their friends/ colleagues/ relatives/popular magazines etc
– everyone else’s views except their own. Women need
information and they need support.
I realized that until more women spoke up, until they
were educated on what their options were, and supported in
their thoughts/ideas, things were not going to change. But
change will come one day. And I think I would like to be a
small cog in that wheel of change. J
My breastfeeding journey too, was and still is, a learning journey. For all the usual reasons – lack of information and support – I did not breastfeed my two elder children. But when I was pregnant with my 3rd baby, I was determined to “get it right”. I ended up nursing my daughter until she was well past two years old, right until the fifth month of my 4th pregnancy! J Today, I have experienced nursing through pregnancy, nursing a toddler, tandem nursing a toddler and a baby – and these experiences have shaped me as a mother and a woman, and as a childbirth educator.” To contact Pat at BirthRight:
Email: pat@birthright.com.sg
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