Useful Links to Related Organisations
Lisa Barnes maintains links with other organisations and practitioners. Here are a few links to some organisations that you may find useful.
Born in Water – [ www.borninwater.co.uk ]
Born In Water hire out luxury heated and unheated birthing pools. The company has been established in the local area for 6 years and has recently moved to Bradford on Avon. We are able to give tips about home birth and water births and have many contacts to help women and their partners make the right choice for them. Please contact Rachel Stacey to get more information and a leaflet about the pools that we hire.
Tel: 01225 868961
Mobile: 07894 034406
Email: Rachel@borninwater.co.uk
Bath Home Birth Group – [ www.neworielhall.co.uk ]
An NCT supported group which is run by Rachel Stacey, founder of Born in Water. They meet on the last Sunday of each month between 7pm-9pm. Midwives, health professionals and couples telling their birth stories also attend the group. Topics covered are:
- Attitudes to Home Birth
- Attitude to Pain
- Practicalities/birth plan
- Dads/birth partners/siblings
- Attitude to Home Birth
For further information contact Rachel Stacey
Tel: 01225 868 961
Email: Rachel@borninwater.co.uk
Meetings held at New Oriel Hall, Larkhall, Bath
Chiropractic & Pregnancy – [ www.mychiropractic.co.uk ]
Dr Shaana van Ardennes’s practice is family orientated, treating all ages. Her interests lie in pregnancy and paediatric care. Her aim is to help mothers enjoy a more comfortable pregnancy and smoother birthing process and to allow new born babies to be given a healthy start in life. She uses a highly advanced chiropractic technique called SOT, (Sacro- Occipital Technique), that includes craniopathy, and is gentle and suitable when treating pregnant mothers and younger patients. Shaana also works with many childhood conditions such as breast feeding problems, colic, reflux, ear infections, ADD, asthma, hemisphere integration problems etc.
Tel: 01225 423333
The Informed Parent – [ www.theinformedparent.co.uk ]
More and more parents are looking into the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations. Greater knowledge enables parents to have the confidence to exercise their right to an informed choice. The Informed Parent provides a wide spectrum of information that will help you make up your own mind.
The Alliance of Registered Homeopaths – [ www.a-r-h.org ]
ARH is a UK based professional organisation that supports and promotes a high standard of safe, effective homeopathic practice.
Bestbear – [ www.bestbear.co.uk ]
This is a wonderfully informative website on nursery, childcare and much more. With a great parents forum you receive many useful articles with a great section on ‘ask the expert’.
Cytoplan – [ www.cytoplan.co.uk ]
Cytoplan is a nutritional supplement company. All their supplement are made from ‘Food States’. Their Food State products are nutrient-enriched wholefoods. They are also free from isolated chemical ingredients. In the food state manufacturing process foods are “grown” in nutrient-rich controlled and “perfect” environment which gives high nutrient yield, much higher than would occur during a natural growing process. This means that the body absorbs much more of the supplement you are taking. Even though this is a practitioners website, all my patients are able to order from this company – just enter my name as your practitioner.
Independent Midwives – [ www.bristolbirth.co.uk ]
Bristol Birth Practise for pregnancy, birth and after care. Wonderful independent midwives who offer flexible tailored care to meet your every needs.
Osteopathic clinic based in Oldfield Park – [ www.oldfieldosteopaths.co.uk ]