Water Birth: A Safe Way to Birth Your Baby
Written by Perth Doula Sarah Del Borrello, Mother Mother Doula Water Birth: an Overview A water birth refers to a birth where a woman labours …
Written by Perth Doula Sarah Del Borrello, Mother Mother Doula Water Birth: an Overview A water birth refers to a birth where a woman labours …
These are two very different occupations, and it is important that the community understand the two roles and the scope of practice of the doula. …
What is the difference between doulas and midwives? Read More »
I’m sure you’ve noticed that there is a growing trend of planned early births between the weeks of 36-38, whether by planned induction or planned …
The timing of your baby’s birth is important. Every week your baby continues to grow and develop is critical to preventing medical treatment at birth …
Preventing Preterm Birth: A summary of Professor John Newman’s Work Read More »
Advanced maternal age (AMA) is a term that is used to describe pregnant women over a certain age bracket. Unfortunately the term is not clearly …
How does advanced maternal age affect pregnancy and birth? Read More »
Over the past decade there has been a steady rise of women taking back control over where and how they birth their babies. Along with …
Have you heard of a retained placenta? If you have, it’s probably been at the end of a particularly worrying birth story, but if you …
Retained Placenta: The What, the How and the What’s Next Read More »
The hot topic landing on our lips recently is “vaginal seeding.” You may have heard of it recently in the last few years or it …
Babies can get themselves into many different positions in the womb and will sometimes be born in that position. One of the more uncommon positions …
The Importance of a Birth Plan ~ Why have a birth plan? Why is it important? Is it necessary? We are all wired so uniquely …