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 …
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When, What, How and Why? – How to deal with Anxiety during pregnancy, birth and beyond.
You’re pregnant… now what? You are on a journey to motherhood, and this is an amazingly beautiful time in your life! You celebrate your news …
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What is the difference between doulas and midwives?
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. …
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Preventing Preterm Birth: A summary of Professor John Newman’s Work
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 …
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The Breast Crawl
The first moments after birth are a crucial time for establishing a strong bond between a mother and her newborn baby. Among the various practices …
Creating a village and going back to basics
Becoming parents is overwhelming, exciting and the best experience of your life. Bringing your little one home to start your new life as parents or …
How does advanced maternal age affect pregnancy and birth?
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 …
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The Rising Tide of Water Births
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 …
Retained Placenta: The What, the How and the What’s Next
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 …
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Whenua to Whenua: The regeneration of life
The placenta, what an incredible organ. Mother and baby’s first project that they work on together to sustain and bring forth life. The placenta gives …