What is SoundBirth?
A SoundBirth is when a woman’s contractions are accompanied by the resonant sound of a crystal singing bowl giving her ‘permission’ to use her voice …
Birth With Confidence
Book Review – Birth After Caesarean
Book Review “Birth after Caesarean” by Hazel Keedle (Australia 2022) 1 in 3 women in Australia have a caesarean as a mode of birth. Chances …
Why are Birth Plans important?
The Importance of a Birth Plan ~ Why have a birth plan? Why is it important? Is it necessary? We are all wired so uniquely …
Your placenta is too old so is it time to induce?
One of the things that women get told as they get towards their estimated due date (EDD) and in particular, post EDD, is that their …
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Partners and doulas make the best birth team
Why you the birth partner, needs to have me, the doula, on your birth team. You are happy to go with the flow, you think …
Birth Partners – Supporting Better Birth Outcomes
2023 – What a wonderful time to be a birth partner. Birth partners can now play an active role in the birth space, a massive …
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Active Birth – The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
This is a book review for Active Birth – The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally by author Janet Balaskas. This book review was written …
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Have you got skin (to skin) in the game?
Skin to skin is when your naked little, fresh-out-of-the-oven bub lays on a bare chest. In an ideal world, baby is on mum’s chest, however, …
Top 10 Tips for a Positive Birthing Experience
Written by Doula Aynsley Rope I want you to imagine that you have had your baby and have a friend around post birth for a coffee …
Book Review – Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
A Book Review: Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth Written by Hayley Leonard (Doula) “Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body …