Induction of Labour – your choices
If you’re familiar with the term ‘induction of labour’ (IOL) or just ‘induction’ when talking about birth, the chances are you’ve heard about ‘cervical ripening’. …
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Book Review – The Birth Space
Just before Christmas, I found myself in my local Kmart. Throngs of people were filling the store, and shopping trolleys were filling just as determinedly. …
Book Review – In Your Own Time by Dr Sara Wickham
Book Review- ‘In Your own Time’, ‘How western medicine controls the start of labour and how this needs to stop’, by Dr Sara Wickham. I …
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Book Review – The Birth Space – A doula’s guide to pregnancy, birth and beyond
The Birth Space – a doula’s guide to pregnancy, birth and beyond by Gabrielle Nancarrow. Book Review by Perth doula Ange Blizard. Gabrielle is the …
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Postpartum traditional rituals
I had my eldest son back in my home country of Malaysia. Despite not having the birth experience I really wanted (I tried having a …
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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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 …
Book Review – Juju Sundin’s Birth Skills
Book review by Doula and physiotherapist Sam Ziegelaar “Proven pain-management techniques for your labour and birth” I am a physiotherapist so I feel like it …
Homebirth, Freebirth & Doulas
We are amidst a broken maternity system in Australia where woman feel their needs and wants are not being met during birth. Too often women …