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 …
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The curse of the due date and the eviction notice for your baby is clearly etched in every woman’s mind after she has confirmation of her pregnancy. She marks …
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 …
Your placenta is too old so is it time to induce? Read More »
Book Review – Why Induction Matters, by Dr Rachel Reed This review was submitted by Ashleigh Rankin, Doula Why Induction Matters was written by Dr …
Book Review by Aynsley Rope Do Birth, A Gentle Guide to Labour & Childbirth Authored by Caroline Flint Do Birth is an informative, easy to …
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A doula’s role is vast and far-reaching. They are essentially a non-medical labour support person, which can cover a vast range of things, and are …
“NAÏVE and uneducated… episiotomy… a very traumatic experience” – these are the words used to describe Zoe’s first birth at a private hospital. Comparatively, her …
Is home birth really that different to a hospital birth? Read More »
Spontaneous labour and birth is the dance of love and surrender between mother and baby with Oxytocin, the hormone of love and bonding, the orchestrator …
