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 …
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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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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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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 …
Book Review – Why Induction Matters
Book Review – Why Induction Matters, by Dr Rachel Reed This review was submitted by Ashleigh Rankin, Doula Why Induction Matters was written by Dr …
Birth Equipment Hire – Perth
We are spoilt for choice here in Perth for birth equipment hire. I have put together a list to help make it easier to find …
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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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, …
Book Review – The Postnatal Depletion Cure
The Postnatal Depletion Cure, by Dr. Oscar Serrallach “Before motherhood, the typical modern woman with her busy, high paced life is usually already close to …