The Curse of The Due Date
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 …
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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 …
Doulas, homebirth and freebirth – is it illegal?
Hi, my name is Vicki Hobbs from Back to Basics Birthing and my business has been operating since 2004, so I consider myself a fairly …
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A doula’s role is vast and far-reaching
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 …
Induction of Labour – Knowledge is Power
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 …
Why Induction Matters Book Review
A Book Review of “Why Induction Matters” by Rachel Reed of Midwife Thinking Written by Danielle Bestall Why Induction Matters; a birth bible written by …
Book Review – Birth with Confidence – Rhea Dempsey
This is a book review by Pushpa Saraswati on “Birth with Confidence – Savvy Choices for Normal Birth” by Rhea Dempsey. Introduction Birth with confidence …
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Navigating the home or hospital birth debate.
“So, where are you thinking of giving birth then?” This inevitable question is one that pregnant women hear time and time again. A question that …