Stop the timer on mothers and babies
Please can we stop putting time limits on mothers and babies? When it comes to pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding our society is obsessed w
A due date is not an expiry date
The concept of a due date being 40 weeks from the first day of your menstrual period was 'invented' in the 1700's. Before that
What birth needs now...
Having doctors on standby is a good thing, but routine intervention probably isn't. Stats show that perinatal deaths are not decreasing
What my work experience in Ghana taught me about giving birth
In December 2011 I spent 4 weeks working in Ghana. My first 2 weeks were spent on a labour and birth ward in a large regional hospital...
How having a personal trainer is like giving birth
I have hired a personal trainer. For 30mins twice a week she comes to my house and tortures me. I haven’t done any formal exercise in...
Why do HypnoBirthing®, Part 2
If you want to learn to play a sport, lose weight at the gym, or learn a musical instrument then you need a coach, personal trainer or teach