Has the Coronavirus outbreak made you consider home birth? Or are you wondering what would happen to your home birth plans if you come down with it? This art...

Many women are told 'you're not allowed to ...'. Not allowed to have a home birth with twins. Not allowed to have a water birth with twins. Not allowed to ha...

As the woman who is pregnant, who is carrying the baby, who is giving birth to the baby from your own body, you, and only you, have the authority to allow or...

💞OXYTOCIN💞 The love hormone. Released with a hug (20 seconds is best), a kiss, touch, massage, loving words, sex, orgasm, labour, breastfeeding, looking at...

Here I am at home a few days after giving birth, my tummy still wobbly, breast pad on the arm of the sofa. I gave birth on Tuesday 19th December, 1995, on al...

With Halloween last week a picture of a pumpkin display in a maternity unit supposedly showing varying cervical dilation sizes went viral. It was meant to be...

Eight top tips from doula & mum of five, Cathy, Chilled Mama. Generally the things that women do naturally during tightenings not only help cope with the dis...

Rebirthing, a way through trauma and disappointment. Reset those first few minutes of your baby's birth.

Does it matter what food you start with? Just when you've got the hang of nappy changes, how to collapse the buggy, and getting dressed before midday, someon...

At this time of year every primary school across the UK puts on a nativity performance, with Mary giving birth in a stable, surrounded by animals. The stable...

Watching reality birth programmes when pregnant probably isn't a good idea. They are edited to seem extra dramatic. A midwife who worked in a unit that hoste...

Facebook has reminded that nine years ago today I did my breastfeeding training with the NHS for my role at a Sure Start children's centre. It was one of the...

This is a copy of the letter I have written to my local hospital trust tonight. I have sent similar to my local Healthwatch, CCG (clinical commissioning grou...

1. Your tail bone is jointed Did you know that men and women’s tail bones are different? The tailbone is at the very bottom of the spine, a left over bit fr...

A little bit of history. Did you know that the big move from home birth to hospital happened after a government report in 1970? I was born in 1968, at home, w...

In the words of the women who have been on one before, here are five reasons to book onto my Mama Retreat Day. 1. It's for all mums - not just new mums. So c...

I am thrilled to share this lovely birth story with you from first time mum, Michelle. The moment I found I was pregnant I was absolutely over the moon, but ...

I'm thrilled to be able to share this story from Jo, one of my clients. Being empowered by knowing the guidelines and the research, and having confidence he...

Why do birth rights matter? I am having a baby, surely I just trust my care givers to help me have my baby. I don’t want to become some militant activist. ...

‘There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we.’ Ina May Gaskin, midwife At the end of pregn...