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...

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, which was the norm then. Even breech and twins were considered normal to birth at home. The number of hospital births had increased since the advent of the NHS, but still the majority happened at home. The Peel report in 1970 linked the reduction in perinatal mortality figures since the war to the increase in hospital b

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 at the same time I was filled with fear. Not the usual apprehension a lot of first time mums have: ‘how am I going to cope?’ ‘how am I going to push a baby out?’ ‘how much is my life going to change?’ etc. None of that – all that was going through my mind was ‘sh*t I’m going to have to go to hospital!’ Hospitals fill

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...

And so do their mums and dads. I had two conversations with women this week about frustrations with the current maternity system that...

The home birth story of my youngest, who's now six. It seems to me that all babies give us an insight to their personalities when they are still in the womb. Connor was never still and kicked me in the ribs till I was sore – now 15 he is a mad keen sportsman. So it should have been no surprise to me that Ben would be born in glorious sunshine as I used to call him my sunshine baby as the thought of baby number five made me so happy. Like the last two times I saw no reason

How many times have you been told, or felt, you are selfish or unreasonable for seeking a positive birth experience? Perhaps because you...

What you have in common with Serena. Another impressive win for Serena Williams in a tense match at Wimbledon. You can't deny her...

Here are some common water birth myths. Which have you come across? You can’t birth the placenta in the pool Why not? Most places it is...

To start my new blog off I thought I’d start with something about being a doula as this coming year I will complete my training and hope...