How is it in 2019, with everything we know about birth, that labour wards still look like bleak, bright hospital rooms & couldn't be less likely to encourage physiological birth?

After moving to Ireland in pregnancy and facing a more medicalised birth, this first time mum used the Positively Birthing hypnobirthing techniques for a really positive experience.

We focus a lot of the physiology of birth, the choices and the options, even the emotions. But what about the sensations? What can you expect to actually FEEL when you’re in labour?

There are many parallels between going for a poo and giving birth.. this post could totally change the way your approach everything!

A look at the evidence around Gas and Air in labour.

I’ve spoken before about the words I’d love to ban using around birth and pregnancy (namely ‘allowed’ and ‘have to’), but this one always gets me! 

The Fetal Ejection Reflex. What is it? How does it work? If you’re giving birth soon you’ll want to read this!

Around 1/3 labours are induced in the UK currently. So this one is SUPER important to read, it could very easily be you!

So this blog post started its life as a post about fear of birth.. it seems to have morphed into a Feminist rant, but a rant I think needs raising..

Are you pregnant? And approaching the BIG DAY with even a hint of ‘I can’t even go to the dentist so how on earth will I ever manage giving birth?’

Birth is simply the tensing and relaxing of muscles! How does it all work?