WHY is it so important that we use pregnancy to get informed; to take responsibility for and control of our decisions (regardless of how things actually play out or what those decisions are)?

I regularly work with families pregnancy with their second baby, who experienced a caesarean birth of their first baby. The question at the forefront of their minds- ‘Should I plan a VBAC or have an elective c-section’? These 10 questions will help you make your mind up.

“Trust your body”: An idea often disputed when it comes to giving birth, because ‘birth doesn’t always go to plan’.
But tell me this.. do you doubt your ability to breathe/ digest food/ heal a cut/ pump blood etc? For the majority of people these things happen without us ever questioning our body’s ability to do them.

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You might think it's strange to bring this up in the context of childbirth in a country where we have freedom of speech, a democracy, a developed maternity system; but it’s incredibly important. Let me tell you why!

‘Preparing for birth’ can feel pretty overwhelming.. do you do pregnancy yoga? Aquanatal? PT? Hypnobirthing? Antenatal Classes? NCT? Just chat to your midwife? Ask friends and family?

It’s no surprise really that most of us get so confused by all this that we just end up covering our ears and ‘going with the flow’ is it?

Many families using our Hypnobirthing course go on to plan a homebirth.. but occasionally people are discouraged or warned against the ideas using some pretty spectacular myths! These are probably the top 5 most common (but not the only) bits of utter nonsense I've heard about homebirth over the years- has anyone told them to you?

I was spectator to a debate this week around whether the advice to decline all vaginal examinations in labour could potentially be dangerous? Do vaginal examinations cause harm.. or prevent it? Well…

The 'One Born Every Minute' Antithesis!

BBC’s ‘Yorkshire Midwives on Call’ is the Antithesis to One Born Every Minute that we’ve been waiting for!

Vaginal seeding

What is it and how do you do it?