Have you been told you 'have' to give birth in a certain way? That you're 'not allowed' to do something, like have an elective caesarean, give birth at home or in water? Not sure what to do next? Listen to this!

Up to 1 in 3 women would describe their birth or the perinatal period as ‘traumatic’, which can impact their mental health, parenting and future family plans. What can be done to prevent, process & heal from birth trauma- both from a parent and healthcare provider perspective?

In this episode we talk candidly about life as a new parent of a baby. The feelings and emotions you might encounter at this time, tools and techniques to make this time positive for yourselves.

We all know that having a baby means your sleep is going to be disrupted. If anything, we probably underestimate exactly just HOW much. Understanding the biology and normal patterns of infant sleep can make the demands that life with a baby brings, just a little bit easier.

Yoga is something often recommended by midwives as a helpful form of exercise for women during pregnancy. But yoga has many more benefits than simply exercise. In this episode we take a look at what the practice of yoga involves and the benefits of this for labour, birth and beyond.

1 in 4 women experience miscarriage or pregnancy loss, so for a lot of us falling pregnant again can come with a lot of conflicting emotions. In this episode I’m joined by midwife Kate Marsh from UK Baby Loss Charity, Tommy’s. We talk candidly about experiencing miscarriage, and approaching pregnancy after losing a baby.

Around 1 in 25 women will face decisions around how to give birth to their breech babies! But did you know the options are more than simply 'have a caesarean'? From helping your baby to turn head down, to vaginal breech birth, these little discussed alternatives are explained in this episode.

Around 1 in 25 women will face decisions around how to give birth to their breech babies! But did you know the options are more than simply 'have a caesarean'? From helping your baby to turn head down, to vaginal breech birth, these little discussed alternatives are explained in this episode.

Seeing men in the birth room is a relatively recent occurrence, but something that the vast majority of women have come to expect if they have a male partner. Interestingly, the male hormonal responses to birth can be very different to that of a women, listen to learn more.

When you begin to understand what labour truly feels like; what it really takes from both a physical and emotional perspective; then you'll stop asking the question 'what does a doula do?'