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Delayed Cord Clamping Makes Stronger Babies

Numbers for sudden unexplained infant deaths, or cot deaths, have reached the lowest all-time record in England and Wales, according to new...
Planning a Home Birth after a Caesarean

Here's a guest post by Niamh C on planning a Home Birth after Caesarean (HBAC). We wish Niamh loads and loads of good vibes and best wi...
What is Sphincter Law?

Well-respected midwife Ina May Gaskin describes something called Sphincter Law in her book Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth . While it ma...
The Best Advert for Natural Birth

How does she do it? She makes childbirth look easy - even down to the light coloured dress, tan tights and high heels worn less than 10 h...
Just think of a bagel

Most of us know that women need their cervix to open up by 10cm to be able to give birth to babies. I found an interesting visual a frien...
2 Part Saturday Antenatal Session

My next 2-session Cuidiu Childbirth and Early Parenting Class is over two Saturdays and early 2016: Part 1: Sat 30 Jan @ 10.30-3.00p...
It’s All About Hormones

The medicalization of birth over the last 50 years has mostly served to take away the labouring woman’s ability to tune into and surrender...
Labour Tips in a Lift

I was in a lift the other day with someone who is about to give birth for the first time and is petrified of pain. She asked me if I had an...
6 Things You Can Do To Make Your Labour Easier:

Let labour begin on its own Trust your inner wisdom Move around freely throughout labour Demand continuous empathy and support Find ...
Birth education reduces caesearean rate

I read an interesting article on the The Irish Times online about birth mentors/antenatal teachers. Women who are mentored while pregna...

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