Have you ever wondered why pregnancy puts you in an “at risk” group and therefore you can get the flu vaccine for free? Basically the pregnant body is immunosuppressed. Your immune system is running slightly below normal levels so that your body accepts...
Birth Plan? What Plan? This is a draft of the article I have written for Empowering Birth eMagazine The phrase Birth Plan always raises such opposite points of view. As a young midwife “in the system” I remember that the general consensus among the midwives and...
I was going to write a blog about the hot topic of cord blood banking and how it relies on early cord clamping, but this video says it all so much better than I could. So if you have been wondering about Cord Blood Banking, watch this...
Birth Savvy Childbirth Education focuses on getting the most out of your private obstetrician here in Perth. After all you are paying him/her a lot of money, so you should be getting fantastic service and a wonderful birth experience . When you go to your antenatal...
Did your antenatal class teach you all the pros and cons of an induction of labour? This is not a decision to take lightly. Here is a copy of my article that appears at www.birthgoddess.com.au...
