by Pip | Apr 13, 2016 | Active birth, childbirth, parenting, parenting apps, pregnancy apps, prenatal apps
I recently had a coffee with an ex client, now new mum extraordinaire. She told me if there is one bit of advice she would like to give all expectant and new parents, it would be… “Delete the Effing Apps!” These days you can get an App for anything, and I put my...
by Pip | Mar 30, 2016 | Active birth, birth choices, birth interventions, caesarean section, childbirth
Why is Professor Dietz so determined to scare women out of a normal, natural process…vaginal birth? I already replied his claim that “human childbirth is a fundamental bio mechanical mismatch, the opening is way too small and the passenger is way too...
by Pip | May 22, 2015 | Active birth, birth plans, natural birth, normal birth
Active Birth: that sounds a bit full-on!! I recently held an Active Birth workshop and I do realise that the name sometimes puts people off. “Really! I have to do a full-on work out while I am birthing. I thought I could just lie down.” Well, you can lie down if you...
by Pip | Jul 2, 2012 | Active birth, birth choices, childbirth, Childbirth education, fear of childbirth, labour, midwifery-led care, obstetricians, pain in labour
I really feel the need to comment on a widely publicised Norwegian study ( published June 27 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) which has found that the fear of childbirth can prolong labour by “about an hour and a half longer in...
by Pip | Jun 5, 2012 | Active birth, birth choices, childbirth, Childbirth education, home birth, hospital birth, labour, midwifery-led care, obstetricians
I recently generated a press release for a Privately Practising Midwife (there is a link below), and while I was thrilled for her and home birthing getting such wonderful publicity I felt there was so much more to say. I am a big supporter of home birth, especially...
by Pip Wynn Owen | May 7, 2012 | Active birth, birth choices, birth interventions, caesarean section, childbirth, Childbirth education, fear of childbirth, labour, optimal fetal positioning
I recently had a query about a very long, slow to progress labour, this lead me on to a discussion of the position of the baby just before going into labour. During the late stages of pregnancy the majority of babies lie with their head down and their back pointing...
by Pip Wynn Owen | Apr 29, 2012 | Active birth, birth choices, childbirth, Childbirth education, fear of childbirth, labour, obstetricians, pain in labour
Are you worrying about how to cope with Labour Pain? After all everyone keeps telling you it is the most painful thing you will ever endure. I want to tell you a secret… It’s not meant to be painful. It is meant to be a wonderful, positive...
by Pip Wynn Owen | Feb 4, 2012 | Active birth, Childbirth education, labour
I was just thinking about the “to cut or not to cut debate
