Do you want to know how to create a birthing environment that will make your birth quicker and more comfortable, no matter where you are birthing? Are you unsure of what to do in the hospital to create an environment that will work for you? Close...
Have you seen the article floating around Facebook about the couple who were charged around AU$40 for skin-to-skin after c/section? I know most people were horrified that this couple got charged for this, and we could discuss the ethics at length, but a couple of...
You have found my blog because you are googling “Birth Plan Template”. You probably started off really enthusiastically and wondering: “What should I put on my birth plan?” But as your search continued, you may have become more and more confused by the myriad of...
I was asked to comment on Homebirths on local Perth radio station 6PR. It was after the West Australian quoted me in response to Dr Gannon’s comment that Home Birthing Mums are selfish. I realIy, really want to apologise publicly for getting the great Hannah...
The Western Australian Department of Health Mother and Baby Report for 2015 has been published. Among all the data that I am yet to deeply analyze, are the individual Perth hospital’s caesarean section rates. I thought it would be interesting to compare these...
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...
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