6PR Interview 1/10/2014 ~ Home Birth Perth

Here is a recent interview I did with Paul Murray on 6PR because of the spotlight on home birth in Perth. With the current Coroner’s Inquest into 3 home birth deaths in Perth we are bound to hear people arguing how risky home births are. Home births are not inherently...

Fathers to be Day !

I was recently interviewed On the Nine Today Perth Show. The 3 minutes wasn’t really enough to say everything I wanted to say about the importance of Fathers to be, so here are some more thoughts. Nature wants newborn babies to have two carers, so she pumps...

Birth Options Perth

Do You Know Your Birth Options in Perth? I have just been a guest panellist at the Health Consumers’ Council multidisciplinary forum. This was held at KEMH and was a forum for Midwifery and Obstetric professionals, plus consumer advocates, to discuss the current state...

Labour Tips

Love Your Labour I recently had a client email me about her birth and it was this was the bit that made me smile “It was amazing and I wish I could go into labour every month” She clearly loved her labour.  Not just the actual birth or the magical moment afterwards...
Perth Hypnobirthing: What is Hypnobirthing?

Perth Hypnobirthing: What is Hypnobirthing?

The short answer is : Hypnobirthing Australia™  is a natural approach to a calm, gentle and confident birth.    The Long Answers is : Birth is not meant to be overwhelming and scary. It is meant to be so amazing we want to do it again. Hypnobirthing Australia...

Should I write a Birth Plan?

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...
Cord Blood Banking vs Delayed Cord Clamping

Cord Blood Banking vs Delayed Cord Clamping

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...

Should you have an induction?

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...