Carmen’s positive birth story
Carmen took my complete hypnobirthing course with me as part of her doula package with Matt The Male Doula. Her pregnancy was classed as...
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Big babies, small babies, induction and grow charts - what’s the deal?
Have you been told that your baby is measuring big and they recommend inducing early? Or perhaps they suspect baby is small and needs to...
But what if there's an emergency? An analysis of home birth transfer rates
Home birth is a little chosen birth place option, often considered a risky choice. Societal beliefs that birth is inherently risky...
Kim’s positive birth story
Our little girl arrived one week ago at 40+5, delivering her myself in a pool in our front room with my partner and best friend by my...
Did you know trauma in pregnancy changes your baby’s DNA?
Did you know trauma and stress during pregnancy changes your baby’s DNA. And those changes are passed down with each generation after. A...
Victoria’s positive birth story
Victoria came along to one of my hypnobirthing Q&A sessions at our local village hall and decided to book a bespoke hypnobirthing...
Positive birth story - Flo’s birth
Birth story time! Poppy and Rudi joined my group course in February, and welcomed their baby in an unplanned BBA freebirth! I am so...
Guided vs spontaneous pushing
The second stage of labour is the expulsive phase, and it’s the stage so often represented in TV and film. Time and time again we’re...
Hands on and episiotomy - what you need to know
No one wants a serious tear in childbirth, and with rising rates of 3rd and 4th degree tears, a new set of guidelines was introduced...
10k prize giveaway
To celebrate hitting 10,000 followers on Instagram, I am launching a HUGE PRIZE GIVEAWAY!!! To enter, simply wait for the launch post on...
Positive birth stories: Rachel
Rachel and her partner booked on to a hypnobirthing course with me for the birth of Rachel’s third baby. Having a bit of a gap between...
Maternity Decisions Induction Survey
Induction of labour is the most commonly experienced medical intervention, and is offered for a multitude of both medical and non-medical...
Charlee’s positive birth story
Charlee and Conor came to me to prepare for their first baby in September. Charlee wanted a home birth but her local hospital didn’t have...
Induction of labour - with Midwife Tasneem Peerjee
Induction of labour is something a necessary medical intervention, but the vast majority of inductions are not medically necessary and...
The importance of the birth partner
Birth partners so often feel sidelined, a spare part during labour, or ill-prepared to support the person giving birth, and they actually...
True or false? Paracetamol has no side effects in pregnancy
Paracetamol is a drug we may take throughout pregnancy and during the early stages of labour to help with discomfort… but is its use risk...
True or false: the risk of stillbirth is highest after 42 weeks
Time for a true or false… is the risk of stillbirth at its highest after 42 weeks? This isn’t a clear cut one to answer, but that in...
True or false: ultrasounds are totally safe
Ultrasound scans are routinely offered throughout pregnancy to monitor the health, development and growth of baby in the womb. Typically...
Sara’s positive planned home birth
Sara completed the hypnobirthing essentials course with me in July, wanting to have a better birth experience after a traumatic first...
Myth: Your placenta stops working after 40 weeks
Time for some more myth busting! This is something which has been said to a client repeatedly this week. She’s not even 40 weeks yet and...