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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...
Myth: you have to take folic acid throughout pregnancy to prevent birth defects
Myth busting time! This time we’re talking folic acid! Folic acid is taken ideally pre-conception and throughout early pregnancy to...
MYTH: You shouldn’t push if you’re not fully dilated
When you’re in labour, you will get the urge to push. Sometimes this happens before your cervix is fully dilated. This can only be...
Myth: gestational diabetes means you’ll have a big baby
What is Gestational Diabetes Mellius? The NHS states that “Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that develops during...
Your rights in pregnancy and birth with Emma Ashworth
Knowing your rights is vital when it comes to birth. If you don’t know what your choices are, you have none! In this important episode of...
Positive birth story - Rachel
Today I received a message from one of my clients, who had her baby yesterday. She’s agreed to let me share her birth story. Rachel...
Crystal sound bowl healing for pregnancy
I am extremely excited to announce that I will be offering crystal sound baths for pregnancy! Sound baths using bowls to create sound and...
The importance of positive birth stories
In hypnobirthing we bang on about the importance of positive birth stories and avoiding negative ones, but this piece of research I...