This is a topic which we always discuss in my classes, as it’s so important to know that there are SO MANY other positions you can labour...

Do you plan to breast feed after birth? Breast feeding has many many benefits for both you and baby. For baby, breast feeding provides th...

Affirmations have been used for decades by many people to help with confidence and success. Sports people have long since used affirmatio...

A home birth is a much under used option for so many women. Falsely seen as a more riskier option for all, in reality a homebirth is not ...

Following on from my due dates post, let’s talk about induction. Quite often when you approach your due date, your midwife will start dis...

Fetal ejection reflex… this is a natural urge that a woman gets when she has an undisturbed birth, benefitting from all her natural birth...

With the spread of Covid-19, and the potential pressures the virus may put on hospitals and the healthcare system, many women may be wond...

When baby is born, they may be covered in a thick coating of a white waxy substance... this is called vernix caseous (literally translates a

Let’s talk ”due dates”… it’s easy to start stressing as you approach your “due date”, especially when the texts start flooding in asking if

I decided to write an A to Z of birth, which hopefully covers some key topics women should know in pregnancy. These are only a handful of th

Consuming your placenta may not seem like a particularly pleasant idea to most, but as someone who experienced awful post natal depressio...

My name is Erin and I’m mum to 3 wonderful kids, 2 girls and a boy. I work in marketing in Canary Wharf, as well as being an artist and p...

What is a doula and what do they do for you during pregnancy and labour? I can’t remember when I first heard about doulas (it was most pr...