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Calling all Dad’s to be, ‘Make like a boy scout and be prepared’!
Friday, 11 April 2014 by Private Midwives
Better informed is better prepared. Partners are often unsure of their role when it comes to preparing for childbirth and how they can help. I am often asked how men can prepare in order to support at the birth,
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth
You might think it is odd that I have called this blog “silence” when most people’s idea of birth is anything but silent. However I am are here to introduce you to a wonderful hormone called Oxytocin. It is produced by the pituitary gland and it is the driving force behind natural birth.
- Published in Labour & Birth
Breast Feeding
Monday, 24 March 2014 by Meghan Steed
I have only been working for the UK Birth Centres for a few months but have been a midwife for well over 25 years and in that time I have realised that in Britain we have to overcome many social phobias that stand in the way of breast feeding being successful.
- Published in Labour & Birth, Newborn Care
A Job or a Vocation?
Sunday, 23 March 2014 by Jo Watson
The truth is, your job can be meaningful regardless of what profession. The meaningfulness will be found as a result of something within your heart.
- Published in Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
