Tips for managing early pregnancy anxiety
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 by Fiona Brotherton
Have you had a positive pregnancy test? Are you feeling overwhelmed with a million thoughts? Are you anxious about what might be next? Then this blog post is for you. I’m going to share some tips for calming the mind when it feels like it’s racing with questions and thoughts after you’ve had that positive pregnancy
- Published in Antenatal, Help & Advice, Hypnobirthing
Navigating Maternity Care: Decision Making, Declining Care and Saying No
Wednesday, 06 December 2023 by Fiona Brotherton
Pregnancy for some is an incredible time filled with anticipation, excitement, and a touch of nervousness. It can also be a filled with a vast amount of information and recommendations, these might include choosing where to give birth, navigating screening tests offered to you and nutrition considerations etc. Having all of these options can feel
- Published in Antenatal, Home Birth, Midwife
Antenatal Education
Wednesday, 06 December 2023 by Meghan Steed
Why is Antenatal Education Important? Antenatal education is so important! We pile so much time, money and effort into so many life changing events nowadays. But birth, perhaps the biggest life changing event, is often left to chance when there are so many benefits to women and partners investing in it. Antenatal education can ease
- Published in Antenatal, Home Birth
What Happens at Your First Antenatal Appointment?
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 by Meghan Steed
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Whether you’ve been trying to conceive for a long time, or your positive test has been a complete surprise, it’s likely that you might have many questions and thoughts going through your head. The most practical thing to consider at this point is accessing midwifery care and your first antenatal appointment,