Green Parenting – Because there is no Planet B

Thursday, 26 December 2019 / Published in Antenatal, In The News, Meet the Midwife, Midwife, Newborn Care, Pregnancy
Pregnancy is often a time when people give serious thought to the environment and the impact their everyday life has on the planet.  We all want to leave a world that’s safe, clean and healthy for our children and our children’s children… So, how can you balance life as new parents with being eco-friendly?  Here

Postnatal Care, Going, Going…

Thursday, 06 September 2018 / Published in breastfeeding, Newborn Care, Postnatal Care
Postnatal care has long been known as the Cinderella of maternity services and now it seems to be dwindling further away. Bearing the brunt of financial cuts, postnatal visits have become less frequent and, in many areas, have moved away from the community and into hospitals and children’s centres. In some areas postnatal care is

Beating the baby blues

Monday, 24 April 2017 / Published in Midwife, Newborn Care
You are probably aware that having a baby is going to change your life, and may I add, for the better! However, along with this change comes a multitude of emotions and it is good to have a support network around you to help you get through those early weeks as a new mother. The

The Birth

Wednesday, 18 November 2015 / Published in breastfeeding, Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife, Newborn Care

One thing I wondered about before I had my home birth - was it going to be better than my hospital births?

Call The Midwife…

Saturday, 24 October 2015 / Published in breastfeeding, Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife, Newborn Care

 Midwives are the specialists in pregnancy and birth!

We believe that the midwife’s role is to assist and care for women; to understand the birth process emotionally, mentally and physically and to support and educate women to be able to make informed choices.

Support

Wednesday, 16 September 2015 / Published in Home Birth, Labour & Birth, Midwife, Newborn Care

The first week after your baby is born is often busy with family members wanting to meet the new baby. However try to stagger this out as you and your partner need time to adjust to being home as a new family.

International Day of the Midwife

Wednesday, 29 April 2015 / Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Meet the Midwife, Midwife, Newborn Care

To celebrate International Day of the Midwife, UK Birth Centres have teamed up with The Healthy Spirit in Didsbury to provide you with a very exciting opportunity. 

Let us help you.

Friday, 10 April 2015 / Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Midwife, Newborn Care

As I reflect on the recent births I have attended, I am struck by the powerful belief the Mothers had that they could give birth and in each case they did without any intervention and it was a privilege for me to witness this. It was no coincidence though that these births went well let me explain!

Go the full distance

Friday, 19 September 2014 / Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Newborn Care

Each of us is different; which is so special as it makes us individuals. It is therefore a strange idea that all our baby’s will choose the exact 40 week gestation to enter the world.  For reference, 280 days = 40 weeks = 9 months 6 days. It is a long time but hey you are growing a complex human baby!

Successful Breast Feeding

Wednesday, 10 September 2014 / Published in Newborn Care

We at UK Birth Centres are passionate about breast feeding and hate to hear stories about women struggling to have their baby gain weight when breast feeding, this can be a real worry for all concerned and even lead to the Mum switching to formulae feeding and ceasing to breast feed altogether. Here is some information that may be worth considering if you are in this position.