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Caesarean Statistics the Truth!
Tuesday, 06 May 2014 by Ali Hargreaves
World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that for the best outcomes for women and babies only 5%-10% of births should be by caesarean section...
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth
Started in labour? What now?
Friday, 02 May 2014 by Jo Watson
What is happening in the pre-labour or latent phase? Well this is all about your cervix getting soft or “ripening”. Yes it is at this point that your cervix changes from the consistency that is firm and muscular like the end of your nose to wonderfully soft like your ear lobe.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour & Birth
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
