What is in a Midwife’s Home Birth Kit?
I have been an Independent midwife for 9 years and have noticed that there are many things I view as essentials to my home birth kit that were absent when I was a community Midwife for the NHS. I am not talking about the standard equipment sonic aid, sphygmomanometer and stethoscope, thermometer, sterile gloves, etc.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
You really matter to us
How do you view birth?
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth
Why I chose a private birth
To me, birthing means opening up my deepest and most intimate parts. This is both a literal physical truth, and is also true on my emotional, psychological and spiritual levels. I felt a strong need to feel fully supported and to be able to trust those around me, so I
- Published in Home Birth, Labour & Birth
A Job or a Vocation?
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