Why Independent Childbirth Education Matters Preparing for birth should involve far more than learning when to go to hospital, what pain relief is available and what happens if labour doesn’t go according to plan and this is where independent childbirth education comes in. Good childbirth education should help you understand how birth works, what supports...
I didn’t realise I needed a doula until I didn’t have one at the birth of my first child. Although my first birth was ‘successful’ I deeply missed having an advocate and was left feeling bullied, disempowered and like I had been robbed of the beautiful experience I had heard about. Going into my second...
Choosing your health care provider for birth is so important and should be high on your priorities along with childbirth education. Obstetricians are highly trained and specialists in surgical procedures. They would be the first to admit that when it comes to “normal birth” then the experts in this area are midwives. Midwives are highly...