I just wanted to put down some words to share my experience, love and respect for Vicki, Doula Extraordinaire. What would be the day my son was born all began in the early hours of a Sunday morning. My wife woke me to tell me to go and turn the heater on in our front...
Have you given any thought to birthing your placenta? Yes, that’s right, after your baby is born it doesn’t just stop there – the placenta needs to come out too. The placenta is an incredible organ and has been the lifeline of your baby for the duration of your pregnancy and it needs to be...
In Australia, synthetic oxytocin is most commonly known by the brand name Syntocinon, although generic oxytocin preparations may also be used in some hospitals. We do not use Pitocin, which is the brand name for synthetic oxytocin commonly used in the United States. There is no doubt that synthetic oxytocin has an important place in...