Compare the pros and cons of giving birth at home and giving birth in hospital to make the best choice for your situation.

Learn effective natural techniques for pain management during labour and how to prepare for a positive experience.

Learn essential nutrition tips for a healthy pregnancy, from folic acid to hydration, to best support yourself and your baby.

Giving birth, it only takes a few days/hours. Yet it is these hours that have a huge impact. Because from that moment on, your life changes forever. Suddenly, you have the baby you have dreamed and hoped about so much in your arms. How wonderful.But... practice is sometimes more unruly. Many women do not look back on their ...

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Nausea in pregnancy, it's part of the deal. Right...? It is often one of the first signs you can tell you are pregnant. Women who don't feel nauseous at all are sometimes unsure, because yes, how do you know in the first few weeks that your pregnancy is okay? Is nausea actually that normal? ...

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There has been a lot to talk about in midwifery land recently. The birth movement has even launched a campaign to draw more attention to birth trauma and even birth violence. Why is it that so many women experience childbirth as traumatic? And is there anything you can do yourself? ...

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Early on in pregnancy, we usually ask what food you want to feed your baby. Let's say up front that no choice is the wrong choice. I was keen to breastfeed because I always try to assume nature as much as possible. Even during my delivery, I relied on that ...

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Parturition pain, the thing most women dread. What does a contraction feel like and can I handle the pain. This is something you wonder especially before a first birth. We always say: as long as you are in doubt whether it is a contraction, it is not a contraction. Often, these are pre contractions that ...

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