Home Birth, the Positive Experience You Seek…
Childbirth is a rare lifetime event which leaves an indelible mark on the psyche of the birthing mother and has many long-term repercussions.
Pelvic and Hip Pain
Symphysiolysis- this is a common but lesser know symptom occurring in mid to late pregnancy (also known as symphysis pubis dysfunction). What is it? It is an instability of the pelvis. This is due to the softening effects of pregnancy hormones on the ligaments holding the pelvis together. This makes space for the baby to …
Challah Birth
It was her due date for her first baby. Her mucous plug came away and she called me to tell me. It was quite watery, so I said I’d come over that morning and check that it wasn’t her waters that had broken. When I got there she was having irregular, mild contractions. I checked …
“Natural” Birth
So let’s talk about “natural birth”, an important topic with many emotional overtones. Many women would prefer a natural birth, without an epidural and without other interventions. So how are you able to maximise your chances of that happening? (If you just hope for the best, you may get lucky all will turn out how …
Love Your Back (lower back pain in pregnancy)
Our body changes in many ways when we are pregnant. Some of these changes are to our skeleton and joints. Relaxin is a hormone secreted during pregnancy with the purpose of loosening up the joints in the pelvis slightly. This allows a little ‘give’ in the pelvis, creating more space for the baby to pass …