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posts related to: Home birth
Nesting frenzy: It’s all in the preparation
I’ve have gone into a nesting frenzy. I’m finding it impossible just to sit down and relax. Even at night my mind is whirring with all the things I need to do and it’s keeping me awake. Still, I have been pleasingly productive over the last few days, washing all of the baby’s clothes and…
Hospital or home birth? There’s no place like home
Before I became pregnant I was adamant I would give birth by caesarean. I would insist upon it. I had a number of reasons why. After hearing a selection of horror stories, I’d become convinced that my hips were too small and that my baby would have to be wrenched out of me with forceps.…
New legislation set to destroy Independent midwives
Families, birth workers, midwives and midwifery groups from all over the U.K will take part in a protest outside Parliament on Monday 25th March at 11am in protest at EU legislation which will see the end of independent midwifery and drastically reduce the birth choices of all U.K families. A Department of Health consultation into…
Posted in Ask our Midwife, News Tagged birth choices, Department of Health, Home birth, independent midwife, Midwife, News, News - Pregnancy Leave a comment
What is a Doula?
If you’re pregnant and looking at your antenatal care, labour and postnatal options, you may have heard the term ‘Doula’, but what are they, what do they do, how do you find one and how will they improve your pregnancy, birth and motherhood experience. We went to the experts to find out. Doula UK is…
How will your Doula help you?
Once you’ve decided that you would like a doula to help you with your pregnancy, birth and postnatal experience, how exactly will she support you? Doula UK talked us through the process. During pregnancy If you hire a doula to support you during your birth you’ll find this support starts in earnest as early in…
Choosing where to have your baby
The general assumption is that all pregnant women, especially those that are pregnant for the first time, will have their baby in hospital. Most women have a range of choices though depending on what’s available in their area. The choice for most women is between giving birth at home, in a midwife-led birth centre, or in hospital. For…
How to organise a waterbirth
First of all discuss the matter with your midwife. She might be happy to support you in labour, or to give you the name of another midwife who has more experience of waterbirth. If she cannot help you, get in touch with the supervisor of midwives at your hospital. If you are planning a home birth, you may…
Waterbirth – contacts
The Active Birth Centre offers advice, antenatal classes and hires out pools: Active Birth Centre 25 Bickerton Road London N19 5JT Tel: 020 7281 6760 Fax: 020 7263 8098 Shop tel: 020 7263 8098 Email: info@activebirthcentre.com www.activebirthcentre.com Having trouble organising a waterbirth in hospital? You might consider hiring the services of an independent midwife who will be…
Posted in Labour and Birth, Water birth Tagged Active Birth Centre, Baby, birth pool, hire, Home birth, independent midwife, organise, Water birth Leave a comment
Pain relief for a home birth
Probably since you decided on a home birth, most people will have asked what you’ll do without an epidural. Well, while it’s true that you cannot have an epidural at a home birth, not every hospital birth has an epidural either! It also doesn’t mean that you have to go through your whole labour without any form of pain…
Home birth: your rights
Even though you have decided on a home birth, you may find that family, friends and some medical staff are against the idea so it’s worth knowing just what your rights are, how to convince others that you actually really do know what you want and, if all else fails, what options you’re left with…
