When I was invited to join a friend at her synagogue to bake “Loaves of Love” - how could I possibly refuse? Standing next to a hockey pitch in the cold our conversation went along the lines of ..“So, chicken soup? What is it about “Jewish”...
This weekend the newspapers hit us with the headlines "3 out of 4 maternity services are failing" naming the "11 greatest in need for improvement" - two of which (South Warwickshire and Wolverhampton) are in the West Midlands, causing a number of mums to contact us with...
Continuous fetal monitoring in labour? An ingenious invention that has saved countless lives? Well, no actually...
What did you just say? Eat my placenta!! EEWWW!! THAT'S GROSS! Why would you do that???? The vast majority of us would never ever consider the idea of consuming a major organ such as the placenta, but actually it is becoming a very well recognised practice. Women in the...
One of the most common questions I am asked at the start of an antenatal course is “Do I have to write a birth plan?” My answer of course is that you don’t HAVE to do anything!! - But there are definitely strong benefits to having one. Midwife...
In March 2015, an undercover midwife wrote about her concerns, regarding the increase in women experiencing longer labours. She felt that there may be a link between what she described as "the rise and rise of the latent phase of labour", and the increased use of paracetamol...
Exciting news regarding Maternity services in the West Midlands has just been published. In March, NHS England invited local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) across the country to register their interest in becoming "pioneers" of maternity choice and personalisation, implementing the recommendations of the National Maternity review (now called...
In this modern world, our busy minds find it hard to switch off. We like to feel in control, and we like to plan everything. Unfortunately, when it comes to birth, this doesn't work. Women today are making their births longer and more difficult for...