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...
I have never lost a baby to miscarriage or stillbirth - so I feel immensely under qualified to write this blog - but it needs writing as I want to recognise those women that are talking so bravely and openly about their losses during Baby...
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...
Did you know that if you don’t appoint guardians and your children are orphaned before turning 18, the courts will decide who they will be looked after by - and that might not necessarily be the people that you would have assumed or preferred. With four...
It has to be every new parents nightmare - “was my baby swapped at birth?” Speaking on Radio 4 recently British man Richard Cushworth and his wife Mercy described the appalling story of how their baby Moses was mistakenly handed to another couple. Their story is almost unbelievable -...
Recently musician John Legend (singer of the beautiful song "all of me") proved to the world that he is a REAL man!! What did he do? Did he have a street brawl? - No! Did he compete in an iron man contest? - No! What he did was stand...
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...
Having a baby is a very costly business, there is no doubt about that. The good news for those of us in the UK, is that at least we do not have to pay for our births, we get them free on the NHS!! Some of...
This weekend, my parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary! I know, It’s crazy isn't it! 50 whole years of living with the same person. Incredible! Even though we start out on our path with our chosen life partner, knowing that we want to be with them forever, it...