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The lowdown on male midwives
How would you feel about having a male midwife assist your baby's birth? For a growing number of mums, the idea is a reality - and the experts all agree that it's something that should be encouraged.
Water birth: the basics
With proper medical attention, water birth is a legitimate and safe way for women to give birth and can help manage pain in labour.
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Why all births should be followed by a debrief
During a birth debrief, the new mother has an opportunity to talk about her birth experience.
A dad asks: 'Will a doula try to take over?'
Will a doula try to take over? My baby is being born and I want to be there for the birth.
Let's empower women in labour and birth - here's how to do it
I realised labour is more like strength training than I ever knew. And your coaching team has a lot to do with how empowering the experience is for you.
A birth with a difference: the 'natural caesarean'
We've shared stories of gentle caesareans before, but a new video shows a new option called a 'natural caesarean'.
The emotional after-effects of an emergency caesarean
As I lay on the hospital bed, fully dilated and numb from the waist down, I heard the words I was dreading.
5 childbirth myths that need to be busted
Birth is an unpredictable, mysterious process that intrigues us all, and there is a lot of misinformation out there.
How hypnobirthing got me through a c-section I dreaded
Hypnobirthing most certainly isn't about clucking like a chicken with Daryl Somers in front of a room full of gullible idiots.
No, mums don't get induced as a 'lifestyle choice'
The fear of all medical intervention in childbirth goes beyond justifiable caution. It is plain quackery.
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Expect the unexpected: Keeping an open mind during birth
The hospital maternity reception is full of expecting parents like my husband and me, waiting for the birth unit tour to start.
PHOTOS: The amazing water birth of twins
The incredible images show a father helping his wife deliver twins at home in their bathtub.
More parents want 'vaginal seeding' for babies, but doctors aren't sure
It sounds good in practice, but vaginal seeding might not be such a great idea after all.
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