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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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Your birth choices: care options, and public vs private
Not sure who to visit for care, and where you should have your baby? Here's a guide.
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.
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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.
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.
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