Birthing Options: Essential Baby

Cesarean Section C-Section Birth Mother and Newborn

With a cesarean section, the path to obesity may begin at birth

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Homemade umbilical cord ties: why doctors say they're not a good idea

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Mum's brutal truth about c-section: 'This is not the easy way out'

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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.

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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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Choosing a hospital

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Private hospital care

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Public or Private Hospital for the birth: WDYT?

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Public hospital care

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Kick your birth plans to the curb

These things do not make you any more or less of a mum, and they do not mean you child will be any less happy.

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A National Health and Medical Research Council committee is expected to finalise its recommendations on choosing a ...

Canberra to trial publicly-funded home births

Expectant mothers in Canberra will soon have the option of giving birth at home as part of the first publicly-funded trial in the ACT.

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Minerva McKell with her second child, daughter Leo.

How this mum was made to feel like a failure

A childbirth course that dramatically reduced the rate of medical interventions has raised serious questions.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.