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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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Actress Eva Amurri Martino shares beautiful photos of son's birth
"I understood finally that this was the child that was meant for me to hold in my arms and to raise."
How to reduce your chances of perineal tearing in birth
The use of heat packs, along with other aspects of clinical care, can reduce your risk of tearing in birth.
Mum posts photo of c-section scar to prove she gave birth
A new mum angered by people suggesting women who deliver their babies via caesarean section have not "given birth" has challenged that misconception by sharing a photograph of her scar.
Leading obstetrician slams government home birth trial
A leading obstetrician has warned the ACT's first publicly-funded home birth trial will put women and unborn children at risk.
Birth injury is shockingly common – so why aren't we talking about it?
Injuries resulting from vaginal births are surprisingly common - but you wouldn't know it.
Why are we still trying to talk women out of epidurals?
"Culturally, we're obsessed with women suffering as much as possible during childbirth," writes Kasey Edwards.
With a cesarean section, the path to obesity may begin at birth
Babies delivered by C-section were 64 per cent more likely to grow up to be obese than were their brothers and sisters delivered vaginally.
Homemade umbilical cord ties: why doctors say they're not a good idea
The current practice is to use plastic clamps, but some mums are choosing a homemade alternative.
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Mum's brutal truth about c-section: 'This is not the easy way out'
A new mum has shared photos of her caesarean section scar to prove she did not "take the easy way out" when giving birth to her son.
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.
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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