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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.
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.
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.
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.
Photo honours baby and his placenta
A black and white image of a newborn baby next to his placenta draws attention to the sacred link between the organ and the land.
The birth injuries no one talks about
Damage from vaginal birth is much more widespread than generally assumed.
Delay clamping babies' umbilical cords for better health and development
There is no dispute that we need to clamp and cut the umbilical cord, but there remains controversy over how soon after birth this should occur.
'My vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)'
Despite all the work getting nice and fit, hiring our wonderful midwife and planning for a VBAC, I never actually believed it was going to happen.
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Doctors turning on breech caesarean trend
More pregnant women are being given the option of vaginal birth for breech babies.
Natural births better for babies
Babies born by caesarean section are more vulnerable to asthma, allergies and infection as they miss out on receiving their mothers' good bacteria during birth, a scientist says.