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Natural pain relief in the early stages of labour
While managing labour pains on your own can be daunting, there are a number of natural pain relief options to help you cope until you are admitted to hospital.
Delivery room surprises: when gender predictions are wrong
Out of all the questions asked of mums-to-be, 'Do you know what you're having?' would be right up there in popularity.
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Delivery room surprises: when gender predictions are wrong
Out of all the questions asked of mums-to-be, 'Do you know what you're having?' would be right up there in popularity.
Birth trauma and the issue of informed consent
There is a perception that women should just be happy they have a healthy baby in their arms. But for women who experienced birth trauma, there's a lot more to it.
Tearing during delivery: the facts
Almost all women will experience bruising, grazing or tearing after a vaginal birth. Depending on the degree of tearing, there are various treatments available.
Getting labour started: tips for a natural induction
When your baby’s due date comes and goes without so much as a pop - let alone a bang - it can be disheartening. Mums and a doula share their stories of natural inductions.
Meconium stained liquor and meconium aspiration syndrome: the facts
Not all babies who are born with meconium staining will develop meconium aspiration syndrome, but both must be watched and treated carefully.
Making labour less painful, naturally
In this era of amazing scientific and technological developments, why are there so few pain relief options for birth? And how can we help make the process a little more comfortable for women?
Labour the second time round - is it easier?
Pregnancy and labour go hand in hand with old wives tales. But while we may be able to dispel old ways to predict the sex of the baby, or labour inducing home therapies, is there any truth to labour being easier the second time round?
Blood loss in labour on the rise
A sharp rise in the number of women needing blood transfusions when they give birth is concerning doctors, who are at a loss to explain why more women are experiencing serious bleeding in childbirth.
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Dads in the delivery room
Most Australian men are present and active at the birth of their children. But amid talk of trauma, not everyone believes this is a good thing ...
Myth busting: 'childbearing hips' and birth
While the old adage about having “childbearing hips” isn’t usually a compliment, many women consider it an advantage when it comes to childbirth - but giving birth is never as black and white as saying small women can’t give birth to large babies.
Most baby photos online an hour after birth
Two-thirds of newborns now appear online within 60 minutes of their birth, usually on Facebook, a new poll shows.
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