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Images: Kindred Birth The four main hormones of birth are oxytocin, prolactin, adrenalin and melatonin. There are other hormones that play a smaller role suc...

The first thing that struck me when I moved to the Sunshine Coast 4 years ago, was how mainstream HypnoBirthing was. Well, not just mainstream (as the men st...

There's a lot of focus in antenatal education about what happens in birth, what pain relief options are available, perhaps a few things that birth companion ...

We often don't get told a lot about our placenta, but it's a rather impressive temporary organ for the nourishment and protection of baby. Your placenta star...

There are quite a few different options for care providers in Australia, but I will aim to stick to the main care provider options on the Sunshine Coast: Know...

This was an Opinion Piece, published in Queensland, Courier Mail or Sunday Mail, in August, 2019. I had helped orchestrate a very big and somewhat successful...

Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, heck, any "holiday"/weekend/significant national day is NOT a good reason for induction! Induction can be useful fo...

Media is too often overlooked in marketing strategies, yet it is an easy, effective and cost efficient way to quickly raise your profile and credibility in t...

Isabelle from Quilpie Accidental Home HypnoBirth I woke at 2 am to use the toilet and noticed I had lost my uterine seal. Thinking nothing of it I went back ...

Membrane Release/Amniotomy http://www.cochrane.org/CD006167/PREG_amniotomy-for-shortening-spontaneous-labour 2nd Stage of Labour https://www.womenandbirth.or...

I’m pregnant- Now what? Firstly, congratulations! What an amazing journey you’re embarking on. It’s probably equally daunting, as there are so many decisions...

Stretch and sweeps Often "undersold", but they are an intervention. For some care providers, these are "routine". A stretch and sweep is a procedure where ba...

I get a few raised eyebrow when I speak to mothers about "Spinning Babies"...and I guess if I stepped out of the birth world for a moment, it does sound like...

There was a national call out recently, asking mother what advise would they give to new mums. They were asked to write it in the form of a Love Letter. It w...

Yes, I'm rocking old-school and have now moved to hand writing all my blog posts. I love writing, it's a release of all those stories and knowledge within th...

My personal background: Back in 2011, I began my maternity consumer representative journey. With a very small 10-day-old baby rested upon my shoulder, and a ...

There are plenty who comment “my birth plan went out the window during labour, so what’s the point in having one?!” The foundation of a birth plan shouldn’t ...

Your cervix is attached to your uterus. It has a small opening- one which allows your menstration to pass through, and allows sperm through, but during pregn...

In the last couple months, the Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch has been quite damning of maternity care in this state, in what seemingly i...

The philosophy of yoga has been around for about 5000 years. The meaning of the word yoga comes from Sanskrit (ancient sacred language of Hinduism and Mahay...