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Q&A: Is it ok to ask my midwife to take birth photos?

Edwina SharrockApril 14, 2020

Getting to relive a beautiful birth through photos is truly magical. But if you're not keen on forking out for a professional birth photographer is it ok to... Read More...

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18 top tops for birth partners | Mum's Grapevine

18 ways to be a brilliant birth partner

Edwina SharrockApril 13, 2020

When thinking about preparing for childbirth, most of the attention naturally goes to the mum-to-be. After all, she’s the one who’s going to be doing all th... Read More...

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Birth story: ‘My body was shutting down’

Anita ButterworthMarch 19, 2020

High school sweethearts Nick and Natasha Boreland had tried for years to become parents and were over the moon when they overcame fertility issues to finall... Read More...

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A guide to posterior position before and during birth | Mum's Grapevine

Posterior position: everything you need to know before and during birth

Edwina SharrockMarch 17, 2020

Have you ever heard the term ‘posterior’? Or perhaps face-up or sunny side up? Mum’s Grapevine expert, midwife Edwina Sharrock from Birth Beat explains t... Read More...

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Mum texts husband after delivering baby at home on her own | Mum's Grapevine

Mum gives birth on her own, sends selfie to husband

Anita ButterworthMarch 5, 2020

Patricia Ghaly is one fierce mumma. Not only did she give birth to her third child on her own, standing in her bedroom, the New South Wales mum also managed... Read More...

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Frida Mom Postpartum Recovery Essentials Kit

Postpartum kit for after-birth toilet trips

Anita ButterworthFebruary 17, 2020

Make room in your hospital bag ladies, this new postpartum kit is everything you're going to need to take care of 'down there' after having a baby. From ... Read More...

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Mum plans on livestreaming her unassisted birth

Anita ButterworthJanuary 29, 2020

Single mum-of-two Tahlia Duignan is planning to livestream her unassisted homebirth, in a bid to educate other mums about freebirthing. The 24-year-old i... Read More...

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Matchy-matchy delivery room decor is a thing now

Anita ButterworthDecember 13, 2019

It's the post-birth trend ditching white hospital sheets in favour of custom-made delivery room bedding, swaddles, pillows and outfits - and mums are going ... Read More...

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Birthing at home, alone, with everyone locked outside

Anita ButterworthNovember 15, 2019

Babies arrive in their own sweet time - and if that happens to be when you've locked yourself inside your home, with your doula on the other side of the doo... Read More...

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New research into labour pain suggests that it may be a case of mind over matter | Mum's Grapevine

New research: Labour pain may be mind over matter

Anita ButterworthOctober 7, 2019

Australian researchers say the way women think about labour pain may help them have a more positive experience during birth. La Trobe University research... Read More...

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Birth story: Shelley’s serene home water birth

Anita ButterworthOctober 3, 2019

Determined to birth at home, Shelly McKenzie's water broke on her outside dunny as the rain poured down. If ever there was a true-blue Aussie birth story, t... Read More...

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Principal helps teacher deliver baby at school

Anita ButterworthSeptember 9, 2019

A teacher has given her students an eye-opening education after giving birth at school. Lindsay Agbalokwu wasn't due to have her second bub until next we... Read More...

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Birth story from mother with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Birth Story: The longest week of my life

Anita ButterworthAugust 21, 2019

After battling with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, April Dunlop was told getting pregnant wouldn't be easy. But to her surprise, while on the waitlist for a hor... Read More...

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Surprise triplets for mother who thought she had kidney stones | Mum's Grapevine

Mum thinks she has kidney stones, gives birth to triplets

Anita ButterworthAugust 19, 2019

A mum has given birth to surprise triplets, after going to the hospital with what she thought was kidney stones. The US woman says she had no idea she was p... Read More...

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Army dad’s mission to make it home for baby’s birth

Anita ButterworthAugust 13, 2019

Caitlin Brown was just 15 weeks pregnant when she kissed her partner Cody McDermott goodbye for his Australian Defence Force training. She knew he'd miss the ... Read More...

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