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Labour & Delivery

Everything you need to know from the moment the first contraction hits until you’re holding your baby in your arms. Find out what the experts say and hear real stories from mums who have been there.

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Call for empowering language in birthing suites

Posted on March 6, 2018June 29, 2022

Midwives and doctors are being encouraged to use less insensitive language, to help birthing women feel more empowered. Phrases like ‘big baby‘, ‘failed induction’ and […]

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Everything you need to know about inducing labour

Posted on March 2, 2018June 29, 2022

You’ve been patiently counting down to your due date and it’s come … and gone. Welcome to the first rule of parenting: babies do everything […]

Award winning birth photos of 2018 revealed

Posted on February 14, 2018June 29, 2022

The way a photo can forever pause one of the most incredible moments in a woman’s life is like nothing else. All the emotion, every […]

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Test to predict who will go into labour prematurely

Posted on February 14, 2018June 25, 2022

A simple test could predict which mums-to-be will prematurely give birth. Melbourne researchers are conducting a world-first trial into pre-term labour involving more than 3000 […]

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The delicious recipe sending over 300 women into labour

Posted on December 28, 2017June 29, 2022

If the thought of downing castor oil with a raspberry leaf tea chaser to bring on labour isn’t appealing to your cravings, we’ve found a recipe […]

The Inducer Pizza

The labour-inducing pizza that promises to bring on labour

Posted on December 12, 2017June 29, 2022

Mums at the pointy end of pregnancy will try just about anything to bring on labour – from nipple stimulation to acupuncture. But how about […]

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The breathtaking water birth photo that has the world talking

Posted on November 28, 2017June 29, 2022

There’s something mystical about every birth, but there’s an aura surrounding water births that’s hard to explain. There are those first magical moments after birth […]

Difference between Braxton Hicks and contractions

{VIDEO} Labour perfectly explained with a balloon and ping pong ball

Posted on November 3, 2017June 29, 2022

Was that twinge a real contraction or a pesky Braxton Hicks? Those final few days of pregnancy are spent nervously waiting for any little sign […]

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Clear drape c-sections allow mums to watch babes being born

Posted on October 20, 2017June 29, 2022

The moment you see your baby for the first time is beyond words. The emotion of months, sometimes years of waiting is impossible to quell. […]

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37 things only mums who’ve had c-sections know

Posted on October 16, 2017June 29, 2022

Those intense feelings you get when you lay eyes on your baby for the first time is indescribable, as is holding them in your arms […]

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New mum reveals Japanese maternity ward food

Posted on October 13, 2017June 26, 2022

Those sweet moments after birth are like nothing else – a gorgeous bub in your arms, and a sense of pure satisfaction … sigh. And […]

Midwives nurses birth photography

The photo taking every mum back to THAT post-birth moment

Posted on September 22, 2017June 29, 2022

It’s the moment that so many mums can connect with. The excitement of giving birth and finally having your baby in your arms has been […]

Lotus birth placenta

After birth: 10 things to do with a placenta

Posted on July 20, 2017June 29, 2022

The placenta – food source for foetus, life support for unborn infant, connection between mother and baby, super organ extraordinaire. Yes. The placenta is all […]

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This is what midwifery looks like around the globe

Posted on May 5, 2017July 22, 2022

Midwives hold our hands through our pregnancies, and by the time we’ve given birth they have a piece of our hearts. These incredible women and men […]

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The anti-push playlist – the songs NOT to play during labour

Posted on April 29, 2017June 28, 2022

Music can help you escape. So it makes total sense that so many women rely on a playlist to help them escape from the painful reality […]

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