Labour & Delivery
Navigate labour and delivery with confidence using our expert resources. From understanding the stages of labour to managing pain and making informed decisions, find essential advice and tips to ensure a smooth and empowering childbirth experience.
How to Create an Emergency Labour Pack
Here’s a clever idea that’s going to tickle the fancy of super organised mums-to-be. It’s a ‘just-in-case’ labour pack that fits neatly in your handbag. […]
How to Predict When You’ll Go Into Labour
You’ve been counting down the months, the weeks and now the days until your little one arrives and every little twinge makes your heart skip […]
Watch: How to Open Your Pelvis During Labour
From massages to warm showers, any relief during labour is a blessing. And this brilliant technique does so much more than just offer a moment’s […]
62 Essential Tips Mums Wish They Knew Before Baby
The nine-month journey to motherhood may seem like a lifetime when you are just itching to meet your little one. But time flies and before […]
Third Stage of Labour: What to Expect with Placenta Delivery
You’ve laboured, you’ve birthed and you’re finally holding your baby in your arms. But wait, there’s more. Known as the ‘third stage of labour’ delivering the […]
The Super Salad That’s Said to Help Induce Labour
We’ve had the legendary labour-inducing pizza and shared the recipe for the Eggplant Parmigiana that kick-starts contractions. Now comes the super salad that’s sending women into labour. […]
5 Reasons the ‘Golden Hour’ After Birth Is Crucial
Nine months of anticipation, hours of labour. And then the moment when time stands still. While it may seem like the world stops spinning when […]
Q&A: Can I Be Induced and Still Have a Water Birth?
Since finding out she’s pregnant, Mum’s Grapevine Due Date Group member Gabby has had her heart set on a water birth. But things don’t always […]
Empowering Language in Birthing Suites: Why It Matters
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 […]
New Test Predicts Premature Labour: What Mums Need to Know
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 […]
Eggplant Parmigiana That’s Sent 300+ Mums Into Labour
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 […]
Labour-Inducing Pizza: The Recipe Sending Mums Into Labour
Mums at the pointy end of pregnancy will try just about anything to bring on labour – from nipple stimulation to acupuncture. But how about […]
Labour Explained: Balloon & Ping Pong Ball Demo
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 […]
Clear drape c-sections allow mums to watch babes being born
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. […]
37 things only mums who’ve had c-sections know
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 […]