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.
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 pieces of ‘I wish I knew this before I had my baby’ advice from mums
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 […]
The third stage of labour: 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 […]
Best birth photos of 2018 revealed
There are so many incredible moments during, and immediately after birth. Those first, kitten-weak cries from bub, the uncontrollable emotion and the feelings of power […]
The super salad sending women into 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 so important
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 […]
Call for empowering language in birthing suites
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 […]
Award winning birth photos of 2018 revealed
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 […]
Test to predict who will go into labour prematurely
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 […]
The delicious recipe sending over 300 women 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 […]
The labour-inducing pizza that promises to bring on 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 […]
The breathtaking water birth photo that has the world talking
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 […]
{VIDEO} Labour perfectly explained with a balloon and ping pong ball
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. […]