06May
Another beautiful, natural water birth
In CategoryBlog
Welcome to Davnia and Trevor’s little girl born at 4.25 this morning in a beautiful, all natural water birth.
02May
YouTube Really Delivers
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A man in the UK watched birth videos on YouTube before helping his wife give birth. In the UK home birth is common although they usually have a midwife present. This time dad got to do it all on his own. Great story! http://www.smh.com.au/world/youtube-really-delivers-20090502-aqj8.html...
21Apr
News of Teddy and updated site happenings
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Well, this poor site has been a little neglected lately as my family and I moved to a larger house better suited to two ‘on the go’ toddler/preschoolers. Still in the inner west though, I can’t see us ever leaving ‘the hood’… However, there is some exciting news - the arrival of Edward ‘Teddy’ Stanley...
02Jan
The SMH is highlighting a Swedish study which found that babies born prematurely are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mental illness. While some prematurity can not be avoided particularly in emergency caesareans for conditions such as Placenta Previa or Pre-eclampsia it highlights yet another benefit...
27Dec
An interesting article from the Sydney Morning Herald on a report showing that women are still being discriminated against when going on, or returning from, maternity leave. From personal experience I have watched close friends be discriminated against by one particular employer, I have also been exposed...
01Dec
There's an article in the Sydney Morning Herald here which discusses the discovery of a protein in the blood of expectant mothers which could identify babies at risk of being born malnourished. About one in 100 mothers with low levels of the angiopoietin-2 protein will experience problems with poor nourishment...
23Nov
Pregnancy and Birth Care Choices
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There are a lot of care options available throughout your pregnancy and birth, many of them are not explained well and women are expected to choose the appropriate care for them and their baby with little or no prior information. Below we'll demystify some of these options to make your choices a little...
20Nov
Doulas on Oprah
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Interestingly I ended up watching the Oprah special on the film 'Australia' tonight. It was lovely to see the first photo of Nicole Kidman's baby, however I sat up straight when she mentioned that she had a Doula at her birth. Nicole's sister, Antonia did a couple of birth series for Foxtel and became...
03Nov
Birth Choices Free Doula Offer
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Just a note to let everyone know that there has been such interest in the Free Doula offer that at this stage the two places offered are full. Thank you for your interest and if you would still like to have a doula at your birth I would love to talk with you about how I may be able to assist. Samantha...
02Nov
It's really rare to hear of naturally born twins anymore, most hospitals recommend caesarean automatically - and then usually before term. Mothers end up with the physical trauma of a caesarean looking after two premature babies. We've come to believe in our society that this is normal and the only way...