Breastfeeding Bubble
The breastfeeding bubble, what it is and how can I get it?! The breastfeeding bubble…sounds lovely! It is the powerful interaction of hormones that are produced and released when a woman breastfeeds her baby. These hormones are responsible for the physical production of milk, but are also integral to, and responsible for, feelings, emotions [...]
Vaginal examinations, information about choices and rights
Vaginal examinations, information about choices and rights. When we hear women and people discussing their births, there are two sets of numbers we tend to hear about: Dilation* - as in how many centimetres open their cervix was at different times in their labour, and the baby’s weight. “I was 6cm at 4.30, then two [...]
Benefits of Antenatal Education – For Pregnant Women & People
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Homebirth cancellations during Covid-19 – what you can do when planning your birth at home.
Many UK hospitals have focused on prioritising support for homebirth during Covid-19, recognising that keeping as many birthing women and people away from the hospital as possible during a pandemic is the best way to keep midwives and families safe from the coronavirus. These hospitals have also put more resources into community midwifery, offering antenatal [...]
My Homebirth during COVID-19
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the Studio team with all the support you gave prior to birthing. I am sending you my story to share with other mums to be so they can read a positive birth story in this stressful time for many mums who are about to give [...]
Pregnancy and COVID-19
On the 16th March 2020 the UK’s Chief Medical Officer placed pregnant women in the vulnerable group, why did he take this decision as the evidence so far indicates pregnant women are no more likely to contract coronavirus than anyone else? The answer is pre-caution. What is already known is that pregnancy can alter [...]
The Real Birth Workshop
A birth physiology workshop that takes you on a journey of how your body changes and helps you plan for a positive experience.
Autism In Birth
Emma Durman and Hayley Morgan both presented a small snap shot of their work at Let’s Talk Birth 2019. Their keynote discussion was surrounding Autistic Women and the pregnancy and labour experience. Zoe Wright from the Real Birth Company asked them both to write a short blog on the importance of understanding the different sensory [...]
Did you know?
Breastfeeding Although I have been working in breastfeeding for 12 years now there is a phrase that continues to always bring home the importance of breast milk and breastfeeding which is: ‘human milk is for human babies!’ Breast milk is a complex, live and specifically designed food by which babies are given exactly what they [...]