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 [...]
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 [...]
Early Pregnancy can be an exciting yet daunting time. With an abundance of information out there and advice from various people, what information can you trust? Who should you listen to? At the Real Birth Studio, we try to cut through the mountain of information and provide you with a session that will help pull [...]
Breastfeeding for the first time can feel quite unnerving, but it’s the most natural thing a mother can do for her baby. Every new mum has questions that they want to ask, you are not alone. Some include; What do I do? How often do I feed my baby? How will I know when my [...]
This September, our friends at Orphans Publishing are excited to be releasing respected maternity nurse Fiona Cooke's guide to the early days with a newborn baby: A Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby: Practical Wisdom from a Maternity Nurse for 0-3 months. The good news is if you can’t make the launch in London (Waterstones Kings [...]
Pregnancy sometimes comes with a long list of associated negative complaints. Anything from a headache, nausea, backache and swelling can occur, and it is something that a lot of women feel they have to resign themselves to. There’s nothing we can do about it, right? Wrong. Granted, there are some things we can’t overcome – [...]
It isn’t completely uncommon to hear an expecting father say ‘There’s not much for me to do until the baby is two or three anyway.’ It’s a disheartening assumption. Not only for his partner and unborn child, but for him as well. There is so much a father can do with his child before the [...]
A water birth is something that a lot of expecting mums are starting to consider putting into their birth plans. There are many mums-to-be who are looking for natural ways to relieve discomfort during labour and birth, and water-birthing is something that evidence shows us can and often does help with this. Labouring and birthing [...]
The idea of a home birth can be quite intimidating to lots of women and their birth partners. But having your baby in a hospital attended by a doctor is actually a relatively modern approach to birth. In the early 1900’s only 5% of births were in hospitals. The majority of births were at home, [...]
Rachel Wood is joining our Real Birth team as a wellness coach and oil educator. She is going to teach our lovely families all about the benefits of using oils and how to do it properly, and safely. Growing up in a house of alternative health defined Rachel’s future without her realising it at the [...]
