We meet on the first Sunday of every month to talk birth. This month we heard from two new mothers whose births did not pan out the way...

In our monthly online meetings of the East Devon Positive Birth Stories group, the discussion often turns to the realities of new...

I co-facilitate the East Devon Positive Birth Stories group. We meet once a month (currently online) to discuss birth in an informal way....

I co-facilitate the East Devon Positive Birth Stories group. We meet each month to listen to birth stories from people who feel positive...

I co-facilitate the East Devon Positive Birth Stories Group. We 'meet' once a month (currently online) to discuss all things birth and to...

Hi there! If you’re reading this then you may be a new or expectant parent in West Dorset, East Devon or South Somerset, a childbirth...

I'm sitting here with very cold ears but a very warm heart following another successful Breath of Fresh Air walk. They they are a weekly...

I started having tightening/ surges during the early hours of Saturday morning – my due date. I don’t know what time; they weren’t strong...

There is a lot of information out there about the benefits of having a doula for the birthing person. We hold space in the birthing room,...

I visited the birth centre at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Orpington as part of their weekly guided tours for...

When describing what it is that I do I sometimes use the analogy of a doula as a personal trainer for pregnant women: we are helping you...

Following on from my post about the Pregnancy Information Evening, this post covers the tour part of the evening. The tour of the Birth...

Having been fortunate enough to complete tours of the Birth Centres at Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth hospitals previously (see my earlier...

When I fell pregnant I was ‘only’ 22 and in my third year at university. I was the first of my friends to embark on the journey of...

If you are pregnant and live in one of the South East London areas such as Lewisham, Greenwich, Catford, Blackheath, Mottingham, Hither...

Since my eldest daughter was born over 20 years ago (gulp!) I have loved hearing other women’s birth stories: the dramatic ones, the...

I went out with some friends last week for dinner and a movie. Over pizza and drinks the conversation turned (as it seems to all too...

If you are an expectant mother in South East London you may be trying to make the important decision of where to birth your baby. The...

I really enjoyed this article in last month’s mindbodygreen relationships section. www.mindbodygreen.com is an American website concerned...

Hi there! If you’re reading this then you may be a pregnant mother or expectant father in Greenwich, Bexley or Bromley, childbirth...