By Jane Palmer Perhaps you have just discovered you are pregnant, you are hoping to be, or your partner has just given you the news. This article gives a brief snapshot of what nine months of pregnancy holds in store. Month 1 There are three trimesters to pregnancy and you are just starting out
Midwives are the specialists in normal childbirth. Ninety per cent of women are able to birth without intervention, therefore I find very little if any intervention is required at home. Do I still need to book into a hospital? I generally advise that you book into a hospital of your choice. Private midwives usually
Natural or normal physiological birth occurs when no drugs or interventions are employed while a woman labours to birth her baby vaginally. Some common interventions are: Induction Rupturing the membranes Inhaling nitrous oxide Pain relief such as pethidine or epidurals Caesarean birth. For some women, considering the use of some interventions is necessary and
This is the birth of Remi Violet - most women who discover their baby is breech are told by their care provider that a caesarean is required. In fact, they are told a caesarean is preferable, necessary, essential, unavoidable, sensible, prudent, and responsible. Many women carrying breech babies often end up having a caesarean,
The lengths to which a woman will go to protect an unborn child have been well documented by the media over the years. In 2000, having experienced the death of her last child during birth, Inés RamÃrez Pérez, a peasant living in rural Mexico and far from medical assistance, performed a successful Caesarean section
Hold the dose of fear, I birthed my son on swag on the living room floor on a Sunday afternoon. By 4 pm, our midwives had gone home, and a friend had already dropped a warm meal off for dinner. Our midwife Meryl visited our cocoon daily for the first amazingly blurry week with
The Yoga Synergy Prenatal DVD features Bianca Machliss and is a DVD featuring an instructed prenatal Yoga Synergy sequence and lecture given by Yoga Synergy's Bianca Machliss at 28 weeks. The DVD also contains slideshows of beginner to advanced postures, information on safe practice and the benefits of yoga during pregnancy. I am always enjoy
Book Review by Jane Palmer My four-year-old daughter Lia and I explored UpDowns from cover to cover. The book is well written and easy to follow. There are clear explanations to simple activities designed to encourage your child to explore the world of letters and encourage a love of reading. With seven beautifully illustrated
Book Review by Jane Palmer In his new book Idolising Children, a 29-year-old father of two, and a government consultant on young parenting issues, Daniel Donahoo, wants us to have a new relationship with our childhood. Donahoo argues that today's parents adversely affect their children as well as themselves through their obsession with extraordinary
Book review by Jane Palmer At first glance, I thought what a lovely book and wouldn't it make an ideal gift for a new mother. Natalie Green presents beautiful imagery of babies, mothers and fathers. The book is designed to be picked up and put down with one hand. It is short, easy to
