Does natural protein matter in pregnancy and lactation? Protein is an essential macro-nutrient, from the protein, fat and carbohydrate family. Protein is required by everyone for optimal health. This is even more so during pregnancy and lactation; protein matters. Made up of amino acids, protein forms the building blocks of your body's cells and
he video below highlights that Australian women deserve to choose their own midwife. Nic Edmondstone and Vicki Chan created this video for a Get-up political ad campaign. The video scored the highest number of hits. Indeed, the Opera House broadcast it as one of the top 10. Even though it was made in 2007;
2008 The Rudd Government said that they were committed to improving maternity services for Australian women. Minister Nicola Roxon (Minister for Health and Aging) conducted a Maternity Services Review asking for public input into how maternity services could be improved. It was hoped that this review would allow Medicare and professional indemnity (PI) insurance
Our story begins many weeks before Oliver's "birth day" -Â natural breech birth. We had a wonderful pre-natal experience with our midwife Ali from the Ryde Midwifery Group. She was incredibly supportive and informative of our many questions and varying anxieties and challenges throughout the pregnancy. She informed us without pressing her opinions and was
My work as a doula started only after I had experienced the birth of my second child Bailey, which was a natural vaginal birth into water. The birth of my first child Karl was by caesarean section after a cascade of interventions in my attempt to have a normal vaginal breech birth. Becoming a
Danielle is married and has two beautiful daughters, 3 yr old Georgia and 6 week old Elise. This is the pregnancy and birth story of Danielle's daughter Elise. Relaxed, calm childbirth... surely after having a child before and thinking I knew what I was in for, means I could be ready for it, and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFWH_IZWulE A film about pregnancy, childbirth and the power of choice. Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond presented the Red Carpet Premiere of The Face of Birth in Sydney at Event Cinemas, Parramatta. We enjoyed a drink and some canapés on arrival in the Gold Class lounge. We listened to wonderful guest speakers following the screening.
By Beryl Truong On a recent holiday to South East Asia, I loved being able to have a juicy fresh young coconut every day as well as feeding the coconut water and young flesh to my 7-month-old infant. The nutrient density of coconuts means it has long been revered in traditional cultures as both
This is my birth story: Fifteen with twins. It was the night of my year 10 formal. I went with my boyfriend, Cameron, of 3 years. We had a really good and fun night and decided to sleep together later that night. Around Christmas/New Year time I started to feel quite sick. I had
Finding a portrayal of natural birth of twin and triplet is extremely difficult. Most of the content on the world wide web that you read and watch on multiple birth focuses on risk, the need for intervention and often caesarean birth. This YouTube video features a photo montage of women who have had their
