Birth Activism or Mother Celebrations

It is needless to say that birth in our culture, is very different to what it used to be and  also to what it was meant to be. We save more mothers and babies than we used to in poorer times, but we are now at a place where the medicalisation of birth, is continuing [...]

Is Birth Getting Harder?

Based on a presentation by midwife and lecturer Rachel Reed. Check out her very informative website: MidwifeThinking

Birth is rarely described as easy, and in today’s culture birth is surrounded by lots of fear and feelings of danger and risk. However, for most women the safest and healthiest way to birth is a normal, vaginal [...]