Time to Give Mother-Guilt a Hersterectomy
The saying ‘we are our own worst enemies’ has never been truer than when applied to conversations about birth.…
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Pregnancy & Birth
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) Wars
5 a.m., one Friday morning, 3 years ago.
Water splashes on my thighs as I adjust myself—one leg kneeling, the…
The Invitation of Aware Parenting – How our babies and…
Do you want to help your child be the most she can be? Do you want to give her all that you can give, so that…
Birth and Becoming Human
“Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human being living humanely is like. She is a person who…
I’m pregnant and I want to do Aware Parenting
Question:
Dear Marion,
I’m 4 months pregnant and I’ve recently found out about Aware…
Update on Home Birth and Independent Midwives
A Maternity services review was conducted last year and it was decided that in order to improve the options …
Accessing Forgiveness of Self: Birth in the Context of the…
Birth is big. That’s the paradigm I work with. There are very few events in life that have the…
A Brighter Shade of Green – Rethinking environmental…
Picture a swimming lesson where the class begins with a video of the dangers of drowning and shark attacks. Next up…
The Slow Burning Bond: When Birth and Bonding Do Not Happen…
When many of us think about bonding with a baby, the image that is evoked is that of holding your baby…
What is the Future of Having a Home Birth in Australia?
Question:
Will I be able to have a midwife legally attend my homebirth after July 2010?…
12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
September is perhaps my favorite month of the year in…
The Caesarean Birth
As a midwife I have reflected on why I feel sad when I hear of, see and care for women who have elected, when there…
Taking The Birthing World By Calm
An Introduction to HypnoBirthing®
I had been terrified of giving birth. My own difficult…
Revealing the Ancient Art of Belly-dance as a Tool for…
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Excerpt from Bellydance for Birth…
A Midwife Who Gives Birth to a Nation
The indigenous people of Australia have the highest mortality rate in the world. Recognising…
1949
A true story of a birth in 1949 reminds us why freedom of choice must never be compromised.
I had my first baby…
Blessing Your Way
Inspired by the Navajo tradition of celebrating a woman’s transition into motherhood, a blessingway is a holistic…
Tiny Crosses
Now it’s a month since your visit
and your memory lingers on,
Somehow feels like you’re around,
even though I…
Motherhood As A Bodhisattvic Path
During the birth process, we transform at the cellular level and become the archetypal bodhisattva. The process of…