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… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EofBImVbxWQ&feature=related 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…
Ultrasound Scans – Cause for Concern? When I was pregnant with my first baby in 1990, I decided against having a scan. This was a rather…
Be Proactive with Your Prenatal Care With thanks to the American Foundation for Maternal and Child Health Published in…
How to Create a Parent Support Group That Works Published in Kindred, Issue 25, March 08, as part of Many Hands: We Were Never Meant To Do It Alone,…
“We Were Never Meant To Do It Alone” by Robin… (Want to find "Your Conscious Choice Community?" Check out Pathways Connect groups in your local…
According to Plan No matter how carefully thought out, nothing ever goes completely to plan. When we are talking about…
Birthing At Home – A Powerful And Important Social… In 2001, actress Ricki Lake gave birth to her second child in her home—in her bathtub to be precise—with the…
Banjo’s Entrance into the World By Astra I was awake, as usual, at 5 a.m., staring at the wall, wishing that I were…
Birthing Rituals Pregnancy is such a wonderful, magical time when considering the hidden processes in the belly and…