COLUMN:
  THE MOUNTAIN MIDWIFE

These include women who have a BMI over 30, women from certain ethnic backgrounds if you have had previous gesta...

Many people become tired of the pregnancy towards their due date, as they get heavier and symptoms of pregn...

Oxytocin is an important hormone in the labour process. Also known as the ‘love hormone’, oxytocin is re...

September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awareness month. September 9 was the International FAS...

Recently, you may have seen pictures of rainbows being posted on social media or people referring to ‘rain...

Our first child was born in central London, and because we lived on a boat and either walked in crowded u...

You just never know what you’re going to get until you’re already in it. For women who are experiencing illness...

When babies are born, they start to break down some of their red blood cells and haemaglobin. The byproduct of this ...

The majority of women will go into spontaneous labour before 42 weeks. However, we know that beyond 42 w...

There has also been concern voiced in the community about the vaccine being live and containing small amou...

Therefore, it is only natural that you may feel anxious attending a hospital to give birth as you are like...

In those early days of getting to know your baby, many new mums can feel overwhelmed at the enormity of ca...

There will always be change, and from the moment you first find out you are pregnant, you are already tr...

Before I get into this week’s column, a small public service announcement. Although many are happy to see ...

This has left many to wonder how this will affect their children in their development and understanding ...

So, this edition I thought I’d go on a little public service announcement about CMV and how you can prevent ...

Maybe it sounds a bit too ‘New Agey’ or a fad that will never work. However, hypnobirthing can be a very ...

So, what you sometimes see in labour is a woman who is contracting well at home, then comes in to the hosp...

Sometimes there are so many tests recommended that you can forget to ask what you are being tested for or wh...

As a pregnant woman, your body is working hard to grow a baby and mindful eating is important to help sup...

The hangover of this still exists today where many women feel that they cannot acknowledge that they have had t...

For many women and their birth partners, the unknowing aspect of who will care for them in labour can be dauntin...

At the start of August, World Breastfeeding Week occurred. This is a week where breastfeeding is celebra...

So, you’ve run your marathon, whatever form that has taken, and you have your baby. Wonderful! That’s the...