Books
Using acupuncture to prepare for birth
Rebecca Mar Young Acupuncturist Rebecca Mar Young, who focuses on pregnancy, explains how acupuncture can help you prepare for birth.
Fears for mothers as hospitals up the ante for birth classes
Natasha Wallace The cost of antenatal classes should be means-tested and made uniform across all hospitals, according to the Australian College of Midwives.
Packing your hospital bag
The days of grabbing your keys, mobile and wallet and heading out the door are soon to be over, and it all starts with the birth!
My "VBAC" story
Anne Anne shares the experience of her traumatic first birth and her successful attempt at a vaginal birth after caesar (VBAC) to deliver her second child, Lauren who was born weighing 5.76kgs!
Angela's VBAC story
Angela I was just so happy and so proud of myself, not just for having a VBAC but for being able to be in control of my birth experience.
April 08 - Rhythms of Life: A Waterbirth Story
Anni Taylor Born in a birthing pool in her family home, little Tessa Claire was embraced by the natural rhythms of family life. Carla shares Tessa’s waterbirth story.
Multiple Birth Resources
Books, websites and EB articles to guide you through the life-giving process of multiple births.
Packing your hospital bag
Essential Baby members The days of grabbing your keys, mobile and wallet and heading out the door are soon to be over, and it all starts with the birth! Here is a comprehensive checklist devised by Essential Baby members...
When the truth hurts
Mia Freedman Is honesty always the best policy when it comes to friends having their first baby? Mia Freedman finds herself torn between optimism and realism when she talks to two pregnant friends.
Deprogramming birth
Anni Taylor A few hours after having my first baby, I rang my mother to ask, “How did you do THAT seven times?” But deep within, I sensed that birth didn’t have to be this traumatic.
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