Top Resources
The lowdown on male midwives
How would you feel about having a male midwife assist your baby's birth? For a growing number of mums, the idea is a reality - and the experts all agree that it's something that should be encouraged.
Water birth: the basics
With proper medical attention, water birth is a legitimate and safe way for women to give birth and can help manage pain in labour.
Latest
Should we start calling C-sections 'belly births'?
This new term is hoping to bring power back to mothers who've given birth that way.
Obesity crisis hits Australia's maternity wards
Researchers find that women's weight is behind significant number of pregnancy complications, including stillbirths.
Why does Australia fear home births?
Australia has the third lowest rate of planned home births among a group of developed nations at 0.4 per cent.
Why giving birth in water is becoming more popular
Kelly Boateng has given birth in water three times. Research shows for low-risk women, water births come with many benefits.
Why we need to stop making childbirth a competition
Things don't always go to plan.
'What the hell was that? Why doulas are changing births
Sixteen years ago, following three months of birth education, Nadine Richardson and her partner found themselves 36 hours into labour and only two centimetres dilated.
Nevermind a birth plan, it's the post-birth plan that really matters
So many new mums have curve balls thrown at them.
5 reasons to say 'no' to visitors in the first 24 hours after birth
Friends and family will understand.
Advertisement
What I loved about my caesarean section
In many ways, it was my favourite birth.
Newborn's life-threatening illness leads to calls for water birth safety rethink
The case of a newborn who developed a life-threatening infection has led to calls for women to be cautious when considering a water birth.
60 seconds could mean life or death for premature babies
Just waiting 60 seconds before clamping a premature baby's umbilical cord can dramatically improve its chances of survival, Australian researchers say.
Search pagination