Blogs & Articles

How should you plan your post natal recovery

If you are pregnant and busy planning for your upcoming birth, don't forget to plan for your postnatal recovery as well!

Vernix- Natures Miracle Moisturiser

Have you ever wondered what the white coating on the skin of a newborn baby is?

Yes, I know it looks a little off putting, but there are incredible benefits to having vernix, it truly is one of natures miracle skin products.

Empathy - the greatest tool in your parenting toolkit.

Empathy is the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking of feeling or more simply, the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

Antenatal hand expressing

Everyone is talking about hand expressing while pregnant, driven by an aversion to using formula in the first few days if your newborn needs more fluids. Here's everything you need to know!

Debunking some of the most common myths about birth

Dr Google is very busy these days and many of these myths go back generations, but I'm here to debunk these and give you the facts!

Advice to new and expectant dads in crazy times

We're very focused on mums during pregnancy but forget this is also a huge time of transition for days. Here's a letter I've penned just for dads.

Rapid-fire Q&A with Sarah

Let's not be strangers any longer! Here's a little bit about me, my family and some answers to questions about being a midwife that I'm always asked!

Which is best: Caesarean or natural birth?

I get asked this question all the time! There's no right or wrong way to give birth, but here's a real life account from someone who has had one each way.

The future of childbirth education

With things starting to open up gradually, there's going to be some serious changes in how we learn about childbirth. Here's my view on what the future holds.