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9 October 2023
On Thursday 21st September, the second annual Innovate Awards were held in London, delivered in partnership between the Academic Health and Science Network (AHSN)
23 August 2023
National Breastfeeding month is celebrated each year throughout the month of August. Its aim is to raise awareness, promote the importance of breastfeeding and to participate in the action and conversation...
12 January 2023
31 August 2022
August signifies World Breastfeeding Week (1st-7th August), an annual event celebrated across numerous countries to generate public awareness and support for breastfeeding...
26 July 2022
24 June 2022
It’s been an exciting month for The Real Birth Company. This month marked the return of face-to-face training for Founder & Director, Zoe Wright, and Digital Midwife & Real Birth Trainer, Sarah Smith...
4 May 2022
Today is International Day of the Midwife (IDM) 2022 – a day of global recognition to celebrate and honor our wonderful profession in all its glory around the world.
8 April 2022
31 March 2022
Today, the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) announced The Real Birth Company as one of 10 promising innovations that will be supported to spread across England’s NHS over the next three years...
3 March 2022
Accessible Antenatal education is so important for pregnant women and their families to understand not only the processes that happen within the body during pregnancy and birth ...
5 January 2022
There are many different hormones that all play a really important role in your pregnancy, from before you become pregnant to after you have given birth!
5 November 2021
The Real Birth Company is all about helping women achieve a positive pregnancy and birth experience. Our positive approach to birth is deeply embedded ...
28 September 2021
n the past 18 months almost every person on the planet has been affected one way or another by the new Coronavirus, Covid 19, but ...
20 September 2021
Giving birth in hospital is a relatively recent option for women and people in the UK. Even as recently as the 1970s many women still gave birth outside of hospital.
20 September 2021
Doulas are (usually) women who support pregnant parents through pregnancy and birth.
25 August 2021
In reality, there’s very little that you actually need for a home birth other than a home and to be pregnant! However, there are some things that make ....
30 July 2021
If you’re heading towards the end of pregnancy you’ll probably have heard all of these and more! The pressure that we can ....
30 July 2021
Babies will need an absolutely incredible 5,000 to 7,500 nappies before they are old enough to learn to use the toilet!
30 July 2021
There is a precious period of time after we’ve given birth to our baby or babies, and it’s often called ‘The Golden Hour’.
29 July 2021
Wander through any busy labour ward and the chances are that you’ll hear a birthing woman or person vocalising loudly...
22 June 2021
The Big Baby Trial is being run by the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The researchers obtained over two and a half million pounds ...
17 June 2021
The NHS has said that everyone in the UK should have the right to have four choices of birth place: their own home, an alongside midwifery unit, a freestanding ....
17 June 2021
After you have birthed your baby, your next task is to birth your placenta! You can read more about the placenta in The Real Birth Company’s What’s What article, here.