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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.

Doulas are (usually) women who support pregnant parents through pregnancy and birth.

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 ....

If you’re heading towards the end of pregnancy you’ll probably have heard all of these and more! The pressure that we can ....

Babies will need an absolutely incredible 5,000 to 7,500 nappies before they are old enough to learn to use the toilet!

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’.

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 ....

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.

Read or listen to almost everyone’s birth story and it will include a measurement in centimetres. “I was 5cm when the midwife arrived.

Antenatal classes are a wonderful way for you and your partner, if you have one, to prepare for your baby’s birth, and the early days of parenting.

You’ve got your positive pregnancy test – now what happens? Firstly, congratulations on your pregnancy!

There is so much to consider when planning a vaginal birth! Whether you’d accept vaginal examinations, labour and birth positions, pain relief ….

Congratulations! You’ve got that positive pregnancy test and you’re starting on a new journey together with your growing baby. What happens now? What should you expect in the early days of pregnancy?

Everyone bleeds from their vagina after they have given birth, no matter how they gave birth. But what is this blood, how long should it go on for and when ....

The most that many of us think about our baby’s amniotic fluid – our ‘waters’ – is whether they will break in bed and ruin the mattress, or in the middle of the supermarket ....

You’re reaching the end of your pregnancy! You can’t wait to meet your baby – and maybe you’re a little anxious, too!

With induction rates running at around 40% in some hospitals, chances are that as you reach the end of your pregnancy you’ll be offered an induction for one reason or another.