Birth

I declared I wanted to be a brain surgeon when I was six. Then, when I was ten years old, I had emergency brain surgery. Life is funny that way. We can plan all we want, but life has a way of directing us to uncharted waters. Being pregnant with…

Confessions of a Birth Nurse *I generally use woman & she/her for the birthing person, as it has been my norm and my experience. Men and non binary persons also give birth. If this statement is confusing to you please do some research on gender theory. …

A great way to communicate your wishes with doctors and family — A birth plan is an important part of the pregnancy process. The plan is a document that outlines your wishes for your labor and delivery. Even though this is not a requirement for when you are ready to give birth, it is a great way for you to think about…

Two children born same day, same city, same time and yet by virtue of the parents one of them is born to, he’s already ahead of the other and has won the lottery of birth by wealth. It’s wealth that will set him apart from others on the journey to navigating…

It’s one of the few things we all have in common. It’s fascinating, universal, courageous, global, petrifying, infinitely variable and yet somewhat repetitive and mundane in it’s inevitablity. It happens to 385,000 people a day; it will happen to about 1,500 people in the time it takes to read this…

From an adoptee perspective, the head may well understand the reasons behind relinquishment, and some will, I sincerely hope, be able to find a place inside themselves of non-judgement and compassion for the biological mother despite the culture around us which allows us only certain expressions and no others. …

At the end of an age, it is time to realize one’s true nature — ‘The mystic is one who is not bound by appearances. He has journeyed from the unreality of the outer world to the reality that is found within the heart.’ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee Unless you have been sitting on Mars or one of the other ‘personal’ planets close to the Earth —…

Your preparation for natural childbirth will be off to a good start with our helpful guide. If you want to know how to prepare for natural birth, we discuss what natural birth is, its benefits, and things you should consider when planning. We will also give you a timeline for…

For as long as I can remember the idea of pregnancy and childbirth completely terrified me. Whilst most people fear heights or even death, I just couldn’t fathom the concept of growing a human and it emerging dramatically on the tail end of blood, sweat and tears 40 weeks later. …