Birth

  • How often have you heard a mum going through a heart transplant 11 weeks after giving birth?

    How often have you heard a mum going through a heart transplant 11 weeks after giving birth?

    I really can’t believe I am sitting here writing out what has become my own birth and postpartum journey. How often have you heard a mum going through a heart transplant 11 weeks after giving birth?    I had never...

  • Creating the perfect birth environment

    Creating the perfect birth environment

    We know from research that your labour and birth environment can impact your birth and influence your feelings about how it went. Whether you're labouring in a hospital, birth centre or at home, there are a few things you can...

  • From a midwife: How to naturally induce labour

    From a midwife: How to naturally induce labour

    One of the first things you'll think about once finding out you're pregnant is, "when am I due?" Throughout your pregnancy, that will very quickly become one of the things you're asked about the most as well. So much focus...

  • A Midwife's guide to your hospital bag; what do you really need?

    A Midwife's guide to your hospital bag; what do you really need?

    What you bring to the hospital and what you need while you're there can depend on many factors. Some of those are if you're going to a public or private hospital, with mamas staying in a private hospital often having...

  • What to expect from your planned or emergency c-section

    What to expect from your planned or emergency c-section

    This one is for our Tiny Heart's mamas, who are having a planned c-section. But more than that, it's also for mamas who may end up having an emergency c-section. As a Midwife, I find that so many families research...

  • Everything You Need to Know About Induction

    Everything You Need to Know About Induction

    Induction of labour is when your birthing team use a series of interventions to bring on labour. Before consenting to induction, you need to be fully informed about the benefits and risks, what it will look like, what each procedure...