All you need to prepare for birth. Making a birth plan, labour signs, when to go to hospital, the three stages of labour, pain relief options, and what childbirth really feels like.
At 1pm on a Thursday, my waters broke. As a first-time mum, I didn’t quite realise what was happening, so I texted my midwife to double-check. Yes, definitely my waters – but where are my contractions?... READ MORE
Only 7% of women birth at home, yet in the majority of cases it’s safer and has less chance of intervention and cross-infection than hospital births... READ MORE