How does one discern which pieces of advice to heed and which to dismiss? For starters, trust your instincts. Your intuition is your most...

Other than your medical or midwife team and possibly a doula, who do you want to have in your birthing space? It is for you to decide. It...

You’ll probably hear, over and over, that your role is to support the mother in labour. But it’s not always clear exactly how to provide...

Miscarriages are surprisingly common. Likely, many women you know have experienced one or more. And not talking about it doesn’t make it...

Prepare yourself. The unsolicited, outdated advice and the dire warnings are coming! Some are more questionable than others. Some are...

Birth is an instinctual thing. As labour progresses, let your mind and body naturally focus inward. It won’t serve you to distract...

If your preference is for home birth but you worry about possible dangers, rest assured that midwives will advise against it if they have...

Once you become pregnant, you will initially be under the care of your family doctor. If you have certain risk factors, you will likely...

If you choose to plan for a home birth, you are opting for a natural birth; meaning without medication or medical intervention. A natural...

Though you don’t have much control of how your labour is going to play out, you can control elements of the environment in your birthing...

A home or birth center setting allows you the option of having your older child(ren) present with you. It is normal to have worries and...

Water birth can be part of your home birth plan. My second birth took place at home in an inflatable pool in the middle of our dining...

There tends to be this narrative, in conventional birth, that so long as the baby is birthed and stable, nothing else matters. But it...

A doula was first described to me as a mother to the mother in labour. Whereas a midwife or doctor’s main concern is for the delivery of...

Many pregnant women start to get that urge to come up with a rigid birth plan. You’ll be hours in from taking your pregnancy test, you’ll...