Maddie's Musings
My Blog Posts
I love writing, and never more than when it's about stuff I'm passionate about - usually birth, babies and parenting.
Distance Doulaing During Coronavirus: Keeping Contact and Connection
We might be stuck at home, but the wonders of the World Wide Web can bring us together, create and…
A Watched Pot Never Boils: Waiting for Labour to Begin
We have been lying to women for years. Labour doesn't 'start' when we are 3 or 4 or even 5…
Twin Birth – How it CAN Be
A very special, very strong, determined and wonderful client has given me permission to share her story here. After a…
Why Just One Day?
This post is dedicated to all the amazing doulas I know who 'mother the mother', to every breastfeeding support worker…
Do We Need Antibiotics for Premature Rupture of Membranes?
Articles The Lancet, Volume 372, Issue 9646, Pages 1310 - 1318, 11 October 2008 Editors' note: In 2001, the ORACLE…
Fathers’ Home Birth Handbook
This book has just been published and I think it is so well written and will fill a much-needed void…
Why we need to make informed choices about the drugs
I wasn't aware til recently quite how much an effect codeine can have on us and our newborns when we're…
Love what this woman can do - take a look at this:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11866448 Wonderful for educating children - maybe preparing older…
