I have personal and professional experience of this happening. I know myself that it was more than just two different … More
Author: matronaradical50
Eating your placenta
I wanted to start to share recipes on this blog, so I will start with our famous Placenta Smoothie. Eating … More
Fantastic Febuary
My laptop died at the start of this month and much had happened to write about, but unfortunately its all … More
Born before arrival and just being there
Well, I got the call at 5:50 in the morning, our lady was contracting strongly 2 in 10 and by … More
The limit ,a very personal journey
I think we all get to a place, as midwives, where we feel we are pushing the limits to keep … More
As it should be
I think sometimes even the most beautiful and amazing things can be taken for granted or just go un celebrated. … More
La Diosa (ramblings of an overjoyed midwife)
Sometime we are fortunate enough to bear witness to birth as we all wish it could be. This morning I … More
Response and reflection
I had written a letter to one of our clients, I wrote this letter because I did not have a … More
Letter to a new mother
I wrote this letter to one of the mothers I assisted in labour and birth. She was a first time … More
suturing on a frying pan and reflections
Suturing, which is also known as stitching and perineal repair, is something I feel all home birth midwives should know … More