Why Childbirth Education is Not Just Important, but Essential
In a room full of mothers, saying the words ‘childbirth education’ can bring up a chorus of anecdotes about attending a weekend of learning, dozing off at hours of…
Pregnancy & Birth
Hypnobirthing Education for an Empowering Birth
Registered Midwife, Doula and Certified Hypnobirthing Australia Childbirth Educator, Bridie Ryan, passionately believes that giving birth should be both empowering and amazing. She wants…
Guiding You Through an Empowered Birth & Beyond
Larni Jones knows what it’s like to have a birth experience that leaves you feeling deflated, disappointed and disconnected from your baby, but has…
Health & Wellbeing Support from Conception to Postpartum
It was Claire Ward’s own experience of her journey into motherhood that inspired her to want to help others. Identifying a clear need for…
The Benefits of Birthing at Birthcare
More and more women are choosing to birth their babies at birthing suites rather than in a hospital. Primary birthing away from a hospital…
Supporting Your Birth Preparation & Post-Partum Wellness
After hearing many negative stories about childbirth and feeling fearful of the process herself, Vanessa Barnard realised she needed to do something to change…
Tools & Techniques for an Empowered & Positive Birthing Experience
Birth is one of life’s most important events and the birth of your baby cannot be repeated. Therefore, preparing to offer baby the best possible start…
What if we Nurtured New Mums like we Nurture New Babies?
All the way through her pregnancy, a woman will have regular check-ups with her GP, midwife or obstetrician. During this time, she will have…
Real-Life Stories: A Beautiful Home Birth
By Angela Gervan Lough In the quiet of our bathroom before sunrise on April 20th 2020, we welcomed our 3rd baby girl into our family! …
Postpartum Recovery: How Important is Your 6-Week Postnatal Check?
By Melissa Chadwick Writing articles on postpartum recovery, I struggle to not brain dump as I could talk to you for hours. So, I’ll…
Do you cross your legs when you sneeze?
If you leak a little when you laugh, you’re not alone. We might not talk about it much, but one woman in three experiences…
How does your baby’s gut microbiome begin?
The microbiome is a popular topic within health communities and its benefits and contribution to a range of processes in the body are seen…
Postpartum Massage to Nurture, Support & Relieve Pain
Having suffered a bladder prolapse in 2017, massage therapist and mum of three Becky Littlewood set out to learn more about the condition. Her…
Achieve Physical, Spiritual & Mental Wellness Through Pregnancy and Beyond
When pregnant with her first child, Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach and Chakra Healer Tiare Gras realised there was a lack of information on how…
Healthy Lactation and Protein Support for Mums
Having struggled herself with low milk supply with her first baby, Wendy Poon went in search of a healthier alternative to the many sweet…
The Ancient Practice of Belly Binding Made Simple
By Rangimarie Smith The Unina Postpartum Wrap created by Bonnie Smith, was modelled on the Traditional Asian Bengkung which is still used in many…
Motherhood Essentials – from Bump, to Breastfeeding & Beyond
Abby Jayona is passionate about bringing together trusted motherhood essentials to look after both mum and baby, so she jumped at the opportunity to…
The Anti-Inflammatory Wonders of the Tasmanian Pepperberry
Native to the woodlands and cool temperate rainforests of Australia’s south-eastern region, The Tasmanian pepperberry plant or Tasmannia lanceolata produces small, round, purple-black berries…
Postpartum confinement practices: What is the evidence?
By Dr. Olivia Currie, Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Fellow General Practitioner, Real Healthy Me, Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. Many women around the world practise confinement in the postpartum…
5 Yogic Ways to Have an Easier Pregnancy
By Katie Rose For some mothers-to-be, pregnancy is a dreamy time of happy anticipation and nesting. For others it is much more challenging –…