A metric for pain

A metric for pain

A metric for pain By Sian Hannagan Home Birth Matters : Issue 3.2 Winter 2016 We need to stop using birth as a metric for pain. A few years ago I had a wisdom tooth out, during the healing process I got dry socket, a complication with healing that can be painful. I...
2022 Home Birth Conference and Hui

2022 Home Birth Conference and Hui

2022 National Home Birth Conference and Hui   About the Event 29th & 30th October. Narrows Landing 431 Airport Road, Hamilton 3282. Saturday Conference: Key note speakers, workshops, information tables, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea. Sunday Hui: Kei a wai...
Brianna’s Birth Story

Brianna’s Birth Story

Brianna’s Birth Story   After a night of food, family, discussion (and even some Dutch tourists coming to camp on the grounds), I listened to my pregnancy/labour meditations and went to bed, peaceful calm and relaxed. It’s always lovely to have family...
Level 4 Lockdown homebirth

Level 4 Lockdown homebirth

Level 4 Lockdown homebirth By Harriet Thomas   I had always liked the idea of a homebirth. Most people’s default option seems to be a hospital birth, and yet, I have never met anyone who has regretted their decision to have a home birth. I was fortunate...
Homebirth of Alice

Homebirth of Alice

The homebirth of Alice, during a level 4 lockdown By Lucie Kinzett Photos by Lucie’s support midwife   It was a Friday in April 2020, 3 weeks into a level four country wide lockdown when I felt the first stirrings. I was snuggled up on the couch with my two...