Placenta Traditions. By Michelle Bentham Nov 2016 For centuries the placenta has received ceremonial handling by many cultures around the world. In western medicine the human placenta is usually regarded as nothing more than human waste. Revered for its symbolism of...
Nicole Whippy’s Beautiful Birth. By Home Birth Aotearoa Mar 2014 Nicole Whippy is one of our favourite New Zealand actors, she has character and acting skill in bags. The fact that she had a home birth is just icing on the top. She has well and truly made her mark on...
Interview with Hermine Hayes-Klein. By Home Birth Aotearoa Sep 2014 Hermine Hayes-Klein, lawyer and the director of the Bynkershoek Research Centre for Reproductive Rights in The Hague, may not be a familiar name in New Zealand for many, but she should be. Her work...
Hannah Dahlen on Midwifery. By Home Birth Aotearoa Oct 2018 Hannah Dahlen is well known for her advocacy work in the maternity community, particularly around human rights for childbirth, and the promotion of normal birth. Her voice is one of the guiding lights,...
A chat with Michel Odent. By Sian Hannagan Mar 2014 It is 9.30pm at night and my day is almost finished. It is wintry cold, and it is snowing outside. On the other end of the line, Michel Odent is just beginning his day and it is spring. But for the next 30 minutes we...
