Jude’s Birth. Sunshine and waves… The weeks leading up to Jude’s birth had their ups and downs and were an emotional roller-coaster for me. I wanted to surrender to the in betweeness, that feeling of being on the precipice, the excitement, the nervousness – but...
Family of three Firstly, I decided to have a home birth after witnessing the terrible birth of my nephew in hospital. A change of shift and many indecisions later he was born. I knew then I deserved something better, my own midwife, who would stay with me....
2014 National Spring Hui Auckland Home Birth Support Groups together with Home Birth Aotearoa warmly invite you to come along to our National Spring Hui, to be held at the Umupuia Marae, Auckland. We invite representatives and members of Regional Home Birth...
Nina’s birth When we learnt that I was pregnant with our much-awaited-for second child, we were ecstatic. I had had a lovely hospital birth with my son Sol (now 4.5), but I hated the hospital environment post-partum. Before this pregnancy we had decided to have...
New documentary “MICROBIRTH” reveals the microscopic secrets of childbirth Latest Science Suggests How We Give Birth Impacts Lifelong Health of Children And Could Affect Future of Humanity Could the way we are born determine our future health and even impact...