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...
A Basket for Birth. By Rose Fisher Dec 2015 I’m often asked, “What do you need for a homebirth?” For many homebirth, elicits images of boiling water, grabbing towels and a pair of scissors. My response to this question is well, technically nothing. Women already have...
Written on our Wombs. By Rachael Ouwejan Nov 2014 Anybody who has been witness to the sharing of birth stories in regular company knows there is no shortage of “war stories” to be told by birthing women. Almost without exception these stories are categorised by fear,...
What Happens when the Midwives are Gone? By Sian Hannagan Jun 2018 Midwives in Aotearoa are the single biggest repository of birth knowledge, maternity care, and traditional birth knowledges in our country. The model of care they offer is one of the absolute best....
The Life Cycle. By Amy Towle Mar 2016 Two things are certain in this existence, birth, and death. We are all born, and we all die. Some of us are here for a long time, and some a very short time. When expecting a baby, there is most often a great deal of joy and...
The Knitting Midwife. By Libby Jonson May 2015 I am told there is a long history linking knitting with births and many stories of midwives quietly knitting while keeping a mindful eye on labouring mothers. I’m not a midwife but I’m a mother and a knitter and, although...
