Are you due a baby in 2025? Now is your chance to book into one of our antenatal classes and workshops. January Hypnobirthing January 2025 - Suitable…
Emma Fraser
Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care in Northern Ireland: Mary Renfrew Report October 2024 The recent report on maternity services in Northern Ireland highlights strengths and challenges in the…
Are you planning to have your baby in Northern Ireland? This article is filled with information to help you find out more about birth places in Northern Ireland and your…
This pregnancy started off very different from my other two so that should have been a clue that the birth would be a little different. 1st birth Caitlin - straightforward…
Part two I was awoken at 2am with contractions every 3 to 4mins. Initially I just thought it was early labour, but they kept coming and were getting intense.…
Part one Our second little baba was born mid May 2020, just as we were coming to the end of the first lockdown. We had a beautiful, transformative water birth…
Key elements to a positive birth include - feeling calm and safe, having a supportive birth team and building up oxytocin levels in the body to support the birth process.…
In such an uncertain time, with Coronavirus affecting
services and communities, there are a lot of challenges facing pregnancy, birth
and those early postnatal weeks. Many people may be worried about…
We spoke to Kelly Connaghan and Gill Bann who run a joint course for pregnancy at Lough Road Yoga in Upper Ballinderry. The course comprises of 5 yoga classes in…
Many women take yoga classes during pregnancy, perhaps they started yoga before becoming pregnant or maybe they are now trying it for the first time. To find out a little…
The big concern that usually comes up when considering a doula - can we afford it, and can we justify spending that sort of money? Pregnancy - a time when…
Preparing for the arrival of your baby can be a wonderful experience. It can also be filled with daunting decisions. Where to have my baby? Do I want pain relief?…