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Using a Birth Stool

Posted by Sarah Meder on Sunday, October 30, 2011, In : Active Birth

A birth stool is a great addition to your options when having an active birth. It's probably one of the oldest birth tools around, as even the Goddess Isis is depicted in ancient carvings as giving birth on a birth chair, or stool.

In fact, the modern origin of giving birth in the Lithotomy Position (ie. flat on back, legs apart) was the result of a certain King who found it to be the optimal position for his mistresses to give birth in for his viewing pleasure. As the role of birth moved fro...

Home Birth Gathering

Posted by Sarah Meder on Sunday, July 25, 2010, In : Homebirth

For those:

who have had a home birth
who have wanted a home birth
who are planning a home birth
whose home birth didn't go according to plan
who are thinking about having a home birth
who have ‘caught’ babies born at home
who have supported mothers giving birth at home
who are interested in home birth...

R30 per person,

Good Reasons to hire a Private Midwife

Posted by Sarah Meder on Friday, June 25, 2010, In : Pregnancy

1. Continuity of Care

Obstetricians/Gynecologists often work in teams. While you might still get to see your doctor for each of your prenatal visits, when you go into labour you will see whoever is on call at the time (which might be anywhere between 1 other, to 3 or 4 other doctors). In some cases, where a woman would like to guarantee that her doctor is the one delivering the baby an elective c-section will often be encouraged.

It's completely understandable that you would want the same perso...
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