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Ina May’s in town – woop woop!
Ina May Gaskin is probably the most famous midwife in the world – who knew there were celebrity midwives? – and she’s in Dublin tomorrow for the Home Birth Association‘s 30th anniversary conference....
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A lot of midwifery is about loosening the butt!
So says Ina May! Butt loosening, smiling to take away the pain, acting like a mammal and lots of poo were just some of the topics covered by Ina May today at the homebirth conference. She was...
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Information is power
photo credit: Sebastiano Pitruzzello (aka gorillaradio) via photopin cc I’ve been thinking about my post yesterday on the Home Birth Association’s conference because I think I told a lie towards the...
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My birth story
I love a good birth story! I’ve read hundreds online, in books and love to hear other mothers tell theirs and sometimes shed a tear at the loveliness of it all. So in the spirit of reciprocation,...
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A shopping list for a homebirth
Of the 70,000 odd births in Ireland every year, only a couple of hundred are homebirths. The Home Birth Association of Ireland say that for each woman who has a planned homebirth there are...
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Giving birth is a feminist issue
photo credit: metimbers2000 via photopin cc I had my baby at home. It was a planned homebirth but it was a decision we only made half way through my pregnancy as we learned more about birth options and...
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Aja Teehan: Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean it’s wrong
Photo courtesy of irishtimes.com If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw during the week that I attended the rally outside the High Court in Dublin on Wednesday to support Aja Teehan in her case...
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