delivery

If you have ever given birth to a baby, you will know just how scary that first pee (or worse, poop!) can seem. I mean; that whole area has just been through a lot, right? When I had my first baby, which was a relatively quick labour and with no medications, I was up and […]

4 years ago

The golden hour. This is how my midwife in the hospital in Oslo where I gave birth described the hour or two that followed birth. What she referred to, was how important those magical moments after birth really are. When mum and baby get to look at each other for the very first time. When […]

4 years ago

It was all caught on body camera A Florida deputy successfully delivered a baby in a carpark in Florida this week. According to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on Aug. 17, 2021, just before 5:30 a.m., dispatchers received a 911 call from a man who was in a 7-Eleven carpark near […]

5 years ago

When I was pregnant and nearing my due-date with my first baby, I remember my mum telling me that chances were I would have a quick labour, as both of hers had been super quick and complication free. And her predictions came through. Being 12 days over my due-date, when I did go into labour […]

5 years ago

In which position did you labour? When I was in labour with my babies, both my midwives at the hospital in Oslo where  I gave birth were big believers in the importance of labouring moms to keep active. They encouraged me, gently and kindly, to move about the room. With their help – and my […]

5 years ago

Irish first-time mums are among the oldest in Europe. And according to a new study, carried out at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, this is leading to more first-time mums than ever delivering via C-section. In fact, the HSE’s rcently published Perinatal Statistics Report has found the number of first-time mothers in Ireland […]

5 years ago