Welcome to the Stockport Birth Services Blog – where you’ll find real, honest, and expert information about pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
If you’ve been looking for straightforward, evidence-based information without the fluff – you’re in the right place. Just like my highly-rated antenatal courses and birth support packages, this blog is built on a foundation of passion, community, and commitment to improving maternity services for all families. You can also follow me on instagram for more information and thought-provoking posts!
Here’s the most recent posts:
All Blog Posts:
Antenatal:
- Birth Plans (and Flow Charts)
- How Do We Calculate Dues Dates In Pregnancy
- How To Release The Fear Of Labour Before Birth
- Pregnancy, Maternity Leave, and Your Employment Rights
- Rebozo Scarf Wrapping to Reduce Pregnancy & Birth Pain
- What Should I Pack In My Hospital Bag?
- Why It’s Important You Book Antenatal Classes
- You’re Pregnant – Now What?
Birth Place:
- Home Births
- Homebirth Experience – Video
- National Homebirth Day
- Where Can You Give Birth: Your Birth Place Options
Birth:
- 15 Non-Pharmacological Pain Relief Options For You To Choose In Child Birth
- 15 Ways To Boost Oxytocin In Labour
- 17 Fantastic Facts About Oxytocin in Birth
- Birth Positions Which Can Help You Give Birth More Easily
- Dates in Labour
- Sweeps: How They Might Help (And Hinder) Your Birth
- Synthetic Oxytocin & The Effect On Mothers’ Mental Health
- Things For You To Try That Could Shorten Labour
- Three Ways Of The Third Stage
- Top Tips For Why Birth Breathing Is Really Important
- Vaginal Examinations: What You Need To Consider
- Vitamin K & The Newborn
- What Do I Do If My Labour Slows Down?
- What The Heck Is A Gentle Caesarean Anyway (And Why Would You Want One)?
- What’s the LOA, the OFP, and Other Acronyms
Postnatal:
- All About The Postpartum: Your Postnatal Recovery
- Birth Trauma – Video
- Positive Birth After Birth Trauma
- Postnatal Support – Video
- What On Earth Is The Fourth Trimester?
- Why Closing The Bones Is So Much More Than Closing The Bones
- You and Your NICU Baby
Infant Feeding:
- Breastfeeding, And Why Smugness Came Before A Fall
- Breastfeeding Experience – Video
- If You Only Read Some Breastfeeding Articles, Make Them These
Miscellaneous:
- 5 Ways To Parent Your Way Over The Holidays
- A strategic plan integrating community development concepts for the trans and non-binary childbearing population in perinatal services
- An Exploration of the Aetiology of UK Women’s Perinatal Mental Health Problems
- Advanced Maternal Age and Stillbirth
- Discussing the Impact on Pregnant Families in the UK Following Restrictions in Maternity Services Due to Covid-19
- Ten Years Ago I Became A Mother. And I Became Friendless.
- The System Is Broken…And It’s Breaking Women