‘Laid-back’ Breastfeeding: Tips and Highlights from the Workshop
Welcome to the first entry on our blog! Last night I gave a workshop at the Active Birth Centre on a wonderful way to have a much easier and more enjoyable start with your new baby. I introduced the...
View ArticlePrecious Placenta
Mother nature gives each baby an incredible gift for future health with a final transfusion of blood from the placenta in the first minutes following birth. The placenta at the time of birth contains...
View ArticleDon’t clamp the cord! Some good news from the RCOG
I have always marvelled at the way nature has provided the newborn baby with a double lifeline in the critical period immediately after birth. Moments after birth, the baby takes its first independent...
View ArticleSupporting mums who are struggling to breastfeed
Avni Trivedi is the Osteopath at the Active Birth Centre. Here, we’re excited to share the interview series she runs on her own website. I think it’s really important for practitioners to work in an...
View ArticleWorld Breastfeeding Week: 1-7 August 2018
Breastfeeding is a subject that can be so emotive and at times divisive between women, but World Breastfeeding Week aims to share information on breastfeeding, which helps women to make informed...
View ArticleWorld Breastfeeding Week 2019 –“Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding”
Breastfeeding Week is a time for us to think as a society about how we can support new mothers & their families better. Part of that support is helping women feed their babies, and we know that...
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