Tag: homebirth

TWIW 60: Shortfalls causing women to birth outside the system

This Week In Wellness a research article published in Biomed Central (BMC) has shown that women choosing to birth outside of hospitals, be that a home birth or a free birth, did so in search of the “best and safest” birth experience. In Australia 97% of births occur in a hospital setting however this paper… Continue reading TWIW 60: Shortfalls causing women to birth outside the system

TWIW 34: Home birth just as safe for low risk mums

And This Week In Wellness a study in the British Medical journal analysing Australian births has suggested that for low-risk pregnancies birthing at home is just as safe and has a 6 times higher chance of resulting in a “normal birth”. Professor Caroline Homer, director of the UTS Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health… Continue reading TWIW 34: Home birth just as safe for low risk mums

MUM 083: Early Post Partum – Dotan Dagan

Dotan Dagan Bio:  Dotan was born in Israel and grew up in the Netherlands. She has been a carer for a decade and has owned a catering company. After becming a mother in 2012 she felt inspired to work with new mothers. Dotan is now an independent postpartum care taker, (kraamverzorgende) which is a recognized profession in the… Continue reading MUM 083: Early Post Partum – Dotan Dagan

MUM 076: Maartje Bruning- Having a Home-birth Mindset in a Hospital Environment

Maartje Bruning : Having a Home Birth mindset in a Hospital Environment It was so fun having Maartje o the podcast sharing her wisdom and personal experience on the topic. She is certainly rocking the Birth World bringing her Doula-dom and Doula-ness to the Doula-hood in Amsterdam. Enjoy! x Kaz Maartje’s Bio: Maartje is an… Continue reading MUM 076: Maartje Bruning- Having a Home-birth Mindset in a Hospital Environment

MUM 063 : “Best of” # 7 Tanya Strusberg – Lamaze. Not your Mum’s Huffing and Puffing Class

From memory this is still absolutely the highest energy interview to date.   Tanya gives it her all and you can tell from about 10 seconds in that this woman is passionate about Birth, her work, Lamaze and spreading her message acrosss the globe. I am thrilled to re-release this episode Tanya’s Bio Tanya Strusberg is… Continue reading MUM 063 : “Best of” # 7 Tanya Strusberg – Lamaze. Not your Mum’s Huffing and Puffing Class

MUM 057: “Best of” #1 Jacky Bloemraad de Boer – Keeping Birth Normal with Midwife Led Birth

In this first of the “Best Of” Series which is a mix of my personal favorites and the top downloaded episodes of all time since  Mum’s The Word  launched back in Dec 2015, I’m lucky enough to interview Jacky Bloemraad de Boer, my midwife for both of my children’s births! She is a woman of… Continue reading MUM 057: “Best of” #1 Jacky Bloemraad de Boer – Keeping Birth Normal with Midwife Led Birth

MUM 054: Bridget Wood : How to be True to Yourself as a Mother

Wow so much wisdom on mothering from this wonderful soul. This was a true interview with heart and it was a real honour to have fellow Wellness Couch Podcaster Bridget Wood. You can find more of her gold on Nourishing The Mother with her co-host Julie Tenner who was also on Mum’s the Word recently… Continue reading MUM 054: Bridget Wood : How to be True to Yourself as a Mother

MUM 025: Linda Morrison : From Stuck to Unstuck

A true breath of fresh air. And a real raw interview where Linda shares her story, her two very different birth stories and also where she is today and what she is doing to help women and mums.  T’was a real pleasure to have her on Mum’s The Word. Enjoy!   Linda’ Bio   Linda Morrison the author of… Continue reading MUM 025: Linda Morrison : From Stuck to Unstuck

MUM 001: Jacky Bloemraad de Boer : Keeping Birth Normal with Midwife Led Birth

In this first episode I’m lucky enough to interview Jacky Bloemraad de Boer, my midwife for both my children’s births! She is a woman of wisdom and has immersed herself in all things Birth for decades. I am so thrilled that I was able to have her share with the Mum’s The Word listeners We discuss… Continue reading MUM 001: Jacky Bloemraad de Boer : Keeping Birth Normal with Midwife Led Birth