A Baby on the Way: Ep. 8. Getting support after birth
A new baby is completely helpless and will need lots of holding and loving attention to acclimatise to the world around them. This means that their parents need a lot of support to give all this reas...
19 Dec 20176min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 7. Feeding - both you and your baby
In the early days and weeks, a mother and baby’s recovery from birth and transitioning to their new life together is assured by plenty of time to rest. This will also give them both the best chance o...
19 Dec 20175min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 6. Sleep and settling
Eessential information for safe sleep for baby and how you can get the most sleep possible in the early months. They key to peaceful sleep for your whole family is understanding that a baby’s sleep ...
19 Dec 20176min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 5. Buying things for baby
There is a huge array of baby products on the market but what do you really need in the early months for your baby? You may be surprised to find that it can’t all be found in a baby goods store.Produ...
19 Dec 20176min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 4. Preparing mentally for birth
The key to mental preparation for this period rests on understanding the environment a woman needs to give birth efficiently and therefore most safely, and what she and the baby needs immediately afte...
19 Dec 20176min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 3. Informed consent - your rights in birth
This episode covers informed consent and the legal need for all decisions relating to maternal and foetal care to be in the hands of the mother, not the care provider. We learn that like all other pe...
19 Dec 20176min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 2. How the body gives birth
There are only theories about how the onset of labour is triggered, but it is known that the limbic system in the brain releases a cocktail of hormones in a specific sequence. A small number of women...
19 Dec 20176min
A Baby on the Way: Ep. 1. Choosing your maternity carer
A description of the main models of care available, followed by an assessment of the evidence on which models have the best outcomes. Probably not surprisingly, the best outcomes are from continuity...
19 Dec 20176min
