erinbetterbirth
Birthplace options
Being in Bromley we are very fortunate to have a midwife led unit (MLU) as part of the PRUH. When you’re pregnant, you have several...
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erinbetterbirth
May 20, 20203 min read
Monitoring in labour
If your labour is very long, or you have interventions such as an epidural or artificial oxytocin to augment labour, your midwife will...
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erinbetterbirth
May 13, 20202 min read
The benefits of dates
Nope I don’t mean that X on the calendar signifying the day your baby probably WON’T be born... I mean the sticky dried fruit that we all...
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erinbetterbirth
May 11, 20201 min read
Birthing positions
This is a topic which we always discuss in my classes, as it’s so important to know that there are SO MANY other positions you can labour...
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erinbetterbirth
May 8, 20202 min read
Breast feeding
Do you plan to breast feed after birth? Breast feeding has many many benefits for both you and baby. For baby, breast feeding provides...
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erinbetterbirth
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Affirmations
Affirmations have been used for decades by many people to help with confidence and success. Sports people have long since used...
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erinbetterbirth
Apr 15, 20208 min read
Home birth in a pandemic
A home birth is a much under used option for so many women. Falsely seen as a more riskier option for all, in reality a homebirth is not...
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 14, 20203 min read
Induction
Following on from my due dates post, let’s talk about induction. Quite often when you approach your due date, your midwife will start...
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 14, 20201 min read
Fetal ejection reflex
Fetal ejection reflex… this is a natural urge that a woman gets when she has an undisturbed birth, benefitting from all her natural...
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 13, 20204 min read
How safe is homebirth?
With the spread of Covid-19, and the potential pressures the virus may put on hospitals and the healthcare system, many women may be...
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 10, 20201 min read
Why delay baby’s first bath
When baby is born, they may be covered in a thick coating of a white waxy substance... this is called vernix caseous (literally translates a
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Due dates are not evacuation dates!
Let’s talk ”due dates”… it’s easy to start stressing as you approach your “due date”, especially when the texts start flooding in asking if
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 4, 202022 min read
A to Z of birth
I decided to write an A to Z of birth, which hopefully covers some key topics women should know in pregnancy. These are only a handful of th
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erinbetterbirth
Mar 4, 20203 min read
Placenta encapsulation - what is it and what are the benefits?
Consuming your placenta may not seem like a particularly pleasant idea to most, but as someone who experienced awful post natal...
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erinbetterbirth
Feb 28, 20206 min read
My journey
My name is Erin and I’m mum to 3 wonderful kids, 2 girls and a boy. I work in marketing in Canary Wharf, as well as being an artist and...
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erinbetterbirth
Feb 28, 20203 min read
What is a doula?
What is a doula and what do they do for you during pregnancy and labour? I can’t remember when I first heard about doulas (it was most...
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