It’s important to pack a hospital bag even if you are planning to birth at home, so you have everything available should you need to transfer to the hospital for any reason. Read on to see what essential items our midwife recommends.

Preparing for the arrival of your little one can be such an exciting time, but it can be an expensive time too! We’ve created a more realistic guide with some essential items for your newborn that you may not have thought of, but will definitely make your life a whole lot easier.

Katie Mcguinnes explains what a natural birth is, how to achieve it and the risks and benefits of them.

As a new parent, ensuring you have everything you need when you’re going out with your baby for the 1st or 100th time makes life so much easier! So here’s our list of must haves for your day to day changing bag.

Katie Mcguinnes explains what's happening during each stage of labour, what your body is doing, how to know when it's happening and ways to manage it.

Positive births can be the result of ALL types of birth. Women frequently report positive experiences from emergency caesareans, forceps, unmedicated vaginal births and every other type of birth.

Pregnant and looking for a Valentine's Day activity that's a little more intimate than dinner and a movie? It’s not your typical romantic gesture but how about trying perineal massage with your partner?!

If you’re wondering what the cover would be around hospitals in case you need anything, we have the lowdown from a midwife on how maternity care functions over the holidays.

We’re often asked for a shopping list of items that can be used for hypnobirthing. Our first piece of advice is that you don’t need to have a large budget to prepare for your birth!

Antenatal means before birth, relating to pregnancy. But good antenatal education will also cover everything you need to know about birth and vital parts of the postnatal period. In this blog, we’re going to tell you about all the antenatal options out there, so you can find the right one for you.

Our resident midwife has compiled a list of hints, tips and ideas that might be useful to bear in mind as a Birth Partner. However the most important thing is to be led by the birthing person, aim to fulfil their needs, be their advocate if needed and aim to support them mentally and physically through birth.

Worried about that first post-birth poo? PBC resident Christie has some reassuring advice…

Government told that lack of progress to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes is “frankly shameful”. Find out more about the new report from the Women and Equalities Committee here.

The Royal College of Midwives has added The Positive Birth Company’s Closing the Gap workshop to their new Decolonising Midwifery Education Toolkit.

Read our guide on how to master Up and Down Breathing techniques while giving birth to make your birth easier and better for both you and your baby.