A Growing Number of Women Allege Doctors Abused Them During Childbirth
A growing number of women are reporting abuse by hospital staff during child birth that range from verbal, physical actions to unsanctioned medication and treatment. Often these women have little financial and social ability to demand hospitals address these reports....
Meghan Markle is being a birth ‘brat’ and I love her for it
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is foregoing traditions as she anticipates the birth of her first child with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Unlike Princess Diana and Kate Middleton, she has opted to skip the photo shoot that usually happens outside the hospital...
Birthing Journeys: Positive birth after trauma
After two c sections, when Hannah Palamara discovered she was pregnant with baby number three, she was determined to give her baby a positive birth, also known as a vaginal delivery. When her son, Frankie, was born, he was delivered in a water birth at home. Hannah...
Freedom to Move in Labour and Birth
During labor woman’s body has natural rhythms, from breathing, heartbeats, muscles spasms, to contractions. When the woman is secured to the bed as she gives birth, this interferes with her natural flow. Additionally, she may have a panic attack as her movement...
Why we need to talk about #MeToo in the birth room
Some women feel like they did not give consent for medical procedures during birth. They feel like they are reduced to being a vessel, only good for carrying the child. This is not helped by the belief among professionals that they are legally responsible for bringing...