Birth has been pathologized to the point that information about Birth has become the intellectual property of obstetrics and midwifery. Birth has become a field of medical sciences rather than a human experience that belongs to each of us. Instead of being taught skills we are encouraged to outsource to the medical system. Because teaching it means you know how to control it. And if we can control our Pregnancy + Birth experiences we become self sufficient, being active parti

When less truly is more. Sustainable and ethical Birthwork. It seems Birthwork has become a new commodity in which we trade in. Birthworkers and Doulas are using and overusing products, herbs and technology where skills and experience are failing. In earlier times across all cultures and still in many parts of the world, women learnt the trade of Midwifery through practise. This would have occurred by apprenticing to Wise Women and having been present at Births from a young a

Women need companionship. Women thrive in community. But not all visitors = support... I sketched up this image a few moons ago and have circled back to it many times. I realised it may be a bit tricky to decipher so I wanted to use this blog post to expand on it. The top arrow pointing north represents a supported postpartum in which both visible and invisible visitors play a role. These are represented in the top half of the diagram. We thrive when we are surrounded by comm

A series honouring and reclaiming Culture in the Motherhood continuum.