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What’s in the bag?

By Elinor Abramson

Take a tour of a midwife’s kitbag So home birth can be a new, strange concept for many internationals living in the Netherlands, where midwifery is designed around the concept that birth in a natural process and medical intervention is needed only when it is needed! Coming from a more medicalised country, this approach can […]

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Is water really effective for pain relief?

By Sophie Bos

When you discovered you were pregnant and you started thinking about the birth of your baby did you think about water as an option for pain management? You would not be alone if your answer was NO! So whats so amazing about water? The benefits are huge! Placing a pool of water in a birth […]

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A Day in the life of a Doula

By Birth in Holland

Two repeat clients in one day! It’s a weird life, this doula-ing. Generally my workdays are filled with driving to an intake, a birth preparation meeting, giving an occasional massage or giving a private yoga course. But the rest of my workdays are actually not typical workdays. I live my life with my family while […]

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The quiet reality of hospital birth

By Sophie Bos

  “Why would I need a doula, I am giving birth in the hospital” is a statement I often hear when talking to women expecting their first baby. The truth of the matter is that if you really knew how much time you and your partner will be alone in that labouring room, you may […]

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A day in the life of a Dutchy midwife

By Elinor Abramson

It’s 20.00pm on a Thursday evening and I’m ready to go on call. My colleague will arrive shortly to hand-over, unless she calls me first to take over from her if she’s busy. A bit later and no phone call and no colleague yet. Not unusual though – it’s a very relaxed team and this […]

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First Aid Instructors and their toys!!

By Martha Montagne

  Wednesday the 15th of March, Elinor and I went to our first Nederlandse Reanimatie Raad (Dutch Resuscitation council) congress in Nieuwegein. As recently certified (paediatric) basic life support instructors, this was our first time at the congress which has been held in the Netherlands annually for 14 years. As midwives we have been to […]

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💛 our candles are lit 💛 Worldwide Candle L 💛 our candles are lit 💛 

Worldwide Candle Lighting Day is a celebration of solidarity and memory. It’s a day on which people around the world gather to light candles for children who have died and to show that they will always be loved and never forgotten.
The candles are lit at the same time in every time zone, meaning that a consistent warm glow passes around the planet for a full 24-hour day.

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Did you know how babies are weighed at a home birt Did you know how babies are weighed at a home birth? A comfy hammock attached to a weighing hook. Always such a cute photo, those little newborn feet poking out. 
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Do your family and friends really know kind of gi Do your family and  friends really know kind of gifts you need for when the baby arrives? 
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You are a good Mum no matter what kind of day you You are a good Mum no matter what kind of day you have had. 
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In our live Confident Birth courses we always take In our live Confident Birth courses we always take time to talk and experience why focusing on the breath can help you and the baby during labour. 
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Partners now have a right to 6 weeks paternity lea Partners now have a right to 6 weeks paternity leave to be taken in the first 6 months of their baby’s lives. With 70% pay! A vast improvement on what was only 5 days leave!
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Did you know that your baby is wide awake during t Did you know that your baby is wide awake during the first hour or two after birth? Probably more awake than they will be for the first whole week when they sleep most of the time. Make the most of this moment by having the baby close to you, talking to him/her and enjoying discovering each other. -
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Be honest & be open about the good, the bad and th Be honest & be open about the good, the bad and the ugly. No one ever became a better parent by believing an instagram picture perfect story. But we can help each other become better parents by telling it how it is! -
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Did you know that about 2/3 hours after a baby is Did you know that about 2/3 hours after a baby is born it falls into a deep sleep. Babies need to recover from the birth journey too. Often the parents are too wired with adrenaline to sleep that soon after the birth and need more time before they can get some shut eye.
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