By Emma Ashworth What is Montgomery and how does it relate to birth rights? ‘Montgomery’ is critical to understanding our birth rights. It refers to a legal case, formally known as ‘Montgomery V Lanarkshire’, where Montgomery is Mrs Nadine Montgomery, and Lanarkshire is the Lanarkshire Health Board in Scotland. The case was brought after Mrs…
Pregnancy, Birth, Postnatal and Infant Feeding
Birth and consent: the basics!
By Emma Ashworth Your baby… Your body… Your decisions! When we’re pregnant we are offered so many tests and checks, we’re poked and prodded and our bellies are listened to. We’re even told to “leave our dignity at the door”. But did you know that you have the absolute right to decide what happens to…
Video interview with Polly Hand, chiropractor
Sophie chats to chiropractor and Nurturing Birth doula, Polly Hand, about her work with pregnant women, babies and families, especially when it comes to breech or malpositioned babies. She discusses how she uses the Webster Technique amongst others to help babies move into an optimal position. Polly works with pregnant women and people to help…
Video interview with Liz Stanford, The Calm Birth School
Sophie caught up with Liz Stanford who recently took over The Calm Birth School from Suzy Ashworth. They chat about Hypnobirthing, the science behind it, the mind body connection and how empowering it is for women who are approaching their birth. They also talk about how the term hypnobirthing can be off-putting for some and…
Video interview with comedian Rob Rouse and actress/writer Helen Rutter
Having watched Rob and Helen’s new play, Funny in Real Life, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sophie caught up with the husband and wife team to chat about home birth and why it can be so difficult discussing joyful birth experiences with other women and families. Prepare for laughter, some chaos and occasional appearances by…
Video Interview with The Baby Reflux Lady
Nurturing Birth Director Sophie Brigstocke interviews Aine Homer about her work with families experiencing reflux, colic, silent reflux and allergies. It turns out that infant reflux is most commonly a symptom of something else which Aine is ruthless about getting to the bottom of for each family. Aine, a former engineer and traditional Chinese medicine…