The Duchess of Sussex - aka Meghan Markle's - decision to birth at home has shone an international spotlight on this birthing choice. Is it safe? Why do women do it? For the homebirth curious I've reposted an article I wrote a few years ago inspired by my own very supported homebirth of our son Jax. ** Latest Australian data* shows that Homebirth rates increased by 56% from 2009-10. U.S statistics** tell a similar story with Homebirth rates there increasing by 41% from 2004-

I LOVE learning! For the last 10 years I've really felt to do a Master's Degree and researched every one I could find related to the integration of Consciousness and Social Change. The US is really great when it comes to leading edge degrees, but the ones I found either didn't feel quite right or they didn't offer any online classes which I needed as I'm here in Australia. About a year ago or so, I saw this: MA in Women, Gender, Spirituality & Social Justice. Every cell in my

Birthing with a midwife who has been with you throughout your pregnancy and continues to care for you post-natal is considered the gold standard of care. All women should have this right if they choose it, yet in Australia attempts are being made to make it legally impossible for a private midwife to care for a woman unless they are under the jurisdiction of a doctor - yet it is the midwives who have the ultimate training in childbirth! This particularly affects women who cho