Why Induction Matters: an interview with Rachel Reed

Sunday 26th August 2018

Midwife, researcher and blogger at 'Midwife Thinking' tells us about her new book on induction of labour

Thanks for agreeing to talk to the Positive Birth Movement Rachel! We are so…

PBM starts new hashtag #SoProud

Tuesday 14th August 2018

Inspired by Harry Kane, women are sharing the reasons why they're #soproud of their births

  This week a social media post by the Positive Birth Movement has sparked…

Induction at 39 weeks? That’s a feminist issue.

Friday 10th August 2018

A new trial suggests routine early induction could reduce caesarean. What's not to like? asks Milli Hill

  A new piece of research from Washington University School of Medicine in…

Natural Caesarean – a decade on

Monday 30th July 2018

The pioneers of this groundbreaking approach tell us more

In 2008, Dr Nick Fisk, midwife Jenny Smith, and anaesthetist Dr Felicity Plaat, published an article in the BJOG entitled, “The Natural Caesarean: a…

The Positive Birth Book is now available in Dutch!

Tuesday 12th June 2018

Amsterdam based Samsara have published this new translation.

  The bestselling Positive Birth Book, a comprehensive guide to pregnancy and birth choices, is now available in Dutch!  The translation, published by…

Watch Birth Films

Thursday 22nd March 2018

Watching women give birth can be a daunting prospect if you’ve never seen it before. We’ve hand selected some films which we think will inspire…

I believed I could, but…in the end…I didn’t.

Tuesday 13th February 2018

Clare Goggin writes about what matters to women when birth doesn't go to plan.

When I discovered I was pregnant with my first baby in August 2012, in many…