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How this placenta prompted some honesty.
So you don't have to eat it. You don't have to encapsulate it. You don't have to bury it, or paint with it or photograph it. But please. Don
Charlotte Edun
Aug 22, 20193 min read
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What I think about birth should have NO effect on you at all!
This SHOULD be tub-thumping, political stuff. Context is King, and the current context for birth is pretty dire, unless you take matters int
Charlotte Edun
Aug 13, 20193 min read
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Don't be afraid to choose the right support for your birth
Cast your mind back to your early teens. Somewhere in the depths of a GCSE biology lesson was Human Reproduction. The purpose of that...
Charlotte Edun
Jul 16, 20193 min read
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Birth Top Trumps - who holds the winning card?
My novice’s inability to balance the fear of something awful happening to my baby, and the risk of something awful happening to me. I feared
Charlotte Edun
Jul 12, 20196 min read
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Why wanting to know your midwife isn't an indulgence
Becoming a mother, matrescence, is about more than 'healthy baby, healthy baby'. It's a transformation, and a rapid one at that.
Charlotte Edun
Jul 2, 20192 min read
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A Doula's Guide for Dads
Being a Dad is no mean feat - and the first hurdle is birth. So my Father's Day gift to you is these Top Tips to support your partner...
Charlotte Edun
Jun 16, 20193 min read
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Why THIS doula didn't hire a doula....
It's been a good couple of weeks for doula's. Last month; the whole 'did-she-didn't-she' around Meghan Markle’s birth of Baby Archie...
Charlotte Edun
Jun 12, 20193 min read
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Endurance Mothering
Did anyone else see this article last week? Unsurprisingly, pregnant women are cited as endurance specialists, approaching this newly...
Charlotte Edun
Jun 10, 20191 min read
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Expecting a Baby? Here's why it's worth dropping into the Mothercare events
I don't know about you, but when I was pregnant found it hard to be so publicly lacking in knowledge. It's an unsettling feeling to know...
Charlotte Edun
Jun 7, 20191 min read
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How fathers (unwittingly) hinder birth
Whenever I talk about the role of the Birth Partner, I always remind couples that men get a pretty rough deal from birth too. They have...
Charlotte Edun
May 21, 20192 min read
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