Postpartum Haemmorhage
The Birth Pause
Is Homebirth Safe?
Midwife, Doula, Birthkeeper. What’s the difference?
A midwife is a registered medical professional who monitors the wellbeing of women, birthing people and their babies during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. A doula is a non medical support who offers education and advocacy for those usually engaging with the medical system. And a birthkeeper is a non medical, holistic support, they often, but not always work with those choosing freebirth.
The Rise of Medicalised Maternity Care in the UK
Over the past two decades, the landscape of childbirth in the UK has changed beyond recognition. From campaigns promoting physiological birth to scandals, safety inquiries, and a growing midwifery crisis, the role of the birthkeeper is now more vital than ever.