Blog | GilliANtenatal | Stroud, Gloucestershire

Oct 23, 20242 min read

Having a baby in Gloucestershire? Do you know where you want to give birth?

Where you choose to give birth significantly influences the course of labour. Research indicates that people with uncomplicated...

Sep 5, 20241 min read

In pregnancy, you can continue attending your regular yoga class, making sure that the teacher knows you’re pregnant as some adaptations...

Apr 22, 20243 min read

‘Birth Plan’, ‘Birth Preferences’, ‘Birth Guidelines’… whatever you want to call it – have you written one? Or have you ever heard...

Apr 15, 20243 min read

If you’re pregnant, you may have heard of the OASI (Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries) bundle - or maybe you haven’t, in which case it’s...

Jan 7, 20234 min read

‘Breaking the waters’ - what an odd phrase! Can water ‘break’? In what other situation is water described in the plural? Are we even...

Sep 15, 20222 min read

I had the honour of witnessing a beautifully undisturbed birth recently. Labour was long and at times exhausting - though the strength...

Feb 26, 20222 min read

These historic documents were shared with me recently by someone whose mother had taken National Childbirth Trust (NCT) classes in the...

Feb 13, 20222 min read

Knowing how many centimetres ‘you are’ in labour has become something we are obsessed with to such an extent that vaginal examinations...

Dec 16, 20212 min read

Just the words ‘perineal trauma’ make me do some pelvic floor squeezes! Which is actually one of the things which can be helpful when...

Nov 21, 20212 min read

Let’s put this one to bed. It’s a phrase that I often hear (not surprisingly, because it occurs in 20-30% of births) and it’s usually...

Nov 10, 20212 min read

Can we please talk about hats on babies?! Don’t get me wrong, I’m as partial as the next person to a gorgeous little person sporting some...

Jul 28, 20211 min read

Listen to myself and Judi Scott discuss fertility, IVF and emotional prenatal support on the Be on Purpose podcast. I join Judi Scott –...

Apr 21, 20212 min read

When I started working as a doula, a more experienced colleague suggested that I think about who my ‘perfect client’ would be and then go...

Apr 21, 20213 min read

As I write this, I’m waiting for a baby to be born. It has to be the most exciting part of a doula’s job – but what I’m especially...

Apr 21, 20213 min read

A quick glance at the research will turn up studies from all around the world that have shown doula support around labour and birth to be...