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Video4:48Birth of a baby's head and body! Bertha pushes out a baby | Midwife Marley
Demonstrating the final pushing stages A quick demonstration with 'Bertha the birther' showing the final stages of giving birth vaginally.
9 March 2021
Video3:09Cervical Dilatation With Playdough - Labour & Birth | Midwife Marley
I created some home made playdough for my daughter and decided to show you the stages the cervix goes through to efface (thin out) and dilate.
29 January 2021
Video24:49louise birth story - natural birth 40 hour labour with epidural and episiotomy
Louise from Ireland talks to me about her birth story.
19 August 2019
Video7:19Preparing the mind for birth | Midwife Marley
How can a focused mind make your birth a more positive experience?
31 January 2020
Video13:59Natalie's birth story quick childbirth dilates 5-10cm in 1 hour!
Natalie talks to me about the birth of her second baby after giving birth just 10 days prior to me interviewing her.
16 August 2019
Video6:52How to know whether you are really in labour or not | Midwife Marley
If you are a first time mum, you may wonder how you will know that you are in real established labour or if it's prodromal labour.
17 November 2019
Video7:00Pain relief options in labour | Midwife Marley
Here I talk about the various pain relief options in labour and birth.
22 November 2019
Reel1:29The Purple line to assist with estimating cervical dilation during labour
The Purple line to estimate cervical dilation in labour.
5 October 2023
Video10:32The Stages of Labour and Birth | Midwife Marley
Learn about the different stages of labour and why they are significant.
26 July 2021
PostAfter pains....one of childbirths lovely little surprises
After pains....one of childbirths lovely little surprises. That bitter sweet moment when you have just given birth to your beautiful baby, had your shower, something to eat and then you start to…
19 March 2020
PostCoping with contractions
Coping with contractions. We all get to a point when we hit a wall. We have been coping so well through the contractions then all of a sudden they ramp up a gear and you feel like its unbearable.…
28 August 2019
Video8:12My baby is back to back! Is your baby in the occipito posterior position? Midwife Marley
Occipito posterior is a position where the baby is head down but the baby's spine is running in line with your spine.
19 November 2019
PostCool visual from @labor.nurse.mama
Cool visual from @labor.nurse.mama 🙃 During labor, the cervix opens to make room for the baby’s head to descend into the vagina from the uterus. ⠀ ⠀ 👉🏼The cervix is the bottom part of the…
3 July 2020
PostLots of women wonder whether they can eat and drink in labour
Lots of women wonder whether they can eat and drink in labour. The National institute for clinical excellence (NICE) recommends that all women should be able to drink in labour. Isotonic drinks…
30 April 2019
PostPregnant Working mumlife 🤣 In the studio just about to start one of my Nowbaby Live…
Pregnant Working mumlife 🤣 In the studio just about to start one of my Nowbaby Live online antenatal classes with @Nowbabyuk Love teaching women about the ins and outs of labour and birth! Tonight…
18 September 2018
PostBraxton hicks contractions are basically practise contractions that don't result in…
Braxton hicks contractions are basically practise contractions that don't result in the birth of a baby. It's basically a process of the uterus tightening and relaxing several times per day. .…
10 April 2020
PostOk ladies a few ideas for keeping yourself busy in early labour, especially if things…
Ok ladies a few ideas for keeping yourself busy in early labour, especially if things seem to be moving slowly! . Keeping yourself preoccupied can make the time seem to pass faster. It can also…
7 October 2019
PostThe ideal position for a baby to be born is head down in the OA or occipito anterior…
The ideal position for a baby to be born is head down in the OA or occipito anterior position. The baby is head down, with their face facing your back. The baby’s chin is tucked into their chest…
16 June 2019
PostIf you have been told your iron levels are low or you want to prevent them from…
If you have been told your iron levels are low or you want to prevent them from dropping, it's good to eat plenty of foods with a natural iron source. . If your iron levels become very low near…
29 March 2019
PostA year or so ago I watched a video by a midiwfe called Liz Chalmers who demonstrated…
A year or so ago I watched a video by a midiwfe called Liz Chalmers who demonstrated how a cervix effaces (thins out) using just a balloon and a ping pong ball. I thought it was really effective…
3 April 2019
PostOptimal positioning!
Optimal positioning! Have a look at this forward leaning inversion technique from @giftedhandsmidwifery It's widely known as a exercise that can help a baby turn into a better position for birth •…
8 February 2021
PostMonitoring your baby during labour and birth
Monitoring your baby during labour and birth. The two most commonly used methods of monitoring the wellbeing of an unborn baby during labour are CTG machines (cardiotocograph) or the hand held…
30 October 2019
PostWhartons Jelly!
Whartons Jelly! Thanks to @midwife360 for this image. Whartons jelly is a gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord that protects the vessels within it, and helps to clamp these vessels…
1 March 2021
PostPlacenta previa, or low-lying placenta, occurs when the placenta covers part or all of…
Placenta previa, or low-lying placenta, occurs when the placenta covers part or all of the cervix during the last months of pregnancy. This often causes bleeding throughout pregnancy which can be…
7 August 2019