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From Birth Sensory®

Build a birth plan around how you cope

Birth Sensory® learns how you respond to sound, touch, movement and communication, then turns it into a personalised birth plan you can print and share with your birth team. Created by registered midwife Marley Henry.

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Labour & Birth

Cervical 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

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Birthwork & Careers

Birthwork is in my DNA (if you hadn't already noticed!)

Birthwork is in my DNA (if you hadn't already noticed!) Thank you Suzie @thebirthworkerco for sending me me this hoodie. If you're a birthworker (midwife, student, doula, Ob etc) or looking to…

2 December 2021

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Labour & Birth

Birth 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

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Birthwork & CareersLabour & Birth

Today is the International Day of The Midwife, and this year's theme is 'from evidence…

Today is the International Day of The Midwife, and this year's theme is 'from evidence to reality'. There is a need for governments to acknowledge the evidence supporting our profession and the…

5 May 2023

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Postnatal RecoveryBirthwork & Careers

Pregnancy is enjoyable for some!

Pregnancy is enjoyable for some! For others it can be a not so great experience - even if there are no complications. Ive heard stories of pregnancy being the most amazing time and others saying…

30 June 2021

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Birthwork & CareersNewborns

I posted a couple of weeks back about these marks that are often found on babies from…

I posted a couple of weeks back about these marks that are often found on babies from certain ethnic groups. . Historically they were called 'Mongolian blue spots' a term which I too had used for…

15 July 2020

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Partners & FamilyTwins & Multiples

A talk for midwives and students!

A talk for midwives and students! This conference has been organise by Cheryl Samuel's @the_holistic_midwife who is a midwifery lecturer from @uniofsuffolk More details about the cause further…

23 September 2022

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Twins & MultiplesLabour & Birth

Heard this before?

Heard this before? I have! Each and every time I have had a baby, there has been a comment about how big or small I am. All women come in different shapes and sizes when pregnant. Shorter women…

2 July 2020

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Partners & FamilyLabour & Birth

Know your options

Know your options. A birth plan allows a woman to draw up a picture of what she would like to happen throughout the labour and birth experience. She may list preferences regarding pain relief,…

31 May 2019

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Birthwork & CareersBirth Preparation & Hypnobirthing

Have you ever wanted to work in the birth world as a childbirth educator?

Have you ever wanted to work in the birth world as a childbirth educator? Perhaps you're hoping to become a doula or midwife one day but would like to gain some knowledge and expertise first.…

25 August 2021