by Hannah Tizard | May 11, 2020
Skin to skin after a caesarean section Joanna and Oliver I had a maternal assisted caesarean section due to my baby being breech so the immediate skin to skin contact was so, so important to me. The fact I had uninterrupted skin-to-skin from delivery right up to the...
by Hannah Tizard | May 10, 2020
Breastfeeding with complex needs; baby Issac’s story Rebecca – Mother The best thing was being enabled to have a full-sized bed so I could breastfeed lying down. Isaac was admitted when he was 4 months old for neurosurgery and then started chemotherapy at...
by Hannah Tizard | May 10, 2020
Breastfeeding with complex needs; baby Leo’s story Becky – Mother We were admitted to our local hospital when Leo was 3 days old. Shortly afterward, we were transferred to a specialist hospital. While investigations were carried out, I wasn’t allowed to...
by Hannah Tizard | Apr 25, 2020
First time mum; optimal cord clamping following a pool birth Sabrina and Seren As a midwife myself I know the importance of optimal cord clamping and was adamant that when I had my baby I was going to give, who eventually turned out to be a her, the best...
by Hannah Tizard | Apr 22, 2020
Delayed cord clamping during an instrumental delivery Fatimah Mohameid Childbirth is different for every women and there are never two birth stories the same. I can’t say mine was easy, I certainly didn’t have it as hard as some women do, but it was all worth it in...
