https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/help-my-birth-partner-to-help-me monthly 0.5 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/63983e5a-8d49-4ffa-a82f-4a16f4cbc619/birth+partner+massage+labour.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - How can my birth partner prepare to help me give birth? - You have a birth partner for a reason… Humans need other humans to feel safe and strong. That’s why your choice of birth partner is so vital for a positive pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1761136020924-HSKRBF8SH2MXX6SZ0284/AC+Colour.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - How can my birth partner prepare to help me give birth? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/6823be40-d3a7-4cc8-abce-a25658014fd7/pregnant+couples+use+pain+relief+strategies+they%27ve+learnt+during+their+antenatal+class.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - How can my birth partner prepare to help me give birth? - But choosing a birth partner isn’t always straightforward… We don’t see & hear birth in the way we used to, which means most of us don’t have the skills to support it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/65795a55-748c-49a2-9af3-132659b0875d/birth+partner+water+birth.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - How can my birth partner prepare to help me give birth? - Brilliant birth partners make you feel safe and supported… … but that doesn’t mean they’ll always know what to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/5ef3e4e3-10e1-4560-bbea-a4301ced073f/breathingforbirthantenatal.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - How can my birth partner prepare to help me give birth? - How can my birth partner prepare to help me in labour? We don’t know what we haven’t learnt. Addressing that is the first step to brilliant birth support. https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/doulas-guide-strong-tough-birth-baby monthly 0.5 2026-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/8f85a501-70ba-4c9f-8253-1e58dd6ce820/gemma-as-a-mum.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: building your strong mindset for birth and baby life… - Life as a doula (and a mum!) has taught me that strength isn’t about pushing through… … and getting to grips with that during pregnancy is absolutely vital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/dccfc002-8e97-42c5-9c6f-303a08030081/Gemma+Kitto+Birth+Doula+Waterbirth+Positive+birth.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: building your strong mindset for birth and baby life… - Pregnancy, birth & postpartum is a marathon in itself… … which is why sports psychology is often a really useful thing to include in antenatal & birth preparation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/5ef3e4e3-10e1-4560-bbea-a4301ced073f/breathingforbirthantenatal.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: building your strong mindset for birth and baby life… - “How can I get stronger and tougher for my birth…?” If this has crept into your pregnant brain, you need to tackle it by digging into it further. These 10 thinking points will help you to do that… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/49ac90b8-9947-442c-882e-2b22405aa7d9/antenatal+class+truro+birth+pool.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: building your strong mindset for birth and baby life… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/rest-pregnancy-labour-postpartum monthly 0.5 2026-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1763305102428-D0QNPVJGLKB4Z0ZP1YCG/antenatal+class+truro+birth+pool.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: finding rest during pregnancy, birth & postpartum… - Fact: we are all biologically programmed to find rest… … but the way we do that will always depend on the life we are living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/5ef3e4e3-10e1-4560-bbea-a4301ced073f/breathingforbirthantenatal.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: finding rest during pregnancy, birth & postpartum… - Rest is not for the weak … … it’s just that society has told you that it is. That has consequences of it’s own for pregnancy, birth and postpartum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/5355948a-b181-40f6-ad86-3db3dc6d0b8b/gemma-as-a-mum.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: finding rest during pregnancy, birth & postpartum… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/85a5aadc-1022-4dcd-918e-763712e062b8/Mums+chatting+on+a+sofa.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: finding rest during pregnancy, birth & postpartum… - Rest is not for the wicked… … it allows your body to restore, regenerate and renew itself. That happens on a hormonal level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/e026558a-1c67-4bd3-83d0-807f9db4e21b/SamTribePhotography-TheNest-164.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: finding rest during pregnancy, birth & postpartum… - Four realistic and workable ways to find rest and relief… … wherever you are on your pregnancy, labour and postpartum journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/49ac90b8-9947-442c-882e-2b22405aa7d9/antenatal+class+truro+birth+pool.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My doula guide: finding rest during pregnancy, birth & postpartum… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/birth-doula-postpartum-doula-better-antenatal monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1763305102428-D0QNPVJGLKB4Z0ZP1YCG/antenatal+class+truro+birth+pool.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Being a birth and postpartum doula makes my antenatal classes better… - I’ll be honest: when I decided to be a doula, I never imagined I’d end up teaching antenatal … … and yet here I am & it feels like the most natural thing in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/4a1b0a19-8187-49cc-9ced-c804dbfffa16/SamTribePhotography-BorntoBirth-45.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Being a birth and postpartum doula makes my antenatal classes better… - Antenatal classes create valuable preparations for birth… … but every day I heard stories that showed they weren’t doing that. The reason why blew my doula mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/5ef3e4e3-10e1-4560-bbea-a4301ced073f/breathingforbirthantenatal.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Being a birth and postpartum doula makes my antenatal classes better… - So, I designed my antenatal courses to do the things I knew made a difference… Because if you’re investing time & money in preparing for birth, it should be worth it! https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/cornwall-best-birth monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1761135956054-H39KDCZ6H9K04T2U1VLJ/SamTribePhotography-BorntoBirth-111.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My favourite type of birth? It’s not what you’d think… - I have an issue with the way some antenatal providers advertise themselves… There’s nothing that annoys me more than false promises. In the birth world, I see it everywhere… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1761136020924-HSKRBF8SH2MXX6SZ0284/AC+Colour.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - My favourite type of birth? It’s not what you’d think… - “I’d love a waterbirth but I’m not getting my hopes up…" In the world of birth preparation, self-defence often translates to avoiding disappointment. When antenatal clients tell me this, they’ve told me all I need to know about their mindset… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/4a1b0a19-8187-49cc-9ced-c804dbfffa16/pregnant+mums+hopes+and+fears+about+birth+in+antenatal+class Blog: birth in Cornwall - My favourite type of birth? It’s not what you’d think… - “Why write a birth-plan? It won’t happen…” Which is why statements like this are so important for me to hear: what they’re saying is protective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1752142957993-6PPSDJA0RQ4TXUQKX0VB/Gemma+Kitto+from+Born+to+Birth+Cornwall+discusses+birth+plans+in+her+5*+rated+antenatal+class+in+Truro+Cornwall Blog: birth in Cornwall - My favourite type of birth? It’s not what you’d think… - My antenatal classes give knowledge, options and choices… … because, as a birth doula, I know what a difference that can make to a birth story. https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/cornwall-birth-doula-life monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1e86055b-951d-4978-aedf-ebc08baf6b1c/Gemma+Kitto+Birth+Doula+with+baby.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - A day in the life of a doula waiting for labour to start… - Proper downtime doesn’t exist during on-call life… When a family invites me to be their birth doula, they know that they’ll have open access to me during their on-call period. That’s me, on the end of the phone or in their home, 24/7 for weeks on end, and for very good reason… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/eed248e3-0122-41e6-93fb-8054eded28a2/gemma+kitto+antenatal+class+truro+relaxed.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - A day in the life of a doula waiting for labour to start… - A day in the life of a on-call birth doula in Cornwall… Before we begin, I need to let you know that while the day below is an honest representation of my on-call experiences, it does not belong to one single client’s journey. To protect the privacy and anonymity of the families I support, I have tweaked and shifted some details. So, no need to guess who’s birth story this is part of! https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/cornwall-birth-statistics monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1756048193350-NFFPMX4LW142II2D1SDL/birth+statistics+images Blog: birth in Cornwall - Birth statistics do matter, even in Cornwall (and here’s how to find them…) - What are birth statistics? Birth statistics are the metrics that healthcare providers use to see the trends and patterns in births that they support. There is no requirement for any healthcare provider to publish their birth statistics, and nor is there any requirement for what to share when they do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/4a1b0a19-8187-49cc-9ced-c804dbfffa16/Pregnant+women+look+at+birth+statistics+when+making+decisions+about+birth Blog: birth in Cornwall - Birth statistics do matter, even in Cornwall (and here’s how to find them…) - What can birth statistics tell us? Numbers don’t lie: some stats can act as smokescreens or be ornamental, but when you know what you’re looking for and what they represent, it’s possible to get a clear picture of the birth climate you’re looking at. And as a doula, this sort of analysis is what I spend a lot of my time doing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/282f3733-2c64-4b57-b2d8-3b2772f510b5/antenatal+class+truro+couples+decision+makiing.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Birth statistics do matter, even in Cornwall (and here’s how to find them…) - Do people in the UK use birth statistics to make choices? Absolutely, they do! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/4cd719c0-da71-4ec4-98a7-2d4ba0064502/breathingforbirthantenatal.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Birth statistics do matter, even in Cornwall (and here’s how to find them…) - Does it matter than Cornwall hospitals don’t publish birth statistics? Well, that depends on you. If you are genuinely not bothered about the way that your baby comes into this world (other than safely) then no, it doesn’t matter. But if you do, then that’s another matter… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/ad09ec02-05cc-4144-813f-cb1257225263/pregnant-woman-birth-stats.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Birth statistics do matter, even in Cornwall (and here’s how to find them…) - How to find Cornwall’s birth statistics that matter? Without regularly published, user-friendly infographics, finding Cornwall’s birth statistics can be a bit tricky, but it’s not impossible. https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/waterbirth-in-cornwall monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/7dd7f132-7b60-48c9-aed9-8558bbf21e1d/antenatal+class+truro+birth+pool.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want a waterbirth in Cornwall? Here’s what you need to know… - Can you have a waterbirth in Cornwall? Yes, absolutely! Cornwall is genuinely set up for to allow the very common Cornish dream of waterbirth to become a reality - in a logistical sense at least. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/7cde4a11-bc25-458c-9603-3d392cd544d4/SC+Blog.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want a waterbirth in Cornwall? Here’s what you need to know… - Is it easy to have a waterbirth in Cornwall? The truth is that not all waterbirth dreams become reality - especially for families choosing to birth within the hospital system. Understanding why starts the science and the practicalities of a waterbirth… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/b316d342-f627-40ac-902d-494d851d75a5/SC2+blog.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want a waterbirth in Cornwall? Here’s what you need to know… - What can stop me from having a waterbirth in Cornwall? The reality is that waterbirth carries an enormous number of benefits, but it does have its logistical limitations. Generally, it’s these that have the potential to derail a planned waterbirth… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/16c8bb3e-82b8-49e8-b49e-762c2a46554f/AC+Colour.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want a waterbirth in Cornwall? Here’s what you need to know… - Want a waterbirth in Cornwall? Here’s what to do… If you know deep in your bones that using water throughout the experience will be the thing that helps you to manage in labour, here’s what you need to do to protect that goal… https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/independent-antenatal-class-cornwall monthly 0.5 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/b0cf06d5-31ec-4bff-b075-9af6f8d2a3be/New+mums+laughing+at+The+Nest.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - The benefits of booking an independently-run antenatal course… - It’s logical that nationwide antenatal brand are most well known… Names of organisations like NCT, and the Positive Birth Company are common features of conversation at every mum & baby group… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/d5966048-a11b-4798-a94e-79d206bcafc5/Postnatal+doula+.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - The benefits of booking an independently-run antenatal course… - As a doula, I speak to a lot of new parents… … and we always chat about their birth preparation journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/88d55ef1-2c97-4c0c-91a9-5dd44350027f/Birth+Planning+Workshop+1.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - The benefits of booking an independently-run antenatal course… - So what makes their antenatal offerings so different to mine? That’s easy: marketing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/986ce3d2-d7ae-43da-b463-3da6c4e35169/Gemma+Kitto+Born+to+Birth+Cornwall+Headshot+1.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - The benefits of booking an independently-run antenatal course… - But birth preparation isn’t the same as business… Humans have a herd mentality: if the majority of people are doing something it must be a good option to take. But a marketed majority doesn’t tell us much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/7fb6f22f-23a3-471f-8ba4-8f3032610380/group+antenatal+discussion.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - The benefits of booking an independently-run antenatal course… - So, what are the benefits of independent antenatal courses… I made an active choice not to ‘train up’ to work for NCT or a similar organisation: I knew that to really help people birth better, Born to Birth Cornwall had to be independent… https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/nearly-perfect-postnatal-dhal monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/74eb0aa2-f5e9-4887-973b-05b9d9cf3b1d/Gemmapostnataldoula.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Recipe: the nearly-perfect postnatal dhal - Discovering ‘postnatal depletion’ changed everything for me… Previously, I’d just thought life as a new mum was hard because of the baby. But now I knew it was far more than that… and, more importantly, there were ways to really help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1740518475556-9QN97NJQJTFGWH1XS1SZ/unsplash-image-APDMfLHZiRA.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Recipe: the nearly-perfect postnatal dhal - As a postnatal doula, I know the food I make matters… Whether I am prepping sweet treats for the mums who come to ‘The Nest’, or filling a slow cooker for a postnatal doula client, my mind always focuses on four things… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1740518534561-QEVUUFWG1M60GUZI474A/unsplash-image-aUtvHsu8Uzk.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Recipe: the nearly-perfect postnatal dhal - How does this dhal tackle postnatal depletion… Postnatal depletion is essentially the state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion that can happen after birth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/3a2d15b2-61e6-4131-b974-8b862f464d3f/Dhal.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Recipe: the nearly-perfect postnatal dhal - The nearly-perfect postnatal dhal… Disclaimer: I am not a chef, a nutritionist or a food scientist. I am a humble doula, sharing this tried and tested recipe, which has evolved over years, because so many people have asked for it! Try it, enjoy it and share it :) https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/tell-your-birth-story monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/51b5c6cc-3620-4e81-b86f-5e99c39b3f0d/Mums+chatting+on+a+sofa.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Why ALL birth stories matter (and deserve to be told) - What birth stories do people want to hear? “So how was it?” was the sentence I heard most frequently when my first baby was born, and I loved hearing it. Her birth had been really bloody hard, but I didn’t just relish retelling it, I needed to share it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/81f3538a-89bb-4e4a-84ab-80a44c40c048/Mums+playing+with+their+babies+at+The+Nest.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Why ALL birth stories matter (and deserve to be told) - Why do birth stories matter? Birth stories matter because they’re real & as a story-telling species, talking about them teaches us what to expect in reality. But for so many of us, that’s the very reason we choose not to share them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/b0cf06d5-31ec-4bff-b075-9af6f8d2a3be/Mums+laughing+at+The+Nest.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Why ALL birth stories matter (and deserve to be told) - But I don’t want my birth story to put anyone off… Yes, real birth stories shatter the illusions sold to us by the media. Yes: they have the potential for shock and awe. Yes: they might change the way people see us and even see ourselves. This is exactly the point of them. To not tell them is a travesty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/41889695-c87d-4a99-9bd6-19409bb0e039/Birth+Team+Work.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Why ALL birth stories matter (and deserve to be told) - Reasons to tell your birth story… It doesn’t matter whether you gave birth five minutes ago, five days ago, five weeks, years or decades ago, if you’re feeling the need to tell your story, it’s time to tell it. And before you convince yourself out of it, here’s a reminder of why… https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/lets-talk-about-stretch-and-sweeps monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1724323581349-2FMCG6F27QVDJQRJSDO8/unsplash-image-F68HtpYHu_w.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Let’s talk about stretch & sweeps… - What do I need to know about a ‘stretch & sweep’? Nothing is ever simple. So, let’s start with the facts: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1724323644666-CZW8T4C2YBFIV611FB1Q/unsplash-image-R5yoJSYDDfI.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Let’s talk about stretch & sweeps… - Do stretch and sweeps work? The thing is, sweeps are designed to prompt a body that’s on the cusp of labour, to go into it and sustain it by itself. It isn’t designed to make labour just happen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1724323734708-5O240RD350V9B3128LL9/unsplash-image-yCdPU73kGSc.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Let’s talk about stretch & sweeps… - What are the pros and cons to having a stretch & sweep? Every intervention was invented for a reason, and stretch & sweeps are no different. But not everything things suits everyone; only you can weigh-up the balance between the risks and the benefits to decide what’s best for you. https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/sharing-vs-scaring-telling-our-birth-stories-without-the-horror monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1723927259246-F26NI3PXQWY2Q3ZXSQG9/a+newly+pregnant+couple+announce+their+pregnancy+with+a+scan+of+their+unborn+baby Blog: birth in Cornwall - Sharing vs scaring: telling our birth stories without the horror. - Are birth stories useful to hear? Sharing the stories of our babies’ births is an important part of our own processing, but for people approaching birth for the first time, it’s critical knowledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1723927325730-GGDXZL4ME1WPX72IRLEK/a+pregnant+woman+in+labour+breathes+between+intense+contractions+in+a+hospital+birth+environment Blog: birth in Cornwall - Sharing vs scaring: telling our birth stories without the horror. - “I don’t want to tell them everything; I don’t want to scare them!” As new parents, we often talk about our births in all their glory. But we also talk how we keep this back from others… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/1723927360676-MVV1MGNAUQ8F17OPFPKQ/unsplash-image-ux53SGpRAHU.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Sharing vs scaring: telling our birth stories without the horror. - How to share birth stories positively (not just positive birth stories…) There is a big difference between a positive birth story and a birth story told positively. Sharing birth in all it’s forms is important to be fair and realistic, but it needs to be done helpfully and without horror. Here’s how… https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/want-to-avoid-medical-interventions-try-these-five-thingsnbsp monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/2f743f22-64ca-40e7-a4ba-8dee9dfbd504/induction.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want to avoid medical interventions? Try these five things…  - How common are medical interventions during labour? Humans have been giving birth successfully for millennia. But since the Renaissance, there has been an increasing medical presence in the birth space… arguably, we are at a bit of a peak... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/543395d4-61cf-43d5-b52a-cdcbd2615e19/CTG+machine.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want to avoid medical interventions? Try these five things…  - Why are medical interventions so common? For as long as humans have been giving birth, there will have been pregnancies and births which were trickier and more difficult - something medical interventions are designed to solve. But do half of all human births really need this help? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/6b479338-e08a-48aa-878a-f85078eb6afc/caesarean+birth.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Want to avoid medical interventions? Try these five things…  - What does any of this have to do with medical interventions? 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As morning sickness is a hormonal thing, there’s not a great deal you can do to ‘solve’ sickness during pregnancy. However, there are quite a few things that you can do to help yourself cope … https://www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/birth-blog-cornwall/mum-friends monthly 0.5 2025-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/8bd5f1f9-7ef6-46c9-97dd-4d1d60506a10/Helston+Mama+Bears.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Do I need to have mum friends? Do I really need mum friends? Ten years ago, I’d have said no. I had friends, why would I need new ones just because I’d decided to reproduce… But, now I count myself incredibly lucky to have found this lot. My tribe. They changed the direction of everything. The support of our collective, got us through Covid babyhood, through the minefields of feeding, toddlerhood, illnesses, mental health and life blips. Trust me, I needed my mum friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/8e3c493d-5759-4fde-92ab-9f8343f14e55/Mums+laughing+at+The+Nest.png Blog: birth in Cornwall - Do I need to have mum friends? - Meeting other mums-to-be isn’t just convenient; it’s a biological need. Throughout history, pregnant people seek the companionship of other pregnant people not because we fancy a change of scene. We need them to survive and thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8b4b6bffe857e8fd011ca/aa4a10c6-50a2-4e55-ae3d-ae477963d771/Building%2Bcommuinities.jpg Blog: birth in Cornwall - Do I need to have mum friends? - How can I find mum friends? Making friends at school, at university & at work is simple: you have a shared space, you see each other regularly. Friendships happen. 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