| Enquire about the little things you and your birthing partner can do to make the birth as comfortable and familiar as possible. |
| My mother kept trying for another child, a girl, but apparently, her womb was damaged during my birthing. |
| In addition to the birthing pool hire, Ruth and David are selling washable nappies and ethical laundry liquids. |
| Old-school birthing is back in style, with well-read women forsaking obstetricians for midwives and epidurals for warm baths. |
| The UK is progressive in the area of birthing compared to Australia, but at this rate it is slipping fast. |
| Meanwhile, the doctors' fear of lawsuits has had a chilling effect on alternative birthing as well. |
