The Birth Hub Sandringham

22/01/2026

Last night at Rhea Dempsey IN CONVERSATION WITH.. Dr Nicky Leap I was reminded how complex the understanding and story of pain in labour is, for both midwives and women. These amazing women have contributed so much to research, education and understanding and helping women during pregnancy and birth to support safe , physiological unmedicated birth: when that is right. Also acknowledging that at times, rarely and used much too often in todays medicalised maternity world, pain needs the support of the epidural. The wave, the square and the fcking epidural.

20/01/2026

📕 "There is potential for change and increasing momentum for a culture shift. To be successful, action must occur across all areas and all levels, both inside and outside the maternity system. Each individual involved in maternity care needs to consider what their sphere of influence is and how they can use their power to turn the tide. This is difficult for women to do because we have been socialised for generations to comply and not speak up. We have also been prevented throughout herstory from gathering and forming solidarity."
https://www.rachelreed.website/rcrp

20/01/2026

20/01/2026

20/01/2026

How amazing is this???

Your milk transforms into personalised medicine for your baby.

When your baby is sick and they feed at the breast, their saliva flows backwards into your breast, and your body starts making antibodies to help them get better.

17/01/2026

High-quality systematic review finds no value to "admission strip" CTG.... "Routine admission CTG in low-risk term pregnancies demonstrated no improvement in maternal or neonatal outcomes... These findings support current recommendations favouring IA [Intermittent auscultation] over routine admission CTG in low-risk pregnancies..." Full text at https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1471-0528.70047 Or as Henci Goer says "Just say no to routine CTG"... https://hencigoer.com/just-say-no-to-routine-continuous-fetal-monitoring/

15/01/2026

15/01/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/185gkQw4dd/?mibextid=wwXIfr
What is happening ? Women and babies are hurting, midwives leaving the system exhausted and traumatised, not just in the uK but here in Australia too.
Leaders in midwifery have been calling for change for years . What can we do ? As midwives, as women, asa community to fix this broken system?. It’s up to us, not governments or bureaucrats.

252 women lost their lives during or within six weeks after pregnancy between 2022–24 - far too many.
Maternal deaths in the UK are now 20% higher than a decade ago. We're calling for urgent action to ensure safe, equitable care for all 💙
Read our full response to the latest MBRRACE-UK report here: https://rcm.org.uk/media-releases/2026/01/rcm-warns-women-and-babies-are-being-failed-as-maternal-deaths-rise-by-20/

30/12/2025

In 2015, the conscientious objection and religious exemptions were removed from the childhood immunisation requirements for eligibility for the Family Tax Benefit-A supplement, Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate and now the Child Care subsidy under so called” No Jab, No Pay” laws.

06/12/2025

https://bbc.com/news/articles/cwypwznx9kqo
Finally. Please read and share so families, midwives and paediatricians will update their recommendations in Australia.

The group said babies born to mothers who don't have the virus should make "individual-based" decisions.

29/11/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/1F5LdHR1rT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Many newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine within hours of birth, even though the risk of contracting fatal hepatitis B is about 1 in 7 million for children at normal risk of exposure.

Each vaccine dose contains 250 micrograms of aluminum, an amount that’s 75 times greater than the maximum safe level of aluminum in the bloodstream per day for a 7.3-pound infant.

To date, the vaccine hasn’t been proven safer than hepatitis B infection itself. Many new parents want to understand that comparison before making a decision in the first hours after birth.

As ACIP re-examines the hepatitis B vaccine, this data deserves serious attention and thoughtful consideration for what best protects newborns.

See the full picture in the Silver Booklet: picdata.org/silver-booklet

16/10/2025

When a parent pauses to breathe before reacting, they model emotional regulation in real time.

Research shows that children’s stress levels mirror their caregivers’ state; parental calm reduces child anxiety and supports healthier emotional development.

This is co-regulation: your nervous system guiding theirs.

Next time tension rises, try a breath before words. It may be the most powerful lesson your child learns today