PVHC Childbirth Education

11/05/2025

Has my water broken?

11/05/2025

Squatting during labor can be very helpful, but not all squats are the same.
https://nutritiousmovement.com/articles/you-dont-know-squat

11/01/2025

PVHC has been practicing skin-to-skin care for over a decade... and the research continues to confirm that this is the best kind of care.

The 2025 Cochrane review on skin-to-skin contact after birth builds upon the well-established evidence for the safety and efficacy of skin-to-skin and provides insight into benefits that have been noted by practitioners, but not studied extensively prior to the previous Cochrane review.

10/23/2025

Do you need to collect colostrum when you are pregnant?

Is colostrum harvesting helpful or just hype? Learn what lactation experts say about this trending practice—and the myths that could be putting new moms at risk.

10/14/2025

Car seat safety.
Here's what you need to know as winter approaches so that your child can ride safely in the car seat.

​As a general rule, bulky clothing, including winter coats and snowsuits, should not be worn underneath the harness of a car seat. In a ​car crash, fluffy padding immediately flattens out from the force, leaving extra space under the harness. A child can then slip through the straps and be thro...

08/21/2025

Find some good resources here for after the baby arrives.

All parents deserve support. Seeking information on physical, emotional, and social parts of the postpartum period and using the resources that are available is a sign of strength. Becoming a mother is a big deal! During this “4th Trimester,” many women and their families – especially those wi...

07/28/2025

Especially in the first months, letting your baby suckle whenever they want to is essential to establishing a good milk supply, including at night, and including in that sleepy, fluttering haze that causes the well-meaning “they’re not getting any milk” advice.

Our babies are born with no blueprint for manipulation. None whatsoever. Let them feed as much as they want to; that's how your milk production is stimulated, and it’s how your baby fully relaxes into the world.

Night feeds also protect against SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, reducing the risk by as much as 50%.

Follow your gut and your baby, not the books, the well-meaning advice, or the clock.

While we’re here, your baby falling asleep at your breast is healthy and normal too. Waking up the second we put them down is also normal.

It’s intense for you, it can be overwhelming and it can take you out of the rhythm of everything you’ve ever known. It feels like forever whilst we’re in it. Go with it as best you can.

Re-watch every single one of your favourite series, movies and Instagram videos. 4 times. Feed wherever you are (in the UK you're protected by law to breastfeed anywhere in public), wear a sling if you can, like a snack bar.

Drink pints of water, eat whatever you like.

You've got this.

Visit our website for a wealth of wisdom from mothers who have been there, at https://human-milk.com/pages/is-this-normal

07/24/2025

RayAnn does a great job explaining the importance of quality maternity care in rural areas.
https://www.facebook.com/share/16jx3cUj2Y/

07/24/2025

About 1 in 5 women experience postpartum depression, but did you know that 1 in 10 men experience it as well. Check out this resource.

07/21/2025

What does your placenta do?