by Sophie Messager
I’ve had so many positive experiences using rebozo techniques as a doula to support pregnancy, birth, the postpartum and beyond, I’m on a mission to pass on this skill to ask many people as possible. Every technique is extremely simple to do, anybody can...
by Sophie Messager
“The last days of pregnancy are a distinct time of in between. It’s a tricky time for mothers, and these last few days are a biologic and psychological event. She’s curled up on the couch, waiting, a ball of baby and emotions. A scrambled pile of books on pregnancy,...
by Sophie Messager
(updated September 2021) Induction of labour is the bane of many birthworkers lives (and of many pregnant women’s too). In the area I live in, it is reaching epidemic proportions (about 35% of first time mothers) Deciding to consent to induction is a complex...
by Sophie Messager
Castor oil induction has bad press in the UK. Negative stories abound, claiming severe negative effects on mother and baby. For years, I too believed this to be true. I took it for granted that it was dangerous. A couple of years ago a doula told me that several of...
by Sophie Messager
I am writing this because I know that if you are pregnant right now, the lack of information combined with the unpredictability what maternity care might look like when you give birth might be making you anxious. I am seeing a lot of worried pregnant women and new...
by Sophie Messager
Online learning and support for pregnancy, birth and beyond-how does it work? As we navigate the unexpected and unstable changes happening in our world right now, a lot of peoples are moving from offering them face to face to online. Some of these things that may feel... 