Roxanne's story
Many of you will remember that Roxanne contacted us towards the end of her second pregnancy. She had a traumatic birth with her first...
Antenatal Expectations
This is the 2nd in a 3 part series from Make Birth Better Network member Sakina Ballard. Here, Sakina talks about how antenatal...
Preparing for a positive birth
I had three really wonderful births and I wish it could be that way for everyone! I find myself downplaying it a lot and I sometimes feel...
Failed expectations
I was 31 and am quite short with a petite frame. Pretty uneventful pregnancy apart from having SPD. A note of it was made on my record...
The power of broken expectations
I was the fainter at school. Injections, check. Biology lessons, check. Always flat on my face, and always resulting in chipping my front...
A Quick Birth is not an Easy Birth
It is worth a mention some births are terrifying because they are that short - and very painful afterwards (the term "explosive birth"...
Being listened to
I have had two very different but very positive births. My first my daughter was overdue, I was listened to that I didn't want to be...
