Birth Notes
Writing about pregnancy, birth and midwifery care, plainly and direct.
Practical guides, honest reviews of the research, and answers to the questions I get asked most in clinic. VBAC, homebirth, induction, postpartum recovery, and the choices that come with each one.
Every so often something more reflective finds its way in here too, when birth asks for a different kind of writing. For more of that, I write Hysterix.
Questions worth asking at your antenatal appointments.
So this is a list you can take with you. Save it, screenshot it, write the ones that matter onto your yellow card. Do whatever you need to do to walk in with your questions already decided, because working out what you want to ask while someone is taking your blood pressure is harder than it sounds.
What the current guidelines actually say about treating severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
How much vomiting and nausea in pregnancy is normal?
You don't need a referral to a specialist clinic to get proper care, and you shouldn't be told to wait for one before anyone takes your symptoms seriously.