Pregnancy & Birth

How does your pelvic floor perform under pressure? It’s an important question, particularly when it comes to preventing postpartum prolapse of the vagina and bladder leakage. Women’s [...]

We’re all pretty aware of the benefits of exercise; stronger bones, improved mood, greater energy levels, better cardiovascular health and more restful sleep – to name a few – [...]

This article has been written by Aimee Revill, clinical nutritionist at Flow Holistic Nutrition. This is part 2 in the preparing for fourth-trimester series. You can read Part 1 here. Hello there [...]

This is a guest post by Co-founder of The Clean Collective, Charlie Thompson. One of the scariest truths of our generation is our 20th century-born love affair with plastic. We’ve become so [...]

This article was written by Una Phelan, Environmental Scientist and Owner of Econscious Living. During my first pregnancy back in 2008, I didn’t even think to take a multi-vitamin. I was running [...]

This article has been written by Aimee Revill, Clinical Nutritionist at Flow Holistic Nutrition. Congratulations mama! If you are reading this it is likely that you are pregnant or cradling your [...]

As a midwife who has cared for birthing women, I’ve had the chance to look at many placentas and marvel at them. Something that starts smaller than a poppy seed and grows to provide [...]

A recent study showed that 90 per cent of women experienced pain the first time they had sex after birth and it was just as common for both caesarean and vaginal births. The study even showed [...]

As a mum or mum-to-be, you are conscious about the health effects of products on your little one. When it comes to pain relief it is common for mums to be concerned about the implications of [...]

In a world where pretty much everyone and everything is going green, it’s sometimes tricky to decipher the ‘real’ from the ‘not so real’. How many times have you lingered far too long in the [...]