In modern Western culture, most women know about induction of labour before they even become pregnant. They know that it is suggested when it is felt that it would be safer for the baby to be born than to stay…
I am so happy to be able to announce the launch of the revised and updated second edition of Inducing Labour: making informed decisions, a book which helps parents, professionals and others to understand the process and the evidence relating…
I have two pieces of news to share today! First, a new, shiny, updated version of my book Inducing Labour: making informed decisions launched on Thursday, 10th May! The new version includes discussion of new research, practice-related issues and thinking…
The subjects of ‘post-term’ pregnancy and induction of labour have been close to my heart for a long while, and were the topic of my PhD thesis (2008). This post lists all of the resources on this topic that are…
We are delighted to announce that we will be running all three of our exising online courses during April and May 2018 as well as launching our brand-new online course, Gathering in the Knowledge, which will run from May 4-11, 2018.…
Since I got back from our latest trip, I’ve been catching up with the research, blog posts and thinking that went on while we were away, and I found so many interesting things that I decided to write a summary…
These courses have all now ended, but we’re leaving this post up so you can see some of the courses that we’ll be offering in 2018! For details of all current courses, click here. ******* We are delighted to announce that…
I’ve always been proud of the fact that I was one of the four per cent of babies who was born on their due date, although I’m not really sure why. I am so proud of this fact that I…
I noted in the first part of this article that the past few years have seen a trend towards recommending early induction for older women. The definition of older, however, along with the definitions of other key factors in this…
As a student midwife, I looked after a few women who were having their first baby near or around the age of 40. As far as I can recall, my mentor midwives had two main concerns. The first was the…