By-Your-Side Midwifery

21/05/2026

It should not be this hard to offer gold standard midwifery care.

Soon-to-be parents in regional WA will have less choice over where and how they give birth as care options diminish, midwives say.

29/04/2026

In case you missed it!!!

Coffee catchup this Monday!

All welcome 😊

13/02/2026

Serendipitous art viewed over morning tea

05/02/2026

The view from my ‘office’ today 😁

13/01/2026

Enjoying relief of tension in my neck, with Acuneedling. I partipated in an Acuneedling for Midwives Masterclass, recently. If you would like Acuneedling as part of your maternity care, please let me know.

11/01/2026

A very insightful read of the full text article

04/11/2025

This beautiful little cherub took her own time to come into being. Her arrival was an exercise in patience for her Mamma.

Birth haiku
Pink waters broken
Waiting, waiting, more waiting
Finally, she is here 🥰

10/10/2025

My availability over the coming months.
* Continuity of care
* Physiological birth
* Homebirth
* Acuneedling
If any ot these things align with you, please feel free to contact me.

22/09/2025

18/09/2025

"Use the baby as your barometer."

A quote from the brilliant Sara Morris, RM PhD. We were discussing pros & cons of time-based algorithms among a group of BWB instructors.

One algorithm that has been making the rounds in some local hospitals is: 5 minutes from bum to birth, 3 min from umbilicus to birth, 1 minute from shoulders to birth, step in if no progress for 90 seconds.

We at BWB take a different approach: the baby's condition and progress will tell you if you need to intervene, not the clock. Some babies can tolerate several minutes and remain vigorous, while others cannot even tolerate 1 minute.

If baby is vigorous and is making good progress, fantastic! Just wait and watch, as long as fetal condition and progress remain excellent. But if baby is limp, gasping, or making slow progress, or showing any signs of obstruction, then step in right away.