Whether you're planning a birth on a labour ward or considering other options, having a birth plan—or as we prefer to call it, birth preferences—can…
Dr Brooke
Jul 17
The womb is a dynamic structure, with the ability to stretch to more than 5x its own size during the later stages of pregnancy(1). Prior…
Lorraine Afrane
Sep 26
This is a hot topic, partly because the practice of testing for GBS in pregnancy here in the UK is different to the USA, and…
Dr Brooke
Feb 23
Pre-eclampsia affects around 2-8 in every 100 pregnant women. If you ever watched the episode of Downton Abbey where Lady Sybil develops the symptoms of…
Dr Brooke
Feb 6
The final weeks of pregnancy are some of the most difficult you will experience. You are mentally prepared, the bag is packed and you have…
Dr Brooke
Jan 8
When I shared my recent birth story, I mentioned that I received a low-dose epidural, which allowed me to mobilise during labour. I was inundated…
Dr Brooke
Nov 25
