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The natural birth movement empowers many women but pressure can also work the other way

Women report experiencing pressure to birth naturally. This is often overlooked, but can be just as harmful as pressure to have birth interventions.

26.03.2026 8

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Why labour decision-making shouldn’t start in the delivery room

Assisted births are common, but many first-time mothers say they lack information before labour and struggle to make decisions in the moment.

24.02.2026 20

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