There is a sentence we need to retire from conversations about birth: “The baby is healthy, that’s all that matters.” It is often said with good intentions. Sometimes it comes from relief. Sometimes people simply do not know what else to say. But it carries a message that is far more damaging than we acknowledge: The baby is okay, therefore you should be okay. Your body may have been injured. You may have haemorrhaged. You may have experienced a third- or fourth-degree tear. Your baby may...

Opinion piece by Amber-lee Buendicho I was recently chatting with a new mum about her birth experience which to me, if I am honest, was a...

By Amber-lee Buendicho @thepowerofbirth Motherhood is often portrayed as a time of pure joy and fulfillment, a season of life filled with...