Birth and Beginnings - Kristen Matthews

12/07/2022

I have made the difficult decision to take a break from the birth space for the remainder of the year while working on some other projects and processing some life stuff.

12/05/2022

I hope everyone is staying dry is this endless rain!!! ☔️☔️

21/04/2022

Scary truth.

Dr Rachel Reed of and incredible podcast , dropping truths that many would be unaware of.

Did you know Rachel has just released a new book- “Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage”? As with all of Rachel’s books, this is a must read for anyone wanting to further their birth knowledge.

And because we had to edit our film down from approx 103.5 hours- many incredible quotes like this didn’t make it into Birth Time, so we are creating an online educational subscription hub with the full length interviews from many of our experts.

Head to to purchase Rachel’s book, and stay tuned for the Birth Time Hub, on its way soon.

Love, The Birth Time Team
Jerusha, Selina, Jo & Zoe

15/04/2022

Stunning photos!

Useful Information for Hobby and Professional Photographers.

10/04/2022

Great local resource - and such a nurturing environment

30/03/2022

I received this beautiful thank you gift from an amazing family last year - I’ve finally put it to use in our new house. So grateful 🥰❤️

28/03/2022

Some baking to deliver to a new mumma. One handed snacks are my favourite. ❤️🌻

18/03/2022

So incredibly grateful to support a beautiful hospital water birth yesterday! It was what doula dreams are made of. ❤️🌻

08/03/2022

Highly recommend Catherine’s work and would have loved to work with her during pregnancy! Great opportunity to be part of something that can change maternity care in Australia.

Expressions of interest are open to participate in The Birth Map Study, to evaluate The Birth Map during your pregnancy and shortly after your birth. Participants will be chosen to represent differ…

23/02/2022

Message, call, email for enquiries - whatever suits your needs.

Your Birth, Your Way 🌻❤️

16/02/2022

Fear based practice will never get the best results

Our culture has really embraced the idea of due dates.

We accept that they are a ‘thing’ even though they are totally man made.

We allow due dates to dictate many of our actions, thoughts, conventions and conversations around pregnancy.

But many women and families will tell you that they and everything that goes along with them can be a source of considerable stress.

It’s really disheartening to know your due date but to have a professional (or, worse, a machine) insist on changing it.

It’s immensely stressful to have to fight to not have an induction when you KNOW your baby isn’t ready to be born.

As I wrote in In Your Own Time, “Assigning a due date, allowing a machine to change it and then using that date to determine the end point of pregnancy sends a very clear message. It conveys the idea than medical science knows more about when a baby should be born than either the baby herself or the woman whose body has created, grown and nourished her baby.”

But, when you look closely at what we know about the length of pregnancy, you find something rather curious: you find that it isn’t based on good evidence. In fact, you find – as I have done over the two decades that I have been researching this area - that, “the policy of induction at a certain point in pregnancy is largely based on fear, tradition, fashion and some outdated, misogynistic ideas rather than sound evidence.”

If you’d like to know more, visit www.sarawickham.com/time

06/02/2022

Tomorrow my eldest has his first day of prep! I cannot believe the time has come already. I’m a mixed bag of nerves, excitement, sadness and joy. To all the other prep mums out there - may you have a wonderful day, feel all the feelings and pack yourself some tissues.

27/01/2022

Come along, meet lots of doulas, find out what we do, what packages are on offer and how we can help you and you’re family. It’s important to find a doula you connect with, this is the perfect opportunity to meet them all at once.

10/12/2021

How can we fix these rates?!
Know your rights and that No is a complete sentence.

Stop cutting us

09/10/2021

So important to reframe our thoughts around birth.

06/10/2021

Beautiful day to be on my way to a birth. 🌻❤️

20/09/2021

Amazing informative day doing an intensive birth mapping course 🌻 can’t wait to start sharing my new knowledge.

10/09/2021

Absolutely your choice - whether you opt in or opt out.

You have choices, mama!

Just because something is “routine” or “protocol” does not mean it’s mandatory. You alone hold the power over your choices when it comes to your pregnancy and birth, and you are allowed to say no to things you don’t want.

Do your research.
Find a care provider you trust and talk to them.
Trust your instinct.

Note: this is not me saying you SHOULD opt out of these things, this is me saying you CAN. My hope is that whatever decisions you make you do it out of fully informed consent and what feels right to YOU - no matter what kind of birth you choose!”

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