03/01/2026
After your baby is born, there’s still an important moment to come — the birth of the placenta 🌿 You might think that birth is over with the birth of your baby, but actually, birth is complete only after your placenta is born.
This part of labour is often talked about the least, yet it’s another place where choice matters. Whether the placenta is born naturally or with support, what’s most important is that you understand your options and feel heard in your decisions.
Knowledge is power in labour. When you know what’s happening and why, fear softens, confidence grows, and your body can do its work with support rather than pressure.
There is no one “right”, only what is safest and most aligned for you and your baby in that moment. As a midwife, my role is to share clear information, answer questions, and walk beside you so choices are made with you, not for you.
Because informed choices lead to calmer births, and calmer beginnings 🤍