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10 Things I Wish I’d Learnt In Antenatal Class

“Hi my name’s Heather, this is Andy, and the three things we know about our baby are…” 3 years ago, 8 couples huddled hopefully under strip lighting in a non-descript room in our local town. We’d rushed from work, negotiating…

By Heather Davies

MOLOzine

We Need To Talk About: Tearing During Childbirth

If 85% of vaginal births result in tears, and 25% of births are C-sections, then 90% of women will be leaving hospital with stitches.

By Heather Davies

MOLOzine

Why I’ll Never Regret Trying For a VBAC

Even though I was crushed and heartbroken when I realised that a natural birth was slipping from my grasp, If I had to go back and make the decision again, I would do the same again.

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

The Best Laid Plans: Having an Emergency Caesarean

I felt like I had dreamed my whole life of the moment that slippery little person would emerge into the world and be placed on my skin. The reality was not quite the dream.

By Liz Ormesher

MOLOzine

I Didn’t Love My Baby

I didn't love my baby. I didn't even know what love should feel like. I just knew that I didn't feel it. I felt detached, and I felt alien. I felt I was playing a role...

By Kate Dyson

MOLOzine

MOLO Advice: How to Cope With a Caesarean

Whether you found yourself having an emergency c-section, or you're booked in for an elective, there'll be something to help you here.

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

Do Caesareans Really Affect Evolution?

I thought that one of the benefits of modern medical care is that fewer people die in childbirth – I’m not sure you can blame women who’ve had Caesarians for that, can you?

By Hannah

MOLOzine

Too Posh to Push: A Tale of Two Caesareans

Using a catchy phrase like 'too posh to push' creates an atmosphere of disdain and resentment towards women who have had Caesarean-sections.

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

10 Things I Wish I’d Learnt In Antenatal Class

We Need To Talk About: Tearing During Childbirth

Why I’ll Never Regret Trying For a VBAC

The Best Laid Plans: Having an Emergency Caesarean

I Didn’t Love My Baby

MOLO Advice: How to Cope With a Caesarean

Do Caesareans Really Affect Evolution?

Too Posh to Push: A Tale of Two Caesareans

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