Independent Midwives, the only alternative to NHS maternity care available in the UK, are currently under threat. This Monday - 25 March - they are taking to the streets of London in protest at a EU Directive that requires all registered health professionals to have mandatory insurance. Independent Midwives (I.M's)...

Tapping into the 21st Century zeitgeist is easy, and a bit fun - you just have to tap into Google. For example, enter 'very scared of'... and you'll see the top four things that people are very scared of, right now, like this:

Many...

If you gave birth recently, did you feel you had real freedom? Freedom to choose where you gave birth, who was present, what interventions took place and how you delivered your baby? Were you given access to all of the facts needed to make your choices truly informed? Who was...

What did you learn about breastfeeding in school? Chances are - not much. Whether you were a pupil in the 1950s or the 1990s, it's unlikely you were told anything at all about nursing a baby, because breastfeeding has never ever been a statutory requirement on the National Curriculum, and...

Everyone is suddenly talking about Attachment Parenting. As the world recovers from the shock of a mother breastfeeding her three year old on the cover of Time, the media spotlight is being shone on this parenting approach, and it seems like everyone, even Alanis...

'Never wrestle with a pig', a friend advised, when I suggested I might add my voice to the chorus of commentary that has followed the now infamous Time magazine cover shot of Jamie Lynne Grumet. 'You both get dirty, and the pig likes it'. I took her point. 'Those bastard...

Dear Nick Clegg,

Like most parents, I'm sure you love your child fervently, and want only the best for them. Like most parents, you like to think that the decisions you make are in your child's best interests, now and in the future. And like most parents...