Home Birth 101: What You Need & How to Make It Work for You

January 27, 2015

Considering a home birth? If your midwife has given you the go-ahead, perhaps the next thing to consider is: what does it take to make a home birth work? I asked doula and active birth instructor, Nikola-Jane Barile, for the insider’s list of essentials for birthing in the (relative) comfort of your own home.

What do midwives supply?

Your midwife will normally bring a home-birth…

Grace was Beauty Editor of Glamour Magazine when she had her daughter, Noémie Rae, in 2012 and life changed forever! Having focused on trend spotting as a backstage reporter for Style.com and Allure, she began to explore the beauty, health, and wellbeing of women through pregnancy and motherhood at her blog, The Pregnant Beauty Guide. She also runs Mothers Collective, a members’ support group for new mothers in the UK and still writes for glossies like Glamour and Red. If you find yourself asking, “Can I still dye my hair now I'm pregnant,” or “What will disguise my new-mum eye bags?!,” Grace will have the answer!