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PREGNANCY, childbirth & the critical postnatal period are not a disease.

Homebirth NSW is a Not For Profit, community-based organisation.
​Our focus is supporting homebirth families across the region and increasing access to homebirth services in NSW. 

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"Simply put, when there is no homebirth in a society or when homebirth is driven completely underground, essential knowledge of a woman's capacity in birth is lost to the people of that society - to professional caregivers, as well as to the women of childbearing age themselves."

- Ina May Gaskin

the most important thing to remember
​about the natural cascade of hormones during childbirth is that:

"The Mother needs to
​feel private, safe and unobserved"​

- dr sarah j buckley

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time for planning, preparation, becoming informed and developing vital key relationships with your close family members and care providers. It is also a beautiful time to connect with your body and your baby as you set the foundation for a lifelong connection. 

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Homebirth

Homebirth is one of the options you have when considering where to give birth. Birthing at home is not only safe for most women, it is also a wonderful way to bring your baby into the world. There are several things to consider about your birth options; being well informed is key. Find out more. 

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Postnatal

The postnatal period for both mother and baby is a critical time for matresence, bonding, establishing breastfeeding, becoming a family and making sure mothers are well and taken care of so they can address the mammoth task of nourishing the mother-baby dyad.

NEW BIRTHINGS OUT NOW! ISSUE #144

The new issue of Birthings E-Magazine comes to us at an auspicious time - as we release our new Homebirth NSW website! And a challenging time as we all face big changes in our lives due to COVID-19. 

​This issue we’ll be exploring the theme Labour of Love. A ‘labour of love’ is a task done for pleasure, not for reward. In society today, birth is so often framed around being all for the reward(s) at the end: the oxytocin high, the beautiful baby, the feeling of accomplishment and empowerment of giving birth! It’s so often thought of as something you just have to go through to get the rewards at the end, and yet some women really do and can take pleasure in the actual experience of giving birth! Read within for stories of this, and from birth workers about their labours of love.

​A labour of Love, from us to you! 
The Homebirth NSW Team

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