Midwife blog

"How are you doing? And how is the baby?" If you are pregnant, you will hear questions like this very often. The whole family,

Pregnant women start thinking about where and how they can give birth to their child relatively early on. That is exactly right.

They were considered the ideal couple by their circle of friends. Everyone was convinced that they would also be great parents. Alex and Lisa themselves also believed

If you ask a hundred mothers about their birth experiences, you will get a hundred different answers. Answers that touch, that polarise, that encourage, that evoke admiration, that

Caesarean section (Latin: caesarean section) is the most common surgical procedure performed on women worldwide. In Germany, almost every third caesarean section is performed today.

The first menstruation after giving birth is a special event for every woman. Especially as she doesn't know when it will happen again and how

To say it straight away: I have nothing against smartphones in the delivery room. It is quite understandable that new parents want to use some of the first magical

When you hear the term "labour pains", the first thing that comes to mind is probably the pain of childbirth. That is obvious. The origin of the word "labour pains" from Middle High German also goes back a long way.

There are various methods of alleviating labour pain using conventional medical methods. Peridural anaesthesia (epidural) is by far the most commonly used method. It has