When I was pregnant I had an array of opinions about our choice to have a home birth. Many people instantly get a concerned look, or just a freaked out look in general and then follow with, well that’s

As @amvanaken and I embark on this parenting adventure together, we wanted to do things in ways that resonate with our souls. I’ve always wanted a water birth and felt it would be the way my body would

( Google search history from those last few weeks of pregnancy: "Labour signs", "What do contractions feel like", "How to induce labour naturally", and lastly "Am I in

I can't explain how determined I was to have a waterbirth - simply as believed it would ease alot of pain, and it did just that. My lovely Fiancè captured me just moments before altering to a 'squat' position,

I began in 2010 exploring birth, I wanted to see what it looked like for other women. My own experiences of pregnancy and birth were traumatic and I was searching for a way to heal. I photographed my first

The current c-section rate in South Africa is at high of 2 out of 3 babies. Some hospitals has a rate of 90%. It is very rare to hear of a woman who have had a vaginal birth and if you do they usually