Gaslighting vs. Greenlighting in Maternity Services: Honouring a Mother’s Instinct

by | May 22, 2025 | Antenatal appointment, Antenatal Course, Birth Compass, Birth Manifesto, consultant obstetrician, Doula, Empowered Birth, gaslighting, greenlighting, Labour and Birth, Sovereign Birth

In the realm of maternity care, women’s intuition and instincts are often sidelined in favour of well-intentioned, but sometimes fear-based, interventions. Over the years, I’ve witnessed the impact that gaslighting can have on women during their pregnancy and birth...

The Purple Line in Labour: Why We Should Call It a Congestion Line

by | Mar 14, 2025 | Antenatal Course, congestion line, consultant obstetrician, dilation, Homebirth, Hormones, Hospital Birth, Hypnobirthing, Informed Decision Making, Labour and Birth, labour assessment, Midwife Led Unit, Physiological Birth, purple line, Uncategorized

Among the many physiological signs of labour progress, the purple line – as it is currently known – has been widely noted by physiological birth experts. Observed as a line or mark that can appear with increased vascular pressure extending from the anus...