Marianne Littlejohn

Aware Parenting Babies and Children Breastfeeding Doula Homebirth Human Rights in Childbirth Kangaroo Mother Care Natural Birth Pregnancy and Birth Information Spiritual Midwife The Travelling Midwife May 25, 2019June 4, 2019 by Marianne Littlejohn

Second Hand Gran

Second Hand Gran is a new eco fashion and ethical project I have started on Instagram – @2ndhandgran – a page dedicated to recycling and reducing waste by encouraging creativity and reuse of clothing. Clothing is something that we are all consumers of. Second Hand Gran works two ways. Firstly I am an earth loving …

Birth in South Africa May 25, 2019May 28, 2019 by Marianne Littlejohn

Instinct during Birth

Instinct during birth has all but been driven underground in modern obstetric hospitals. Women who want to squat, crawl, kneel, hang, lean against the wall/bed, stand, sit on the toilet bowl (because a birthstool is unavailable) are prevented from doing so. It does not suit the medical attendants aka doctors and midwives for women to …

Birth in South Africa April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 by Marianne Littlejohn

Standing up for Birth

On one occasion, I accompanied the doctors and medical students, a group of about 15 medics, on their rounds, in a maternity hospital. We came to the bedside of a woman lying on her back on a hospital bed, attached with leads to a cardiotocograph (CTG) machine, which was measuring the unborn baby’s heartbeat.

Babies and Children March 21, 2019April 2, 2019 by Marianne Littlejohn

Author: Marianne Littlejohn

Second Hand Gran

Instinct during Birth

Standing up for Birth

Understanding Babies: The First Three Months

To Give Birth, a Woman has to Unlearn what She has Learnt

Can Labour Go Backwards?

Life Has Seasons