When twin vaginal birth is appropriate, how teams prepare and what to ask at home or in hospital. Practical, safety-first insights without fear.

Explore the possibilities and considerations for natural twin birth with expert medical guidance.

We discuss:

• Eligibility and positioning (including second twin)
• Monitoring and staffing considerations
• When water helps—and when it doesn't
• Planning scenarios so everyone's aligned
• Twin birth statistics and evidence
• Team preparation for twin birth
• Birth spacing between twins
• Special considerations for identical vs fraternal

Explore gentle birth options at Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for birth solutions suitable for various birth scenarios.

Evidence, planning and safety for VBAC. Karly explains eligibility, policy vs personalised care, monitoring choices and the mindset that helps you go into labour confident and ready.

Navigate your VBAC journey with evidence-based information and practical strategies for success.

We discuss:

• VBAC eligibility and key questions to ask
• What's policy and what's negotiable
• Setting/monitoring considerations for VBAC
• Physical and mindset prep that pays off
• Understanding VBAC statistics
• Building your VBAC team
• Scar healing and preparation
• Emotional processing of previous birth

Many VBAC families choose water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for gentle birth options perfect for VBAC.

What great support looks like in real time: reading cues, offering the right kind of touch and words, advocating kindly and managing the room so the birthing person can focus.

Transform from anxious observer to confident birth partner with practical skills and clear guidance.

We discuss:

• Reading non-verbal cues in labour
• Comfort measures partners can lead with confidence
• Advocacy phrases that open options (not conflict)
• Environment management 101
• The partner's emotional journey
• When to step in vs step back
• Supporting without taking over
• Self-care for birth partners

Support your partner's water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for birth pools that make partner support easier and more effective.

A trauma-aware pathway to labour. Melanie shares grounding skills, ways to brief your team about triggers, and language/touch preferences that support safety and autonomy.

Create a birth experience that honors your journey and supports healing through trauma-informed care and preparation.

We discuss:

• Grounding techniques for early and active labour
• How to brief your team about triggers and needs
• Choices that keep you safe and seen
• When to pause, reassess and reset
• Building safety in the birth space
• Consent and communication protocols
• Working with body memories
• Post-birth integration support

Create a safe birth space with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for gentle water birth options that support autonomy and comfort.

Capture the moment without disrupting it. Kirstie walks through consent, angles, lighting and presence—so your photos and video support the story you're living.

Create beautiful birth memories while maintaining the sanctity and privacy of your birth space.

We discuss:

• Kind, clear consent and boundary-setting
• Discreet angles and lighting that respect privacy
• A minimal gear list for partners/pros
• When to put the camera down and be present
• Birth photography ethics
• Protecting the birth atmosphere
• Capturing emotion vs documentation
• Sharing and storage considerations

Document your water birth journey with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for photogenic birth pools that create beautiful birth spaces.

Yes, you can protect physiology on a ward. Liz shows how to use privacy, pacing, mobility, water and collaborative communication to keep labour flowing when policies and pace ramp up.

Navigate hospital birth while maintaining your natural birth goals through practical strategies and effective communication.

We discuss:

• Environment tweaks that protect oxytocin on the ward
• Working with staff: clear preferences and teamwork
• Smart use of movement, water and monitoring
• What to bring to soften a clinical room
• Advocating for delayed interventions
• Creating privacy in shared spaces
• Using hospital facilities to your advantage
• Building rapport with hospital midwives

Bring natural birth to any setting with portable Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for hospital-approved birth pools.

A practical toolkit you can try tonight. Suzzie covers movement, positions, counter-pressure and two easy acupressure points—plus a partner "cue card" so support is simple and timely.

Master natural pain management techniques that really work, with clear instructions for both birthing person and partner.

We discuss:

• Go-to positions for back/hip sensations
• Where and how to apply counter-pressure
• Two safe acupressure points for labour
• A repeatable flow partners can follow
• The gate control theory of pain
• Rhythm and ritual in labour
• Using heat and cold effectively
• TENS machines and other tools

Enhance your comfort with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for water birth solutions that provide natural, effective pain relief.

Waterbirth pioneer Barbara Harper shares how warmth, buoyancy and rhythm regulate your nervous system and ease sensations—plus timing, positions and breath patterns you can rely on.

Learn from decades of waterbirth expertise how water can transform your birth experience through natural pain relief and deep relaxation.

We discuss:

• Why warm water reduces pain perception
• Best timing for getting into (and out of) the pool
• Positions in water that encourage progress
• A steady breathing pattern for focus
• The science of hydrotherapy in labour
• Water temperature management
• Movement and flow in water
• Creating a water birth sanctuary

Experience expert-designed water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk - the choice of water birth professionals worldwide.