In our last blog post (which I realise was last year!) we looked at the role of birth partners - who they are and how they can help....

Our Grow+Gather classes are welcome, inclusive spaces. We recognise that all families are different with different worries, different...

Dear Friends and Family, We are so grateful to have such a supportive group of people in our lives and we know each of you have been...

Today marks the beginning of Baby Loss Awareness Week and for Hailey and I, this is always an important time of year. As midwives, we...

Previously on our Ask the Midwives series we have covered antenatal questions, questions about labour and birth as well as planning for...

For those of you who have attended our weekend antenatal classes, you will know that our focus goes far beyond labour and birth. Whilst...

A positive home to hospital birth My partner and I had opted to have a homebirth because we wanted to be in our own environment for as...

Hailey and I set up Grow+Gather at the beginning of Covid, just before lockdown. Looking back, it feels as though that timing was meant...

This Sunday will be my husband’s sixth Father’s Day and there is nothing I can buy or craft or do that will thank him enough for all his...

A positive forceps birth It has been a while since we have published any birth stories on our socials or website. And this makes me sad...

In our previous ‘Who you might meet’ posts, I have interviewed an anaesthetic doctor and a student midwife. The aim of these posts is to...

According to a study by the British Red Cross, only 5% of adults would have the confidence and skills to deliver life saving first aid in...

At the beginning of the year Grow+Gather launched the No Sleep Club. We wanted to offer a space for new parents where we could get...

Welcome to another 'Who you might meet'! As part of this series we aim to introduce you to some of the people you might meet during the...

During our antenatal classes we spend a great deal of time talking about a whole range of topics. All types of birth, all types of pain...

This blog post is written by the lovely Marieke Gortemaker from Marieke Captures . Marieke is a photographer who specialises in...

For those of you who have attended one of our active birth classes or follow us on instagram, it wont come as a surprise to learn that...

This is a tough blog post to write. Because it seems quite serious and a little scary. And I certainly don’t want to scare anyone but I...

Last weekend we had such a blast running an antenatal session for some lovely expectant parents to be. It was such a joy to get to know...

We are so excited about our Growing Again classes that we will be starting to roll out from October. Currently happening in Edinburgh,...