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​School Holidays, the Easter Long Weekend and  simply gorgeous April weather...whatever this month has brought you I hope it is Awesome!

In this newsletter:

• StoryTime brings you a reading of "The Paper Bag Princess", which I recently discovered with my children. I hope you enjoy it as much as us.
• A book review of 'Birth Journeys'.
• Is the media influencing your birth? 
• The latest from the bellablog: Scientific Birth and How to Have One.
• An updated bellablog post about why we are born around 40 weeks...and it might not be the reason you think!
• How to Navigate the Research.
• And an awesome podcast from Circle of Birth.

Grab a Cuppa, and read/watch/listen!

STORY TIME
The Paperbag Princess

BOOK REVIEW: Birth Journeys
Read my review  here
Thanks to the generosity of editor Leonie MacDonald, I am able to include a copy of this fabulous book with orders of THIS IS YOUR BIRTH.

UPDATED POST: Big Brain. Big Head. What's the Big Idea?
This post explores the hypotheses surrounding the timing of normal birth.  New articles added from evolutionary researcher Holly Dunsworth.  

Podcast from Circle of Birth
This is a wonderful podcast interview with Dr Hannah Dahlen.  There is much to learn in this story.

How The Media Are Gearing Us Up For Traumatic Birth ExperiencesThis article by Lauren Vaknine is  from Huff Post

NEW POST: Scientific Birth and How to Have One 
Scientific Birth is birth as nature intended, without intervention. Technological Birth relates to the interventions. Understand both. Determine for yourself whether or not a technological aspect to your birth is necessary. ​

Navigating the Research
Interpreting 'the facts' can be difficult.
We google for information, a legitimate and awesome modern tool, but get lost in misinformation and propaganda.  
How do you work out what information is simple fact, what is manipulated fact and what is out right lie?

There is much more to see in The Support Group, and I am adding more each month.  You can access a PDF of THIS IS YOUR BIRTH: The Informed Woman's Guide to Birth Preparation. A monthly update for the Support Group is sent on the 3rd of each month.  

This newsletter is sent out on the 17th of each month. 

Next month...imposter syndrome and maternal feminism, and of course storytime.  Do you have a favourite picture book?  or a topic you are desperate to explore?  

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Yours in Support and Information,

Catherine
The Birth Cartographer

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