What to expect during the first trimester of pregnancy
Knowing what to expect when you're expecting makes all the difference. Midwife and antenatal educator, Grace Strange talks …
What are the best ways to prepare your body for labour?
How do you separate fact from fiction when it comes to knowing how to best prepare your body for birth? Midwife and …
Free Printables: Hospital Milestone Cards
Turn your special moments into lifetime memories with these pregnancy and birth milestone cards. Simply click on the picture …
I’m pregnant, now what? Navigating your first trimester
🎉Congratulations 🎉you're pregnant! The results of one simple test can turn your whole world upside down and leave you …
What is a post partum doula and what do they do?
Postnatal educator Sarah Horne from Routachment talks about why the "beautiful and brutal" postparturm days need a little …
Pregnancy scans: what do they show?
Ultrasounds are an exciting milestone on the journey to parenthood. Marianne Falconer outlines what to expect at each …
From conception to birth: foetal development
Nick Walker takes us behind the scenes, explaining foetal development by trimester. weeks 1-13 Pregnancy calculators, …
Pregnancy 101: Weeks, months and trimesters
Trying to figure out which week, month and trimester you are in during pregnancy can be a complicated equation. We ease the …
How are obstetricians different from midwives
How are obstetricians different from midwives and how do the two professions work together? Dr Nick Walker explains the …
Early Pregnancy Symptoms: What is Implantation Bleeding?
When trying for a baby, it’s important to watch for any early pregnancy symptoms, one of which is implantation bleeding. But …
Naturopathic tips for conceiving & pregnancy
Asti Renaut and Natasha Berman offer naturopathic tips for successful conceptions, smooth pregnancies and thriving …
Maternity bra and knicker know-how
When it comes to getting dressed, smalls can make a big difference. Personal stylist Stacey Gillies talks bras and …
Birth story: c-section during a pandemic
We found out we were expecting baby number 2 in July 2019, two days after we’d moved house. We went through a …
My empowering home waterbirth during lockdown
New mama Fiona shares how her little girl came into the world during lock down in a global pandemic. When I discovered I …
My Level 4 birthing experience
My story for my level 4 birth to me felt like a nightmare. I first went for a scan and found out my waters were low. I had …
Birth Stories
SHARE YOUR BIRTH STORY WITH US AND OHBABY! MAMA'S Mama's-to-be love birth stories and this is a safe and perfect place to …
Covid birth story
I had my little girl at 38+2 weeks at Birthcare Parnell just after we went to Level 3 on April 29. She’s my first baby and …
Tips for planning an earth-friendly baby shower
Eco-warrior, ethical business-owner and mama, Mandy Abel, shares her five top tips for planning an earth-friendly baby …
The basics of parental leave
Paid Parental Leave (PPL) has come a long way baby! Back in 2002, when it was first introduced in New Zealand, parents and …
Multiple pregnancies guide weeks 5-8
Week 5 At this stage you will probably still not know that you are carrying multiples, as the babies are still too small to …
How to rediscover your joy after baby loss
A look behind the scenes of writing Your Soul Is Wintering, a book about rediscovering joy after baby loss, by Christchurch …
Baby loss: the story of Poppy Sunshine
Lisa Crear shares her story of baby loss with Christine Stride, in the hope of raising awareness for other mums. "My fiancé …
One mum shares her journey to acceptance
Acceptance is the fifth stage of grief; the culmination of a mourning process that sometimes you are completely unaware you …
How can we help a friend who has lost a baby?
Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place every October. In recognition of the unimaginable loss some parents must face, we asked …
Ectopic pregnancy explained
OHbaby! expert obstetrician Martin Sowter explains ectopic pregnancies - when baby is not growing in the right …
An unthinkable loss
The loss of a pregnancy through stillbirth or miscarriage is devastating. Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place ever year …
Why is pregnancy nine months long?
It's been a long held belief that human babies are born underdeveloped compared with other primates because of the problem of fitting a baby's head through their mother's birth canal. But new research is turning that, well, on its head. Holly …