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Birth is the Beginning
Hearing from the Greats: My recap of the 'Matriarchs of Birth' event.
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By Caroline Knight - DNA Committee Member.
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, I was fortunate enough to attend the “Matriarchs of Birth” symposium, hosted by Birthtime: The Village at their new premises in Annandale, Sydney. If you weren’t able to make it, I’ve captured my key takeaways in this article. ...
The 9 Essential Qualities Of An Exceptional Doula
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In ancient cultures women in labour were cared for and supported by their sisters, mothers, aunties, traditional birth attendants, herbalists…  Birth was seen as a natural and normal part of life, becoming a mother was a rite of passage the women learned from each other. At my own birth, in the
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