When I look at the pictures of me cradling my pregnant tummy and going through my maternity bag, I can’t help but think, "wow, poor six-weeks-ago Amira has no idea what's coming for her." It’s fair to ...

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...