Category Archives: Birth
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Aug
Help – it Hurts! … Get Me The Complementary Therapies!
by Andrea Robertson Why does pain in labour scare us so much? Everywhere a pregnant...
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Feb
“Just listen to your body …”
by Andrea Robertson How many times have you heard this said (or said it yourself)...
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Feb
TENS – a marketing triumph
by Andrea Robertson I am fascinated by the popularity of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation...
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Feb
Making it Real
Childbirth educators should be realistic about what might happen during labour. One of the reasons...
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Feb
If Your Baby is Breech
by Andrea Robertson Most breech babies will turn naturally before labour. They will probably refer...
Feb
Are midwives a dying breed?
by Andrea Robertson Enabling a woman to give birth physiologically must surely be every midwife’s...
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Feb
The pain of labour – a feminist issue
by Andrea Robertson Pain in labour is universal: it hurts to give birth. Since this...
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Feb
The Outcome of Perinatal Care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002
by Susanne Houd Abstract Introduction. From the 1950s women in Nunavik were transferred to South...
Feb
Reclaiming Midwifery Care as a Foundation for Promoting ‘Normal’ Birth
by Maggie Banks This paper identifies some essentials of midwifery practice and looks at how...
Feb
No Gain Without Pain!
By Nicky Leap Why study pain? The pain of labour is a constant feature of...
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Feb
Nitrous Oxide – No Laughing Matter
by Andrea Robertson Nitrous oxide (often called ‘laughing gas’), in combination with oxygen (50% of...
Feb
Pain in Labour – Your Hormones are Your Helpers
by Dr Sarah Buckley Imagine this. Your cat is pregnant, due to give birth around...
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Feb
Epidurals: Real Risks for Mother and Baby
by Dr Sarah Buckley Epidural pain relief is an increasingly popular choice for Australian women...
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Feb
Fish Can’t See Water
By Marsden Wagner (MD, MSPH) The need to humanize birth in Australia This paper was...
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Feb
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