Protecting, supporting and promoting midwifery

Category Archives: Birth

Peanut Ball Blog Feature
Sneak peak of our new Peanut Birth Ball Poster

Check out our new Peanut Birth Ball Poster! We a planning a whole new range...

18
Aug
help it hurts
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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11
Feb
Just Listen to your body
“Just listen to your body …”

by Andrea Robertson How many times have you heard this said (or said it yourself)...

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11
Feb
TENS a marketing triumph
TENS – a marketing triumph

by Andrea Robertson I am fascinated by the popularity of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation...

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11
Feb
Making it real
Making it Real

Childbirth educators should be realistic about what might happen during labour. One of the reasons...

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11
Feb
Is your baby is breech
If Your Baby is Breech

by Andrea Robertson Most breech babies will turn naturally before labour. They will probably refer...

11
Feb
Are midwives a dying breed
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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11
Feb
The pain of labour - a feminist issue
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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11
Feb
The Outcome of Perinatal Care in Inukjuak
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...

11
Feb
Reclaiming Midwifery Care as a Foundation for Promoting 'Normal' Birth
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...

11
Feb
No gain without pain
No Gain Without Pain!

By Nicky Leap Why study pain? The pain of labour is a constant feature of...

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10
Feb
no laughing matter
Nitrous Oxide – No Laughing Matter

by Andrea Robertson Nitrous oxide (often called ‘laughing gas’), in combination with oxygen (50% of...

10
Feb
Pain in labour your hormones are your helpers
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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10
Feb
Epidurals: Real Risks for Mother and Baby
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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10
Feb
Fish Can't See Water
Fish Can’t See Water

By Marsden Wagner (MD, MSPH) The need to humanize birth in Australia This paper was...

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10
Feb