Category Archives: Birth

Sneak peak of our new Peanut Birth Ball Poster

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

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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“Just listen to your body …”

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

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TENS – a marketing triumph

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

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Making it Real

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

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If Your Baby is Breech

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

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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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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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...

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...

No Gain Without Pain!

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

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Nitrous Oxide – No Laughing Matter

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

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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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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Fish Can’t See Water

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

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