by Dr Marsden Wagner The ultrasound story begins in July 1955. This is when an obstetrician in Scotland, Ian Donald, borrowed an industrial ultrasound machine used to detect flaws in […]
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by Andrea Robertson Why does pain in labour scare us so much? Everywhere a pregnant woman turns she is confronted by messages that she will need “something” to help her […]
by Andrea Robertson Enabling a woman to give birth physiologically must surely be every midwife’s aim. The whole philosophy of midwifery rests on the knowledge that birth is a normal […]
by Andrea Robertson One of the most fascinating aspects of birth is its total unpredictability. No one knows what will happen and how those involved will fare. Moreover, no amount […]
by Dr Sarah Buckley Epidural pain relief is an increasingly popular choice for Australian women in the labour ward. Up to one-third of all birthing women have an epidural1, and […]