Dr Rachel Reed
midwife • academic • writer • presenter
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😊 https://www.internationalmaternityexpo.com/2019/ #IMExpo #conference #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducator #childbirtheducation🙌😊#Repost @humanbirthproject ・・・ Video version - The Mush and Push (somersault) - Mush the baby’s face on the thigh as the mother pushed. How to avoid cutting cutting the baby’s cord when it’s wound tightly around the neck. #sommersaultmanouvre #midwifery #intactbirth #dontclampthecord #midwiferyskills #humantouch #homebirth #birth #uprightbirth #mushandpush #waitforwhite #nuchalcord #normalbirth @humanbirthprojectA full house for our Induction Workshop Day. It was really heartening to see so many local midwives and doulas committed to evidence-informed, woman-centred care. And the Queen seemed to enjoy the day too 😆 #midwives #doulas #inductionoflabourCongratulations to the winners of the lucky draw! Sali McIntyre (Australia) - newsletter subscriber and Mary Harvey (United States) - instagram subscriber. A signed copy of 'why induction matters' is on its way to you 😊 #thankyou #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducator #childbirtheducation #childbirth #inductionoflabourRESEARCH: RCT has found that 'delayed' cord clamping results in higher oxygen saturations and earlier establishment of breathing compared to premature clamping. Open access article: https://mhnpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40748-019-0103-y #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducation #childbirth #research #umbilicalcordUPDATED POST: https://midwifethinking.com/2015/09/16/cord-blood-collection-confessions-of-a-vampire-midwife/ #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducator #childbirtheducation #childbirth #cordbloodBook
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- Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Post-Dates Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Gestational Diabetes: beyond the label
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
Category Archives: birth
Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
Big babies are normal in well resourced countries. Over 10% of babies born in the UK and Australia weigh 4kg (8lb 13oz) or more. Healthy well nourished women grow healthy well nourished babies. Genetic factors also influence the size of … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice, pregnancy, uncategorized
Tagged baby, caesarean, fear, induction, shoulder dystocia, ultrasound
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Birthing the Placenta: women’s decisions and experiences
We have just published new research findings. You can access the full journal article free here: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth There has been a lot of research exploring the outcomes related to interventions during the birth of the placenta. I … Continue reading
Posted in birth, midwifery practice, publications
Tagged Australia, birth, midwifery, placenta, research
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The Perineal ‘Bundle’ and Midwifery
Updated: July 2019 I’ve tried to avoid tackling this issue for months now but it won’t go away. It seems that the ‘bundle’ is one of the main topics of concern amongst midwives and students at the moment. So here … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, law, midwifery practice
Tagged Australia, law, midwifery, midwifery practices, perineum
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Gestational Diabetes: beyond the label
Updated: August 2019 I have written this blog post in response to readers’ requests. Trying to make sense of the research and guidelines hurt my brain, and I almost gave up a few times. So, for those who asked – I … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, pregnancy
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Understanding and Assessing Labour Progress
Updated: July 2019 I have previously written about how the current framework for understanding and assessing labour progress is inaccurate, not supported by evidence, and fails to incorporate women’s experience of birth. This post is in response to readers asking … Continue reading
Posted in birth, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, contractions, labour pattern, oxytocin, pushing
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Childbirth Trauma: research findings
A big THANK YOU to all the women and men who shared their experiences of traumatic childbirth for Christian Inglis’ Honours study. There was so much data that Christian chose to focus on paternal mental health for his thesis and publication. Later … Continue reading
Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
Updated: July 2019 Amniotic sac and fluid play an important role in the labour process and usually remain intact until the end of labour. However, around 10% of women will experience their waters breaking before labour begins. The standard approach to this situation is to induce labour … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice, pregnancy
Tagged amniotic fluid, amniotic sac, augmentation, baby, birth, contractions, induction, nuchal cord, oxytocin, prelabour rupture of membrances, risk, syntocinon, waterbirth
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