Dr Rachel Reed
midwife • academic • writer • presenter
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WITH WOMAN RETREAT 2019 - What an honour to midwife women through an intense deep dive into themselves, the sisterhood and birth as a rite of passage. I took no photos - this was taken by my lovely daughter :) We are bringing this work to Victoria next year. #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducation #childbirth #thisshitworks #shamanicschoolofwomancraft#Repost @schoolofshamanicwomancraft with @get_repost ・・・ Registrations close on the 27th November. This is not to be missed, welcome to ALL birthworkers and those that are interested to deepening the work with women.. LINK IN BIO TO EVENTS ♥️⠀ --⠀ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/with-woman-retreat-reclaimi… ---⠀⠀ With Woman is a three-day retreat for midwives, doulas, student midwives, birth-workers, doctors, academics, educators and anyone who works with women.⠀⠀ ----⠀⠀ #pregnancy #pregnant #pregnantlife #midwife #midwifery #midwife #birth #birthing #baby #babyblessing #womenswork #womenscircle #pregnancyworkshop #shamanicdimensionsofpregnancy #birthwork #birthworker #caesarean #retreat #doula #doulawork #birthworker #studentmidwife #midwiferystudent #riteofpassage #birthrights #janehardwickecollingsSuch a lovely surprise after a week of nursing a poorly elderly cat and watching bush fires rage across Australia. #IMexpo #midwifethinking #rachelreedI’ve just returned from a Gunnas Writing Retreat with @catherinedeveny We danced, we laughed, we swam, we ate fine food and we wrote and wrote. The best photo is the last one 😉#gunnaswritersretreatUPDATED POST: https://midwifethinking.com/2013/11/13/early-labour-and-mixed-messages/ #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducation #childbirthThe home office... although just as much work gets done on the sofa and in bed 😆 #writing #midwifethinking
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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: October 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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