Dr Rachel Reed
midwife • academic • writer • presenter
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I’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 #midwifethinkingWriting at home means I get to hang out with this happy little fellow - Flóki 😊 #writing #happycatUPDATED POST: https://midwifethinking.com/2017/02/03/understanding-and-assessing-labour-progress/ It is fairly easy to stop using 'stages of labour' language and something small we can all do to help shift birth back to women. #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducation #childbirthGoodbye until next year little uni office 😊 Long Service Leave starts 5pm today 🍾
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Category Archives: guest post
No Woman’s Land: a student midwife’s call (guest post)
I received the following from an Australian midwifery student who has agreed for me to publish the post anonymously. Whilst it can be confronting, it is so important to listen to midwifery students with open ears and hearts. They see … Continue reading
Posted in guest post, midwifery practice, opinion and thoughts
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Guest post: when birth is trauma
Links update: August 2019 This is a guest post by Elizabeth Ford who is based in the UK so is writing from a UK perspective. Elizabeth explored birth trauma for her PhD and generously agreed to write a post for MidwifeThinking. … Continue reading
Posted in birth, guest post, intervention, law
Tagged birth, guest post, information giving, intervention, trauma
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