Dr Rachel Reed
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Top Posts
- No woman's land - a student midwife's call (guest post)
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Guest post: when birth is trauma
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
- Cord Blood Collection: confessions of a vampire-midwife
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
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
Guest post: when birth is trauma
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. There are lots of … Continue reading
Posted in birth, guest post, intervention, law
Tagged birth, guest post, information giving, intervention, trauma
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