Category Archives: intervention
Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
This post has moved to my website – find it here
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice, pregnancy, uncategorized
Tagged baby, caesarean, fear, induction, shoulder dystocia, ultrasound
Comments Off on Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
Perineal ‘Bundles’ and Midwifery
This post has moved to my website – find it here
Posted in birth, intervention, law, midwifery practice
Tagged Australia, law, midwifery, midwifery practices, perineum
Comments Off on Perineal ‘Bundles’ and Midwifery
Gestational Diabetes: beyond the label
This post has moved to my website – find it here
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, pregnancy
Comments Off on Gestational Diabetes: beyond the label
Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
This blog post has moved to my website. You can find it here.
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
Comments Off on Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
This blog post has moved to my website. You can find it here.
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, cervical lip, cervix, occipito-posterior, OP, pushing
Comments Off on The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
The Placenta: essential resuscitation equipment
This blog post has moved to my website. You can find it here.
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged ARM, baby, birth, heart rate, intervention, nuchal cord, placenta, resuscitation, syntocinon, umbilical cord
Comments Off on The Placenta: essential resuscitation equipment
In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
This blog post has moved to my website. You can find it here.
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged amniotic fluid, amniotic sac, ARM, birth, caul, contractions, heart rate, induction, intervention, syntocinon, waterbirth
Comments Off on In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
Cord Blood Collection: confessions of a vampire-midwife
This blog post has moved to my website. You can find it here.
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, law
Tagged baby, cord blood, ethics, information giving, law, placenta, stem cells
Comments Off on Cord Blood Collection: confessions of a vampire-midwife
Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
This blog post has moved to my website. You can find it here.
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, complication, intervention, positions, risk, shoulder dystocia
Comments Off on Shoulder Dystocia: the real story

