Dr Rachel Reed
midwife • academic • writer • presenter
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UPDATED 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 🍾UPDATED POST: https://midwifethinking.com/2016/04/13/the-placenta-essential-resuscitation-equipment/ #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducator #childbirtheducation #childbirth #placenta #resuscitationEddie spying on me while I work 😆 #peacock #writingwithabirdThis retreat offers a unique opportunity to deeply explore the heart and soul of being 'with woman’ at birth and beyond. I am so grateful to be able to midwife this event and witness the transformation of participants as they journey through the processes. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/with-woman-retreat-reclaiming-birth-as-a-rite-of-passage-2019-tickets-58347053608 Laura Mathias’ reviewed the 2018 retreat in Australian Midwifery News: “This workshop was profound in so many ways. It gave me tools through which to explore my own womanhood, my stories, judgements and patterns. It reassured me that birth is sacred and that there are so many strong women working to hold this vision and intention for women to be able to birth how, when and where they choose without judgement or restriction. I felt profoundly held in a circle of women, in safety and love, which is how I want women to feel when they are in my care.” (Full review available here: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=251383120060963;res=IELHEA)2017 @homebirth_australia Conference Dinner with my Teacher @janehardwickecollings 😊 Looking forward to the 2020 version 😆
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- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Understanding and Assessing Labour Progress
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
- Post-Dates Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
Category Archives: publications
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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Why Induction Matters: book release
Updated: July 2019 My book Why Induction Matters is now available from all the usual retailers: Amazon; Book Depository; Booktopia; Capers Bookstore; Wordery Around 1 in 4 women have their labour induced (1 in 3 in the UK and Australia). This book is … Continue reading
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
The Assessment of Progress
Links updated: August 2019 This article was written for AIMS Journal (2011, vol. 23, no. 2) and expands on my previous post about my New Years resolution – which by the way I have kept. AIMS have kindly allowed me … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice, publications
Tagged ARM, augmentation, birth, contractions, labour pattern, oxytocin, pushing, syntocinon
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