Category Archives: publications

Birthing the Placenta: women’s decisions and experiences

Posted on April 30, 2019 by MidwifeThinking

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 →

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Why Induction Matters: book release

Posted on October 5, 2018 by MidwifeThinking

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 →

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Childbirth Trauma: research findings

Posted on January 11, 2017 by MidwifeThinking

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 →

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The Assessment of Progress

Posted on September 14, 2011 by MidwifeThinking

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 →