Dr Rachel Reed
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Top Posts
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- Gestational Diabetes: beyond the label
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Perineal Protectors?
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
- Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture
Category Archives: uncategorized
Understanding and assessing labour progress
I have previously written about how the current framework for understanding and assessing labour progress is inaccurate, not supported by evidence, and fails to incorporate women’s experience of birth. This post is in response to readers asking me to write … Continue reading
Posted in birth, midwifery practice, uncategorized
Tagged birth, contractions, labour pattern, oxytocin, pushing
13 Comments
Research (Bias) and Maternity Care
The childbearing experience has always been unpredictable and potentially dangerous. In response, humans have sought ways to create a sense of control and minimise danger. Practices (actions) aimed at creating a sense of control reflect the culture from which they … Continue reading
Responsibilities in the mother-midwife relationship
When I facilitate workshops with midwives and students, there is always a lot of discussion and debate about professional responsibilities in the mother-midwife relationship. These debates often get heated, and the complexities of legal, professional, and ethical issues can become confusing. … Continue reading
Posted in law, midwifery practice, opinion and thoughts, uncategorized
Tagged information giving, law, risk
29 Comments
Early Labour and Mixed Messages
Updated: February 2018 This post is about early labour and the mixed messages women are given about this important part of the birthing process. Defining the indefinable The concept of ‘early’ or ‘latent’ labour emerged as a result of the birth … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice, uncategorized
Tagged birth, intervention, labour pattern
131 Comments
