Dr Rachel Reed
midwife, academic, writer
and presenter-
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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
Tag Archives: cervical lip
The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
Here is a scenario I keep hearing over and over: A woman is labouring away and all is good. She begins to push with contractions, and her midwife encourages her to follow her body. After a little while the midwife … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, cervical lip, cervix, occipito-posterior, OP, pushing
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Pushing: leave it to the experts
A birthing woman is the expert regarding when and how she pushes. Providing directions implies she needs our guidance and we are the experts. Of course each woman and birth situation is different and in some circumstances guidance may be … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, cervical lip, cervix, hypnobirthing, pushing
116 Comments
