Dr Rachel Reed
midwife, lecturer and birth nerd-
Archived by the National Library of Australia and Partners
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Recent Posts
- Responsibilities in the mother-midwife relationship
- Supporting women’s instinctive pushing behaviour during birth
- Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture
- The Human Microbiome: considerations for pregnancy, birth and early mothering
- The Future of Midwifery and Homebirth in Australia?
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- An actively managed placental birth might be the best option for most women
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
- Asynclitism: a well aligned baby or a tilted head?
Tag Archives: consent
Testing, Testing…
I am visiting the BaBs Sunshine Coast group tomorrow to talk about the tests offered during pregnancy and afterwards to newborns. You can download my antenatal tests summary information if you are interested. The summary will provide you with an overview … Continue reading →
Posted in intervention, midwifery practice, pregnancy
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Tagged blood tests, consent, information giving, intervention, pregnancy, screening, testing, ultrasound
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Induction of Labour: balancing risks
Edited and updated: June 2016 In Australia 26% of labours are induced. The most common reason for induction is a ‘prolonged pregnancy’. That’s an awful lot of babies outstaying their welcome and requiring eviction. I am not going to get stuck into … Continue reading →
Posted in baby, birth, intervention
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Tagged ARM, consent, induction, information giving, intervention, law, negligence, oxytocin, pitocin, risk, syntocinon
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Information Giving and the Law
Edited and updated: June 2016 I was writing a blog post on induction for prolonged pregnancy but got side tracked reflecting on a recent study day I attended about law. So, I will get this out of my system before … Continue reading →
Posted in law, midwifery practice
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Tagged consent, information giving, intervention, law, negligence, risk
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48 Comments
