Dr Rachel Reed
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It's intermission time again. See you in a few weeks 😊In a birth culture focussed on 'doing' and 'skills' - it can be difficult to just 'be' and trust the woman.Blog post: link to blog in bio or https://midwifethinking.com/2013/08/14/listening-to-baby-during-labour/Found another one! @rheadempseybirth 😍 @doulaconference_australiaI found 2 of my favourite hags at the @doulaconference_australia @indiebirthwork @janehardwickecollingsAnother variation managed as a complicationTop Posts
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Tag Archives: ethics
Cord Blood Collection: confessions of a vampire-midwife
Updated: February 2022 When I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed student midwife, I was awarded with a certificate and a box of chocolates. My achievement was collecting the most ‘cord’ blood in the hospital. At that time, the Local Health … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, law
Tagged baby, cord blood, ethics, information giving, law, placenta, stem cells
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ACM Homebirth Position Statement & Guidance: My response
The Australian College of Midwives have issued an Interim Homebirth Position Statement and Interim Guidance for Privately Practising Midwives along with a request for comments. Here is the response I have sent… As a privately practising midwife who attends homebirths … Continue reading
Posted in law, midwifery practice, opinion and thoughts
Tagged ACM, ethics, homebirth, midwifery
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