Dr Rachel Reed
midwife, lecturer and birth nerd-
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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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- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- The Effective Labour Contraction
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
Tag Archives: gut microbiota
The Human Microbiome: considerations for pregnancy, birth and early mothering
Updated and edited: April 2016 This post was co-authored by Jessie Johnson-Cash and based on her presentation at the USC Midwifery Education Day. The human microbiome is rather fashionable in the world of science at the moment. The NIH Human Microbiome … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, midwifery practice, pregnancy
Tagged birth, breastfeeding, Chris Kresser, gut bacteria, gut microbiota, human microbiome, microbiome, nutrition, pregnancy, probiotic, stress
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