Dr Rachel Reed
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Nuchal cords are often incorrectly blamed for 'slow' labour progress and fetal distress.Amazon Australia kindle deal ends today! 😊One of the few good memories from 2022. A little hiatus from the shite with @midwife.dr.clare in Yallinup WA.https://midwifethinking.com/2016/06/15/the-anterior-cervical-lip-how-to-ruin-a-perfectly-good-birth/Guess what this month's Collective lesson is about? 😂No magnets! 🧲Top Posts
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Tag Archives: midwifery practices
Perineal ‘Bundles’ and Midwifery
Updated: August 2020 I’ve tried to avoid tackling this issue for months now but it won’t go away. It seems that the ‘bundle’ is one of the main topics of concern amongst midwives and students at the moment. So here … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, law, midwifery practice
Tagged Australia, law, midwifery, midwifery practices, perineum
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Midwifery Practice During Birth: rites of passage and rites of protection
Finally I have completed my Phd! It took me six years – the last two mostly writing… and writing… and rewriting. Entire chapters did not make the final ‘cut’. There is so much more I wanted to say (and did) … Continue reading
Posted in birth, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, cultural norms, medical paradigm, midwifery, midwifery practices, phd, research
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