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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- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Induction: a step by step guide
- In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- An actively managed placental birth might be the best option for most women
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- The Effective Labour Contraction
Tag Archives: nuchal cord
Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
Edited and updated: November 2015 Amniotic sac and fluid play an important role in the labour process and usually remain intact until the end of labour. However, around 10% of women will experience their waters breaking before labour begins. The standard approach to this situation is to … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged amniotic fluid, amniotic sac, augmentation, baby, birth, contractions, induction, nuchal cord, oxytocin, prelabour rupture of membrances, risk, syntocinon, waterbirth
206 Comments
The Placenta: essential resuscitation equipment
Edited/Updated: April 2016 Knowledge about the short-term and long-term benefits of ‘delayed cord clamping’ is finally making it into practice. Midwives and in some cases obstetricians are realising the importance of allowing the placenta to finish circulating blood before intervening. I … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged ARM, baby, birth, heart rate, intervention, nuchal cord, placenta, resuscitation, syntocinon, umbilical cord
109 Comments
Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
Edited and updated: May 2015 To get this blog going I decided to write about a slight obsession of mine: The fear of, and routine midwifery management of nuchal cords at birth (umbilical cord around the neck). I have written and … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged baby, birth, nuchal cord, umbilical cord
319 Comments
