Dr Rachel Reed
midwife • academic • writer • presenter
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- VBAC: making a mountain out of a molehill
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Gestational Diabetes: beyond the label
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
- Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture
- Post-Dates Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
Tag Archives: OP
The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
Updated: December 2020 Here is a scenario I keep hearing over and over: A woman is labouring away and all is good. She begins to push with contractions, and her midwife encourages her to follow her body. After a little … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, cervical lip, cervix, occipito-posterior, OP, pushing
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In Celebration of the OP Baby
Updated: February 2018 How many times have you heard “I had to have an epidural/c-section/ventouse/etc. because my baby was facing the wrong way”? An occipito posterior (OP) position occurs when the baby enters the pelvis facing forward with his back … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, blame, cervix, intervention, labour pattern, occipito-posterior, OP, optimal fetal positioning, positions
207 Comments
