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I'm on holiday and have not packed social media 🏝️In this month's newsletter, I share my favourite research study/article of 2023 and explain why it's a winner (arriving in inboxes on the 7th of December). Subscribe to my Mailing List for a monthly newsletter featuring news (of course), evidence-based information, musings, rants and discounts on offers. The link is in my bio or visit my website www.rachelreed.website*Please read the blog post before responding with an uppity comment* Full blog post: https://midwifethinking.com/2016/06/08/in-celebration-of-the-op-baby/When birth moved from the community into hospitals it changed the mother-midwife relationship. Midwives now struggle to provide woman-centred care when they are accountable to institution-centred employers.More lessons on birth from hens 🤣"Women unravel and examine their experience with those who witnessed it, their partners, family and care providers. An essential but undervalued role of the care provider is to listen to the woman’s birth story and support this process. Listening to the birth story is also an opportunity for the care provider to ask the woman questions that reinforce her capability and power. This includes asking her what she learned about herself, where and how she experienced her power and agency, and what messages and themes lie within the story."Top Posts
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Tag Archives: perineum
Perineal ‘Bundles’ and Midwifery
Updated: August 2023 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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Perineal Protectors?
Updated: August 2023 Most women will sustain some damage to their perineum during birth (AIHW 2023). Around half will have a tear or graze in the skin and/or vaginal wall (1st / 2nd degree). A quarter will be cut with … Continue reading
Posted in birth, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, episiotomy, perineum, positions, pushing, water
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