Dr Rachel Reed
midwife, academic, writer, presenter and birth nerd
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Top Posts
- VBAC: making a mountain out of a molehill
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
- Induction: a step by step guide
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
- The Human Microbiome: considerations for pregnancy, birth and early mothering
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
Tag Archives: positions
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
197 Comments
Perineal Protectors?
Updated: March 2017 Perineal tearing and/or grazing is common during birth. Two thirds of women will sustain damage to their perineum during birth (AIHW 2012). You can find out more about types/grading of perineal trauma here. This post will discuss ‘protecting … Continue reading
Posted in birth, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, episiotomy, perineum, positions, pushing, water
104 Comments
Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
The media have been reporting on shoulder dystocia. Apparently doctors are having to attend special classes to learn how to break babies’ bones because mothers are fat, and make their babies too big. At least that’s the story – women … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, complication, intervention, positions, risk, shoulder dystocia
182 Comments
