Dr Rachel Reed
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It's intermission time again. See you in a few weeks 😊In a birth culture focussed on 'doing' and 'skills' - it can be difficult to just 'be' and trust the woman.Blog post: link to blog in bio or https://midwifethinking.com/2013/08/14/listening-to-baby-during-labour/Found another one! @rheadempseybirth 😍 @doulaconference_australiaI found 2 of my favourite hags at the @doulaconference_australia @indiebirthwork @janehardwickecollingsAnother variation managed as a complicationTop Posts
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Tag Archives: pregnancy
The Human Microbiome: considerations for pregnancy, birth and early mothering
This post was co-authored by Jessie Johnson-Cash and based on her presentation at the USC Midwifery Education Day. The human microbiome is rather fashionable in the world of science at the moment. The NIH Human Microbiome Project has been set up to … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, midwifery practice, pregnancy
Tagged birth, breastfeeding, Chris Kresser, gut bacteria, gut microbiota, human microbiome, microbiome, nutrition, pregnancy, probiotic, stress
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Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
Updated: December 2017 This post is in response to readers asking me to cover the topic of induction for low amniotic fluid volume (AFV). Most of the content is available in textbooks, in particular Coad and Dunstall 2011 and Beall … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, pregnancy
Tagged amniotic fluid, ARM, birth, induction, intervention, pregnancy, risk, syntocinon
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