Dr Rachel Reed
midwife • author • educator • researcher
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A re-introduction for my new followers, where I blow my own trumpet again (same tune) 🧐😂Thanks for the feedback Charlotte 😊🙏Updated post: https://midwifethinking.com/2015/09/16/in-defence-of-the-amniotic-sac/#reclaimingchildbirth #ritesofpassage #bookstagram #midwifethinking #rachelreed #midwife #midwifery #doula #birthdoula #studentmidwife #childbirtheducation #childbirthThe cervical ‘os’ (opening) tucked at the back of the vagina in early labour and opens forward. At some point in labour almost every woman will have an anterior lip because this is the last part of the cervix to be pulled up over the baby’s head. Whether this lip is detected depends on whether/when a vaginal examination is done. A posterior lip is almost unheard of because this part of the cervix disappears first. Or rather it becomes difficult to reach with fingers first.Clitoracy is an important aspect of understanding birth physiology. I broke my clitoris when filming my online course. The real clitoris is well protected and anchored within the pelvis. Want to know more about this marvellous organ and get clitorate? Join my online course
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Tag Archives: screening
Testing, Testing…
From the moment a woman is pregnant she is offered an ever increasing variety of tests. I use the term ‘offered’ despite the reality that the tests are rarely presented as options. When I ask women about the tests they … Continue reading →
Posted in intervention, midwifery practice, pregnancy
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Tagged blood tests, consent, information giving, intervention, pregnancy, screening, testing, ultrasound
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