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I'm taking an intermission break. I'll be back in May. 😊 💜Another snippet from last month's Collective lesson on big babies: A Cochrane review (Boulvain & Thornton 2023) found that "a policy of labour induction reduced the average birthweight of babies by 178g". That is less than the weight of an iPhone Max Pro."Turning the tide of birth culture will require us to heal our individual and collective wounds and take the risk of exercising our power."❗️Nuance Note: I am referring to physiological birth❗️Antenatal preparation should focus on nurturing a woman's self-trust rather than encouraging her to blindly 'trust birth'.In this month's newsletter, I give in and write about PAPP-A and low dose aspirin so you can stop messaging me about it 🤣 (arriving in inboxes on the 7th of April). Subscribe to my Mailing List for a monthly newsletter featuring evidence-based discussion, musings, rants and discounts on offers. The link is in my bio, or visit my website www.rachelreed.websiteTop Posts
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Tag Archives: shoulder dystocia
Big Babies: the risk of care provider fear
Updated: June 2023 Big babies are normal in well resourced countries. Over 10% of babies born in the UK and Australia weigh 4kg (8lb 13oz) or more. Healthy well nourished women grow healthy well nourished babies. Genetic factors also influence … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice, pregnancy, uncategorized
Tagged baby, caesarean, fear, induction, shoulder dystocia, ultrasound
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Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
Updated: August 2023 There is a lot of unwarranted fear about ‘big babies’ getting stuck. The media reflects the usual story – that women are creating a problem. This post was initially written in response to a news article entitled … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, complication, intervention, positions, risk, shoulder dystocia
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