Dr Rachel Reed
midwife, academic, writer, presenter and birth nerd
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Top Posts
- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- Shoulder Dystocia: the real story
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- The Effective Labour Contraction
- An actively managed placental birth might be the best option for most women
- In Celebration of the OP Baby
Tag Archives: trauma
Childbirth Trauma: care provider actions and interactions
A big THANK YOU to all the women and men who shared their experiences of traumatic childbirth for Christian Inglis’ Honours study. There was so much data that Christian chose to focus on paternal mental health for his thesis and publication. Later … Continue reading
Guest post: when birth is trauma
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Ford who is based in the UK so is writing from a UK perspective. Elizabeth explored birth trauma for her PhD and generously agreed to write a post for MidwifeThinking. There are lots of … Continue reading
Posted in birth, guest post, intervention, law
Tagged birth, guest post, information giving, intervention, trauma
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