Dr Rachel Reed
midwife, senior lecturer, writer, presenter and birth nerd-
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- Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
- The Human Microbiome: considerations for pregnancy, birth and early mothering
- Induction of Labour: balancing risks
- Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture
- The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
- The Effective Labour Contraction
- Induction: a step by step guide
- Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
- The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
- Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
Tag Archives: umbilical cord
The Placenta: essential resuscitation equipment
Knowledge about the short-term and long-term benefits of ‘delayed cord clamping’ is finally making it into practice. Midwives and in some cases obstetricians are realising the importance of allowing the placenta to finish circulating blood before intervening. I personally don’t … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged ARM, baby, birth, heart rate, intervention, nuchal cord, placenta, resuscitation, syntocinon, umbilical cord
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Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat
To get this blog going I decided to write about a slight obsession of mine: The fear of, and routine midwifery management of nuchal cords at birth (umbilical cord around the neck). I have written and presented about this topic … Continue reading
Posted in baby, birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged baby, birth, nuchal cord, umbilical cord
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