Dr Rachel Reed
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In keeping with the cicada theme. I found this and it perfectly reflects my current feels. This last week as been epic. I feel like a husk π. Just got to find the cicada who emerged and get him to sing. First recovery π #overwhelm #stress #cicada #emergenceJournal article: Women and Birth (in press) - How a perineal care bundle impacts midwifery practice in Australian maternity hospitals: a critical, reflexive, thematic analysis; authors Jyai Allen, Kirsten Small and Nigel Lee (unfortunately the article is not open access - excerpts below)This morning I was crossing the creek (crawling across rocks) and this beauty landed in front of my face and started to drown. I fished him out and we hung out until he had dried off π #cicadasIf you are wondering what all the swearing is about at the end of the latest @themidwivescauldron podcast interview with @birthtimeworld... I revealed my tattoo while Zoe was explaining the significance of the cicada to the Birth Time movie.'Birthing the placenta: women's decisions and experiences' β This was one of my favourite research projects. It was the first published study into women's experiences of birthing the placenta.I Finally have proper internet! 1.6MB per second to 40+ Katie @themidwivescauldron can stop whinging now. (Human for scale) π€£ #offgrid #bloodymassivesatelitedish-
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VBAC: making a mountain out of a molehill
VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean)Β is big. A google search for ‘vbac’ results in ‘about 795,000’ results. Reviews, guidelines, policies and statements are being produced by every organisation with an interest in birth. Support groups and networks are growing. I am … Continue reading
Posted in birth, intervention, midwifery practice
Tagged birth, caesarean, uterine rupture, vbac
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