Induction of Labour – do you REALLY need it?
The new AIMS book Inducing Labour – making informed decisions hits the shelves this month. Superbly updated and revised by midwife, researcher, educator, author and all-round speaker of common sense...
View ArticleCord Clamps
I’ve posted links about the benefits of delayed cord clamping elsewhere, here is a quick thought on methods of clamping the cord, should you decide to do it. Essentially your options are: • Clamp the...
View ArticleGood bacteria
I found this article just fascinating! www.wired.com/2014/04/missing-microbes-antibiotic-resistance-birth
View ArticleMind Your Language
Language is so important, and those working to support others might be wise to remember. Sadly so much of the fear of birth, currently being dubbed ‘birth-wars’, spirals round the whole ‘which expert...
View ArticleIs your care evidence-based?
A recent study has found that somewhere between 9 and 12% of RCOG guidelines are based on Grade A evidence. If you want to read the study abstract with links to the full version, it is here:...
View ArticleRespect for the moment of birth
Today I read a lovely article about just why it is so important to respect the moment of birth. I would go even further, by suggesting that women are empowered and facilitated to catch their own...
View ArticleA doula is for life, not just for birthdays…
I was very,very sad to read this lovely blog post by the very lovely doula (for she still is a doula, even if she isn’t currently supporting birthing women, because it never really leaves you) Jay...
View ArticleMary Cronk’s Phrase Book
Here is a copy of the information from homebirth.org.uk. It is information well worth repeating. The original is here. Mary Cronk’s Phrasebook Mary Cronk is a very well-known, well-respected midwife...
View ArticleInstinctive pushing
This isn’t really my post, it is just a chance to share a really amazing article written by MidwifeThinking on women’s instinctive pushing behaviours and what can happen when women are given directions...
View ArticleDefining Active Labour
A quick snippet here, finally it is starting to become common practice to start counting active labour as 6cm dilated, instead of the 4cm previously used as the measure of success. Stepping aside a...
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