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Non-Laboring Cesarean … Childbirth Series #37
Having been involved in the weird and wonderful Childbirth Conversation for 50 years, I have lived through 3 ‘Evidence-based practice’;...
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Childbirth Instincts … Childbirth Series #36
All of us have had an experience when we’ve reacted spontaneously (instinct) to something and mostly likely avoided something or...
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Informed Consent In Childbirth … Childbirth Series #35
Birth choices, Birth Plans and Informed Consent in Childbirth have been the buzz words in childbirth since the 1980s. Prior...
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Childbirth Partnerships/Continuity Of Care … Childbirth Series #34
Continuity of Care bumps into Maternity Partnership but these two things are different. Continuity of Care is a birth provider...
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The World Of Natural Birth … Childbirth Series #33
Right off the bat, we have to ask: ‘What does the word ‘natural’ mean when referring to ‘natural’ birth? Have...
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Your Pregnancy/Birth In Your Maternity System … Childbirth Series #32
Unless you birth by yourself and never see your local GP, Obstetrician or Midwife, you will be involved with a...
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Traditional Birthing … Childbirth Series #31
Humans have given birth around the world since the beginning of our humanity. Birth is how all species reproduce themselves...
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Breathing Skills/Mothers … Childbirth Series #30
That’s an incredibly profound question really. Think about it. Women around the world have given birth since the beginning of...
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Birth Stories The Missing Element … Childbirth Series #29
What are the Birth Stories women tell? We might hear Birth Stories like these: “I had a home birth” “I...
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And Epidurals … Childbirth Series #28
No, using an epidural during your birth is not ‘wrong’. Using an epidural in birth indicates how deeply and broadly...
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And Midwives … Childbirth Series #27
Our New Zealand registered not-for-profit www.commonknowledgetrust.org (that holds a Childbirth Concept and our associated website www.birthingbetter.org (that holds the skills...
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And Birth Trauma/Fathers (TABS) .. Childbirth Series #21
So much focus in pregnancy, birth and early parenting is on the woman and that is wrecking havoc in families....
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And Trauma After Birth/Mothers (TABS) … Childbirth Series #20
Here’s the sad fact, until the shift in the childbirth trend that occurred in the 1980s … The Choice-based Childbirth...
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And Posterior Births/Babies … Childbirth Series #19
Were Posterior Babies and Birth always an issue? Nope. Actually, in 1970 in the US, there was only a 4.5%...
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And Breech Births … Childbirth Series #18
My how times change … It’s been 50 years since I gave birth in 1970 and so much has changed....
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