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10May

The ethical responsibility of childbirth educators

by Tanya Cawthorne
Wed May 2017
Cord Blood Banks, Cord Blood Collection, Delayed Cord Clamping, Informed decision making, Labour interventions, Midwifery, Optimal Cord Clamping, Physiological labour, Pregnancy, Stem Cells
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I’ve just returned from Sydney where I taught a Lamaze Childbirth Educator training program. Part of the course is to explore the Code of Ethics for Lamaze Childbirth Educators. Quite ironically, I received the following email while I was...

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21Apr

Finally. A book about infant sleep I can get behind.

by Tanya Cawthorne
Fri April 2017
Crying it out, Infant sleep, Parenting, Parenting books, Self-settling, Uncategorized
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If you are pregnant, or the parent of a new baby, I don’t need to tell you how massive the topic of infant sleep is! The anxiety levels around how much – or how little – your baby will...

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31Mar

Ask the Childbirth Educator… how to get labour started

by Tanya Cawthorne
Fri March 2017
Childbirth Education, Comfort measures, Healthy Birth Practices, Labour tools, Lamaze, Lamaze International, Uncategorized
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Welcome to the first column in our new series, Ask the Childbirth Educator. Do you have a question regarding pregnancy, birth or early parenting? Send us an email with your question and we’ll feature it on our blog! Today’s...

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18Mar

Why it’s time for a (new) birth revolution.

by Tanya Cawthorne
Sat March 2017
Caesarean, Caesarean section, Caesarean Surgery, Childbirth Education, Feminism, Informed decision making, Lamaze, Lamaze International, Media, Natural birth, Physiological labour
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The other day, a friend tagged me on a post that she saw in a popular parenting group on Facebook. The post read; Any mums out there that didn’t bother with any of the prenatal classes? How did you...

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