Unmet Expectations or Unmet Standards of Care? Rethinking the Causes of Birth Trauma
By Tanya Cawthorne, MWomenChldH, LCCE, FACCE A recent University of Reading study has generated considerable media attention, with some commentators arguing that women are being harmed by unrealistic expectations of achieving a “natural” birth. Professor Erwin Loh, President of the...
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Stop! I want to get off the conveyor belt of birth!
You know when a series of seemingly unrelated events coincide, and then you start to realise that in fact they aren’t unrelated at all? Yeah, well that happened to me this past weekend. I was scrolling through Facebook late...
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Inspiring VBAC Stories: Maggie’s Birth
I met Kate and her husband Simon when they did my VBAC Your Way course earlier this year. Kate had two little boys, both born via Caesarean section in the UK and she was extremely keen to avoid a...
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Why Midwives Love a Good Birth Plan
This week I am thrilled to feature a guest post from midwife, Kate Visser. Birthwell Birthright (BWBR): Many people are very cynical of the whole concept of a “birth plan”. Pregnant women hear all too often from their friends...
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