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16Aug

We need to talk about Birth Trauma. Now.

by Tanya Cawthorne
Wed August 2017
Birth Trauma, Cascade of Interventions, Continuity of Care, Evidence-based research, Feminism, Human Rights in Childbirth, Informed decision making, Labour interventions, Midwifery, Midwifery model of care, Midwifery-led care, Obstetric led care, Perinatal anxiety, postnatal depression, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Woman-centred care
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August 14 – 21, 2017 is Birth Trauma Awareness Week. First of all, it profoundly saddens me that we need to set aside even one day of the year, let alone an entire week to raising awareness of birth...

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31Jul

Inspiring VBAC Stories: Maggie’s Birth

by Tanya Cawthorne
Mon July 2017
Birth Plan, Birth Preferences, Birth Story, Caesarean, Caesarean section, Caesarean Surgery, Informed decision making, Labour, Midwifery, Midwifery-led care, Natural birth, VBA2C, VBAC
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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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03Jul

Why Midwives Love a Good Birth Plan

by Tanya Cawthorne
Mon July 2017
Birth Plan, Birth Preferences, Cascade of Interventions, Childbirth Education, Informed decision making, Midwifery, Midwifery-led care, Natural birth, Physiological labour, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
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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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29Jun

Teens and childbirth – why birth education needs to start in school.

by Tanya Cawthorne
Thu June 2017
breastfeeding, Childbirth Education, Feminism, Lamaze, Media, Natural birth, Social Media, Teenagers, Uncategorized
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“Miss, Miss! Is it true that you need to get your vagina sewn up after you give birth?” “So what hurts more? Getting kicked in the nuts or giving birth?” So, apart from wincing just a little bit at...

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