Across Australia, we are seeing the roll out of the ‘Safer Baby Bundle’. This is an initiative to reduce stillbirth. This is an obviously noble goal, with five key areas of focus in the form of hashtagable social messaging. The five key areas are: #Quit4Baby #GrowingMatters #MovementsMatter #SleeponSide #LetsTalkTiming As I explored the resources associated …
why the silence? One in three Australian mothers experience physical and emotional birth trauma. One in 10 emerges with post-traumatic stress disorder. For many it begins with induction. From there women are at risk of the cascade of consent. First time mothers have over 40% chance of induced birth. Between 2000 and 2016 induction of labour …
Why do we do as we are told, even if it seems ridiculous, if we perceive them to have authority? Dr Chris and Dr Xand set up an experiment (probably based on the Milgram Experiment).After seeing this segment whilst my children watched the Operation Ouch program, I was prompted to look into this phenomenon when it comes to …
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The horror of birth, in all it’s unpredictable gory, is the glee of birth skeptics and trolls across social media. The birth plan is the perfect target , scapegoat and crime; there is no point writing one.
or is there?
what if we talked about and prepared for a positive birth. No Matter What.
Is there such a thing as Too Much Information? A point where overwhelm means overcome? Is it possible that blissful ignorance Protects us from being The One? The One who has a bad time, The One who gets The Lot, The One who is disappointed The one whose birth was shot. And what does it …
The medicalised approach to maternity leaves women feeling processed. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Whose flow is it, when you go with the flow?
Birth may be unpredictable but that doesn’t mean unpreparable.
So often, in birthy posts, you read we were ‘designed’ This language is meant to ease our fears To which we seem resigned. ‘Designed to birth’ declare naturalists, almost thoughtlessly, Many do science-based research So this perplexes me. We are not ‘Designed’ to give Birth, Not Designed at all. We have in fact Evolved this …
Birthing is not innate, Not in this Modern World Our instincts may be masked and crushed We may find ourselves being processed Our questions being hushed. For many women birth is something they Survive A life event without honour or joy It is enough to just get through with a healthy girl or boy. For …
Is it possible to to make an informed decision, let alone provide consent, in a maternity system that disregards birth plans and favours intervention over interaction?
