We are seeing bundle after bundle rolling out to improve care and all they seem to do is increase paperwork and scare The bundles are a bungle of tokenistic action despite well established solutions that would cost but a fraction! There are two bundles in recent times that have been cause for concern. The first …
Our current approach to maternity is far short of what the minimal for maternity should be. In a society that values mothers, we would see a minimal standard based on compassion, connection and confidence. We would be celebrating and honouring the transformation, and doing everything we could to ensure women transition whole and powerful. We …
As the sexual revolution expelled it’s sex positive culture with ‘compulsory sexuality’, devoid of morals and responsibility, all we need is a yes and anything – anything- goes. Choking, and other violent acts of violation are becoming normalised as the pornification of society screams yes…even when they want to say no.
meanwhile, in maternity, The medicalisation of birth is marching fast towards complete dehumanisation. We can do anything, so we now redefine normal and slip all too willingly into a capitalist approach to reproduction. No longer about birth and transformation, women or mothers; babies are a product of an industry so focussed on yes, they have forgotten that no is an option. Just as the sexual revolution made sexuality compulsory, modern maternity has made medicalisation compulsory.
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 …
A health care directive contains many decisions, for various what ifs. Including explicit instructions regarding what will happen with your remains, beyond burial vs cremation, is very helpful. There are ethical considerations, and if you do not express your decisions, others will be left to decide.
Compassion compels us into action when we see suffering or need. Compassion requires us to see another’s humanity. In a society experiencing a remarkable rise of narcissism, the quest for identity and competitive minoritism, have seen compassion tossed aside. The ability to acknowledge humanity in others is lost. Perhaps so much so, that what it …
She was feeling over run, Had too much to do, And no one was there to help her, She wanted to shoot through, But upon her they were dependent She had to soldier on. Robot-like she functioned Sleep deprived and unsupported afraid to stop – she would be judged Maybe even reported. So on she …
One of the first words a baby says is “NO!” Why is that? and how do you react? I read somewhere in my early daze of parenting that I should ask my baby permission to touch and talk my baby through what I am doing. This helps language development, but also has one other very …
We hear a lot about evidence-based care, but just as with ‘shared-decision making‘, it is often misunderstood. Evidence-based care is comprised of 4 components: Evidence-based care is only as good as the weakest link: components 2 and 4. This creates a context of poor outcomes, dissatisfied mothers, families and workers and an illusion of choice. …
There once was a self-declared expert and leader Who took on the role of information feeder He feed us the news As we sat in our pews Believing he was the bullshit weeder. Not the best limerick, granted…but it expresses my feelings right now. That my feelings are in limerick form highlight the ridiculousness of …
