This is the 2nd of 3 presentations on physiological breech labour and birth. Bibliography Alfirevic Z, Devane D, Gyte GML, Cuthbert A. Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour. Cochrane Database … Continue reading
Category Archives: birth
This 10 minute presentation on breech birth looks at how maternal position affects pelvic diameters and discusses the influence midwives and medical practitioners have on position during birth. Previous posts (The obstetric bed: resistance in action and Active breech birth: … Continue reading
In the last three decades, women in New Zealand, as in the rest of the Western world, have experienced escalating levels of intervention during childbirth and a declining ‘normal’ birth rate – the latter being recorded as 65.0% of all … Continue reading
Birthspirit’s Waterbirth Workshop provides the opportunity to establish and/or enhance evidence-informed practice around the safe and effective use of water during labour and/or birth). It is designed for health professionals but it is anticipated that women exploring the waterbirth option … Continue reading
Active birth is taken as a given during birth at home. Women rarely choose to birth on a bed; rather they walk, crouch, rest on hands and knees, and sway and rock their babies out. This need to move in … Continue reading
In March 2006 I attended the first international Breech Birth Conference in Vancouver, Canada, which gathered together midwives, medical practitioners and researchers to discuss such issues as research, safety and techniques used during vaginal breech birth. Presenters came from eight … Continue reading
This post written by Australian home birth midwife Sue Cookson (RM) was originally published in Birthspirit Midwifery Journal 2010; 6: 65-67. Updated 30/12/15. Thirty-one years ago on a hot December morning I gave birth to my second daughter. It was … Continue reading
This post written by Cecil Tamang (RM, BM) was originally published in Birthspirit Midwifery Journal 2010; 2: 40-42. I once ran across a greeting card which sums up my thoughts about the confirmation of pregnancy. On the front was a … Continue reading
Since redoing the website previous links for my very early critiques of the Term Breech Trial have changed. As I have been repeatedly asked for these I have linked them anew: Term Breech Trial commentary and Breech birth beyond the … Continue reading
In this review of newborn and maternal physiology following birth, Dr Sarah J Buckley focuses on the importance of supporting the newborn’s transition by delayed, or no, umbilical cord clamping. The third stage of labour is a powerful and mysterious … Continue reading