This post was originally published in Birthspirit Midwifery Journal 2009; 3: 15-19. Updated 2 February 2017 I am often asked during breech workshops that I run if leaving a woman in a birth pool to give birth to a surprise … Continue reading
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This post was originally published in Birthspirit Midwifery Journal 2010; 5: 37-39. Updated February 2014. Throughout New Zealand (NZ), it is taken for granted that a midwife needs to be involved throughout the continuum of care of a pregnant woman. … Continue reading
Originally published in Birthspirit Midwifery Journal 2010; 6: 55-57.Revised February 2014 Midwifery ethos demands that while remaining mindful of a woman’s ‘birthing potential’ WHO (1998, p. 2) and that any number of eventualities can arise, we nurture the physiological process … Continue reading
This post was originally published in Birthspirit Midwifery Journal 2009; 1: 43-46. Updated February, 2014 Each of Jaynie’s three labours built up over several days before she had contractions that were frequent enough for her to determine she was in … Continue reading