Evidence Based Maternity Care
October 29, 2008 at 11:27 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: advocacy, Birth
Childbirth Connection is a US not-for-profit organisation that aims to improve maternity care through research, education and advocacy. They have just released a report: Evidence Based Maternity Care which you can download from their site. It shows clearly that despite paying top dollar, women fail to receive the care that is best for them despite ample evidence in support of better care.
You can check out the media coverage of the report on USA Today: Maternity care failings can be remedied with cost-saving fixes, also Back to Basics for Safer Childbirth: Too many doctors and hospitals are overusing high-tech procedures on Consumer Reports.
This is just as relevant in Australia!
You can also download from Childbirth Connection: A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Insights
October 25, 2008 at 6:10 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentIf you’re feeling a bit stuck or wanting some insight into a problem here are some of my favourite sites:
Numerology: Sometimes it can make things a little easier if you know what energies you are working with each year. I am having a #1 year, so it’s all new beginnings for me!
3 card reading – just think of your problem and some great guidance is just a click away
Osho – I love the Osho Zen tarot. It doesn’t tell the future, just gives you some insight into the present. Try a one card reading, relationship or general reading.
Yay for Midwives!
October 14, 2008 at 12:42 am | In Birth | 1 CommentTags: Birth, Midwifery
A systematic review has just been published by the Cochrane Collaboration (highest level of evidence for those not in the know!) on midwifery-led models of care. It showed women who had midwifery-led care were LESS likely to experience:
- antenatal hospitalisation
- use of regional anaesthesia
- episiotomy
- instrumental delivery
And MORE likely to experience:
- no analagesia/anaesthesia during labour
- spontaneous vaginal birth
- to feel in control of labour and birth
- be attended in birth by a known midwife
- initiate breastfeeding
Women randomised to receive midwifery-led care were also less likely to experience fetal loss before 24 weeks and their babies were more likely to have a shorter hospital stay.
Well we knew all that! But now it has passed the inquisition 
Everything’s Breechy
October 4, 2008 at 2:56 am | In Birth | Leave a CommentTags: Breech, Homebirth
A friend of mine is usurping me on the resource stakes and recently sent me a list of links on breech as her bub is currently head-up, bum-down and she wanted to get informed. Google searching for Breech and Maggie Banks or Henci Goer will get you some great info on the Hannah Trial or Term Breech Trial.
Love
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- Lisa Barrett’s Website – great breech info, breech homebirth stories, pictures and videos
- Homebirth UK – Article on Optimal Foetal Positioning
- Homebirth.org.au – lots of links to Breech info
- Gentle Birth Archives – powerhouse of resources and information
- Homeopathy for turning Babies
- Breech Birth in Australia
- Brisbane Times Article
- Sarah Buckley Article – Breech Choices
- Breech Mama’s Blog – with tonnes of links
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