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More trans fat during pregnancy tied to bigger baby
Friday, November 18th 2011
(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who down trans fats from snack foods, fast food and other less-than-ideal fare may give birth to bigger babies, a new study suggests.
The study, of nearly 1,400 pregnant women, found that the high…
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Singing to the Baby Before and After Birth
Monday, October 24th 2011
Following is some advice from Penny Simpkin (Author, Doula, and Childbirth Educator) on additional ways to promote bonding between parents and baby immediately after birth. When you have a doula she will support the first hour with continuous skin…
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No flood of disaster babies
Saturday, October 1st 2011
This year's floods may have washed away baby-making plans in Queensland's southeast, but not so in the state's north. Photo: Peter …
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A Birthing Day that comes from Peace and Love is a Gift
Wednesday, September 21st 2011
A birthing day that comes from peace and love is a gift; a gift to your baby and to yourself. To allow yourself to meet a side that you never knew existed within you, you may have hoped, but you just never knew for sure. To trust in your body, to …
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Mums-to-be pushed into caesareans - CourierMail
Thursday, June 23rd 2011
SOME of the state's biggest private hospitals are performing caesareans on more than half the women giving birth in their maternity wards, new figures reveal.
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Aussies prefer to cut to chase with birth - AdelaideNow
Thursday, June 23rd 2011
HEALTHY Australian women think natural childbirth will be undignified and distasteful, and want a caesarean for comfort and safety, a study has found.
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The Benefits of Giving Birth with a Doula by Maryanne Holm
Tuesday, May 24th 2011
The birth of a baby is one of life’s most treasured moments. But for the mother (and father) the labour and birth process can be physically challenging, emotionally draining and even traumatic.
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Birth with a Doula in the 21st Century
Tuesday, May 24th 2011
A Mother’s Perspective
I felt a cool cloth on the back of my neck and pressure on my lower back at the peak of the contraction. Just when I thought I couldn’t continue her eyes met mine and she breathed with me; her energy and pr…
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Natural Birth Hypnobirthing & Doulas
Thursday, August 19th 2010
What's so good about natural childbirth and hypnobirthing and why you need a Doula.
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Obstretricians debate whether Caesarean section is always best for breech babies
Friday, January 8th 2010
It is possible for babies presenting in the breech position to be born vaginally in Australia. The probability is increased with doula support. You are welcome to contact me on my email or phone contact numbers on this site for more information.
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’It’s Up To You...’: How Doctors Influence Women’s Birth Choices Following a Caesarean
Thursday, October 29th 2009
Only fifty percent of women opt to try for a natural birth after having a caesarean. This is despite the fact that seventy percent would be successful.
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Birth fears drive caesareans
Thursday, January 8th 2009
Dr Jennifer Fenwick says the good health of the nation’s women offered no explanation for the rising number of caesareans now performed - which has risen from a single digit rate in the 1980s to now account for more than 30 per cent of all births...
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A birth made to order? What a joke
Thursday, January 8th 2009
A MATERNITY nurse summed it up best: "I know, sweetie," she sighed as she checked my chart, my day-old baby in a crib next to the bed. "You wanted a lentil burger — and instead you got one with the lot." It was a horrible image, perfect in its gruesomeness.
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