Here are the latest Perth cesarean section rates and induction of labour rates from WA Health. They are the latest although they are still only the 2011 rates. Countries such as the US are trying to reduce their cesarean section rates as they think 33% is way too...
Do You Know Your Birth Options in Perth? I have just been a guest panellist at the Health Consumers’ Council multidisciplinary forum. This was held at KEMH and was a forum for Midwifery and Obstetric professionals, plus consumer advocates, to discuss the current state...
Love Your Labour I recently had a client email me about her birth and it was this was the bit that made me smile “It was amazing and I wish I could go into labour every month” She clearly loved her labour. Not just the actual birth or the magical moment afterwards...
Fear of Childbirth makes you 3 times more likely to suffer PND. I just read an article that has found pregnant women who are fearful of childbirth are at three times the risk of developing postpartum (postnatal in Australia) depression. This conclusion was reached...
