With all the talk and fear surrounding Pregnancy and Covid-19 at the moment, I thought it might be good to talk about a really positive benefit that I am seeing: an undisturbed pregnancy. People have already commented on how the planet is enjoying the reduced...
Have you been offered a Stretch and Sweep at 38 weeks? I have been wondering about the evidence around offering all women a stretch and sweep at 38 weeks. This is something more and more Obstetricians and Midwives are doing in Perth. One area this has...
I have updated my graph for c/section rates in Perth Hospitals because I have been able to fill in some of the gaps. When the Western Australia’s Mothers and Babies, 2014 32nd Annual Report of the Western Australian Midwives’ Notification System was released in...
Why are some obstetricians suddenly all up in arms about traditional practices that help women take control of their births? Surely anything that helps women and does no harm should be encouraged. It doesn’t make sense that obstetricians would not want women to have...
Is your phone on your “pack for labour” list? You might want to re-think and switch it off altogether. I’m always concerned about the number of women who post screenshots of their “contraction app” on social media and ask: “Do you...
