Book Review: Birth New Compiled By Laura Elizabeth Review by: Hazel Keedle – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Western Sydney University Published by Maven Press Publication date: 2022 Format: Paperback 294pp RRP: AUD$ 45.83 ISBN: 978-0645323047 This book comprises of stories, thoughts and insights from an eclectic group of women across Australia. Compiled by Laura Elizabeth, […]
Factors Contributing To Women’s Psychological Birthing Trauma: Victorian Midwives’ Perspectives Bernadette Pulis (she/her) – Clinical Midwifery Educator, Peninsula Health, Victoria Social @bernadette_pulis Dr Carolyn Hastie (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Griffith University, Queensland Social @CarolynHastie Dr Roslyn Donnellan-Fernandez (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Griffith University, Queensland Social @RozDFernandez Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 02 Issue […]
Book Review: The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth by Sophie Walker & Jodi Wilson Review by: Samantha Gunn – Birth & Postpartum Doula and Hypnobirthing Practitioner Published by Murdoch Books Publication date: 2023 Format: Paperback 432pp RRP: $22.00 ISBN: 978-1922616036 A common refrain from new parents is ‘I wish I had known’ or […]
Fathers’ Involvement in ‘Cutting The Cord’ – Questioning ‘Taken for Granted’ Acts? Debbie Garrod (she/her) – researcher, NHSP Midwife, Manchester University NHSFT debbiegarrod21@gmail.com Zoe Darwin (she/her) – Reader in Health Research, University of Huddersfield Peter Nugus (he/him) – Associate Professor, Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Quebec Linda McGowan (she/her) – Professor of Applied […]
Time of Birth: Chance or Science? Becky Westbury – Midwife team leader, Hywel Dda University Health Board and Midwifery Lecturer, Swansea University Twitter @midwifebec Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 11 December 2022, Pages 26-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/DYEM3037 Summary Along with many others involved in the birth world for over ten years, I feel that […]
Beautifying Birth: A Simple Tool to Promote Physiology Emma Booth (she/her) – Senior Midwife, Bronglais Hospital Aberystwyth, Wales Twitter @emmabbooth Instagram @emmabooth34 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 08 September 2022, Pages 40-43 https://doi.org/10.55975/FZFN6911 Summary As a senior midwife working on an obstetric-led unit, I was concerned with the rising levels of intervention […]
Spontaneous Versus Directing Pushing: An Exploration of Current Practice, Evidence, Theories and the Potential for Promotion of Physiological Birth Jen Tooke-Marchant (she/her) – Student Midwife, University of Suffolk/West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Instagram @jenerallyspeaking7 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 07 July/Aug 2022, Pages 14-17 doi.org/10.55975/GSWB5602 Summary In spite of national and local […]
Upright and Active Birth – Active Support! Molly O’Brien – Midwife and midwife educator, Optimal Birth Instagram @biomechanics_for_birth Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 02 February 2022 https://doi.org/10.55975/OIGH7546 Introduction Birth is a dynamic process – the urge to move is both intuitive and instinctive. It also works wonders with physiology. Midwives should understand […]
REVIEW Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth Nicole Rajan-Brown – Second Year Student Midwife, University of Salford @nicrajan_brown (Instagram and Twitter) Seahorse follows a journey of fertility treatment, pregnancy, and birth. At first glance, a common and ordinary story. This film, however, follows the brave journey of transgender man Freddy McConnell through fertility, pregnancy, and […]
Normal Birth 2: Oxytocin and the Normal Physiology of Labour and Birth Sophie Finnerty – Senior Lecturer (midwifery), School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Worcester Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 9 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/SALX4331 Summary In this second of a 10-part series, we explore how hormones during labour are continuous and […]
