Monthly Archives: December 2009

Fathers and the experience of traumatic pregnancy and/or birth

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Janet

The lovely Professor Cheryl Beck who researches birth trauma is doing another study with TABS NZ, this time into fathers and their responses to witnessing traumatic pregnancy and/or birth. Anything that adds to our knowledge around birth trauma is important … Continue reading →

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Joyous Birth’s senate submission Part the Fiftieth

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Janet

Not content with sharing the lurve of the previous enquiries into who really owns women’s bodies  human rights Homebirth in Australia, here is the submission sent today to the next enquiry which I predict will find that women want midwives … Continue reading →

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The Real Birth Wars *graphic warning*

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Janet

Those not from around here might need a little explanation about this post. The dude in the suit peering at the baby he’s imprisoned in a plastic box, away from it’s mother, is Dr Andrew Pesce, current head of the … Continue reading →

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