One of the big things the government keeps banging on about in its anti-homebirth drive is “collaboration”. You might think that the existing situation – woman hires midwife, woman and midwife seek obstetric surgeon or hospital in the unlikely event of need, often midwives have relationships built up with hospitals or surgeons so that’s not [...]

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The “quality and safety framework” has been released. My response looks like this: Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com The real birth wars

Tags: commentary that bites, homebirth science not obstetric superstition, human rights, misinformation campaign, obstetric monopoly, personhood of the foetus, pesky pesce, reproductive freedom
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In a nicely Orwellian turn of phrase where we’re assured that our choices are being expanded, the government deigned to share some of their maternity “care” plans with us. Finally. The AMA’s choices are sure being expanded but those of birthing women have been reduced to “When? How high?”. Luckily for me, Lisa Barrett has [...]

Tags: birth in Australia, human rights, reproductive freedom
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I came across this marvellous group and thought I’d share in case you haven’t seen them. Love their work! Check them out at their link. Such lovely, normal images of normal human stuff! Here we present the first page of photos banned from the social utility Facebook, as well as a few that haven’t been. [...]

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Or Invasion Day, if you prefer. Click here for a great summing up. And it’s Survival Day here Downunder

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Not content with wheeling out the already discredited Pang and Bastian “studies”, the AMA has now wheeled out a synopsis for a study of homebirth that rather misses the points of the information they actually found in the study. Check out Lisa Barrett’s blog and Hoyden About Town for a full breakdown. I also look [...]

Tags: lies we tell to women, misinformation campaign
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Today there were yet more rallies across Australia to draw attention to the immoral legislation currently before Parliament which seeks to remove women’s human rights and criminalise independent midwifery. Maternity Coalition have put together a document which explains clearly the changes to the legislation and what they mean. My rage is hard to put into [...]

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What should I do? Nothing dear, you’re not qualified. Welcome to how homebirth will look at your place – if you’re allowed to have one. Some homebirth advocates (Wingnuts, Bernard, in case you don’t know what an Advocate is) met with the minister and learnt some interesting things. I quote from the report done up [...]

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