Category Archives: consumers’ rights

The mother of all rallies – a year on.

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Janet

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Birth ur doin it rong

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Janet

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Press cuttings

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Janet

Updated list-in-progress here. Shamed but not named: bad medics use law to hide their identities Paying for negligence: Birth bungles cost $115m in NSW alone Hypervirulent strain of Clostridium difficile in Epworth Hospital in Richmond Melbourne Scared nurses’ secret evidence … Continue reading →

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What does your uterus really do?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Janet

Thanks, Gloria, for sharing this on your blog. How many of us know all the stuff in this video? I sure didn’t! The increase of emergency hysterectomy after caesarean is quite marked in Australia in recent years. Tweet

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Collaboration? Oh now I get it. They mean “collaboration”.

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Janet

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 … Continue reading →

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Fate of earth – fate of birth

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Janet

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Australia’s Disease Burden Traced To Low Rates Of Breastfeeding

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Janet

Australia’s Disease Burden Traced To Low Rates Of Breastfeeding by Gopalan T on 18 August 2010 Australia’s chronic disease burden has been traced to historical barriers to breastfeeding. The research, by Dr Julie Smith and Dr Peta Harvey of the … Continue reading →

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Ways we silence women

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Janet

This is a beautiful and important post by Heather Armstrong, presented on The Unncessarean. I know many women will relate to it. Unfortunately. Read the rest at the link. Thank you, Heather. Every time this is articulated, another woman comes … Continue reading →

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First time birthing women? What do you wish you’d known?

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Janet

What do you wish you’d known before you’d birthed? What stopped you hearing the nurturing advice you received? One more comment I received when I asked women these questions was: why go to hospital for 15 mins of pushing and … Continue reading →

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Throwing out the lies with the birth water – Sydney screening!

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Janet

Throwing out the lies with the birth water is a documentary about a woman’s right to give birth at home. It outlines the key issues for birth choices in the Blue Mountains, NSW. It follows one woman’s journey before, during … Continue reading →

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