Category Archives: midwives, midwifery

Breech is just another position

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Janet

About 4% of babies are in breech positions at term. Of course nowadays the normal course of events is surgery. Is this safe? Realistic? Warranted? Not according to evidence, no. “Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel … 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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Doctors to be in charge of midwives, homebirthing and of course, women

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Janet

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 … Continue reading →

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Who homebirths? A new series on homebirth.

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Janet

Who homebirths? Welcome to a new series of entries. A series of activism, humour, love and community. This is a series for those who have birthed at home, those who would like to, those who support homebirthing women and anyone … Continue reading →

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Links in the chain. What’s being written and read in your world?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Janet

Please share what you’re reading and writing, I love to have new material for eager readers and learn from all the many groovy blogs out there on the interwebz. Ilithyia Inspired brings us news of the latest piece of obstetric … Continue reading →

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The Great VBAC Rort

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Janet

VBAC is an endangered species. This is not really surprising since vaginal births of all kinds are endangered and it only makes sense that having created a birthing monster of cuts and scars, Dr Frankenstein would be unwilling to let … Continue reading →

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Consumers are not stakeholders, it would seem, when birth is discussed.

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Janet

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 … Continue reading →

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Some beautiful birth images and lovely homebirth families!

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Janet

~ we love homebirth ~ How will you birth after July 2010? Homebirth Awareness Year 2008 Tweet

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Why be an autonomous consumer of the healthcare system?

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Janet

In recent years as midwife-assisted homebirth has become more topical in the mainstream press, so too freebirth* or family birth, has also become more widely known. Our culture of control over women means that the shock value of women birthing … Continue reading →

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