Tina Cassidy, a former Boston Globe reporter and editor, has taken a refreshingly new approach to an old and much-written story – the history of childbirth. From pre-history to modern-day times, this book is an amazing read. Tina Cassidy combines sociology, anthropology, archeology, evolution and history together in a delightfully informative concoction. Cassidy became
For many women, urinary incontinence is a clear problem without a clear cause or solution. The fact that one in three women who have ever had a baby wet themselves indicates the extent of this problem. Urinary incontinence is distressing and embarrassing and can impact significantly on women’s lives. The silence that surrounds urinary
For me labour was definitely not what I was expecting. In the weeks leading up I did what most expectant mothers did, I read every source I could on labour and birth so I could be prepared as possible. My husband had a fairly good idea of when the baby was conceived so I
Does natural protein matter in pregnancy and lactation? Protein is an essential macro-nutrient, from the protein, fat and carbohydrate family. Protein is required by everyone for optimal health. This is even more so during pregnancy and lactation; protein matters. Made up of amino acids, protein forms the building blocks of your body's cells and
he video below highlights that Australian women deserve to choose their own midwife. Nic Edmondstone and Vicki Chan created this video for a Get-up political ad campaign. The video scored the highest number of hits. Indeed, the Opera House broadcast it as one of the top 10. Even though it was made in 2007;
2008 The Rudd Government said that they were committed to improving maternity services for Australian women. Minister Nicola Roxon (Minister for Health and Aging) conducted a Maternity Services Review asking for public input into how maternity services could be improved. It was hoped that this review would allow Medicare and professional indemnity (PI) insurance
Our story begins many weeks before Oliver's "birth day" -Â natural breech birth. We had a wonderful pre-natal experience with our midwife Ali from the Ryde Midwifery Group. She was incredibly supportive and informative of our many questions and varying anxieties and challenges throughout the pregnancy. She informed us without pressing her opinions and was
My work as a doula started only after I had experienced the birth of my second child Bailey, which was a natural vaginal birth into water. The birth of my first child Karl was by caesarean section after a cascade of interventions in my attempt to have a normal vaginal breech birth. Becoming a
Danielle is married and has two beautiful daughters, 3 yr old Georgia and 6 week old Elise. This is the pregnancy and birth story of Danielle's daughter Elise. Relaxed, calm childbirth... surely after having a child before and thinking I knew what I was in for, means I could be ready for it, and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFWH_IZWulE A film about pregnancy, childbirth and the power of choice. Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond presented the Red Carpet Premiere of The Face of Birth in Sydney at Event Cinemas, Parramatta. We enjoyed a drink and some canapés on arrival in the Gold Class lounge. We listened to wonderful guest speakers following the screening.
