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In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
Photo from Birthing Way: http://www.birthingway.com/caul.htm Artificial rupture of membranes (ARM) aka ‘breaking the waters’ is a common intervention during birth. However, an ARM should not be carried...
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Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk
Most women experience their waters breaking towards the end of labour. However, for a significant minority their waters break before labour begins. The standard approach to this situation is to...
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The Curse of Meconium Stained Liquor
Dear unborn baby, Please consider holding your poo in until after you are born. The big people on the outside get very stressed about your poo and will want to change the way you are birthed if they...
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Induction: a step by step guide
This post has been inspired by conversations I’ve had with women about their experiences of induction. Induction of labour is increasingly common, yet women often seem to be very mis-informed about...
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Amniotic Fluid Volume: too much, too little, or who knows?
This post is in response to readers asking me to cover the topic of induction for low amniotic fluid volume (AFV). Most of the content is available in textbooks, in particular Coad and Dunstall 2011...
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