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	<title>Private Midwifery in Sydney &#187; birth debriefing</title>
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		<title>Natural Twin Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a difficult delivery with my first baby, including posterior presentation, premature rupture of membranes, meconium staining, stalled labour, 18 hours of Syntocinon, a largely ineffectual epidural, a 4 hour second stage, and forceps delivery. My daughter had severe respiratory distress and was in the NICU for several days. It was a very tough introduction to parenthood and left me quite traumatised, especially the separation from my daughter. My husband and I decided that we would try for a homebirth if we had another baby, in the hope that a calmer environment would assist the birth process. When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First-time mums learn the hard way: informed mums choose private midwives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article has suggested that first-time mums have overly unrealistic ideas about their birth &#8211; that it will be a natural, uncomplicated birth, when in reality it is not, for the majority. We know that women choosing care through the general hospital system will experience high rates of interventions, leading ultimately to a caesarean. But few women know that if they engage a private midwife for a hospital or homebirth, they will experience much lower rates of intervention, but with the same level of safety. Care with an eligible private midwife will attract medicare benefits, and obstetric care is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rates of C-sections and postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder on the rise</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2011/12/rates-of-c-sections-and-postpartum-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-on-the-rise/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rates-of-c-sections-and-postpartum-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-on-the-rise</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link The birth of Helen Dunn’s first son didn’t go nearly as smoothly as she had envisioned. Induced two weeks early because of concerns about the baby’s health, the Vancouver clinical counsellor endured 17 hours of painful contractions before her baby went into distress &#8230; She had an emergency caesarean section, the whole experience proving to be a traumatic one with terrible, lasting effects. “I immediately felt disconnected from him when they showed him to me,” &#8230; “I didn’t recognize him. I wasn’t attached to him; in fact, I had an aversion to him. I wanted them to take him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charging women for non-medical caesareans?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link The health minister has said that women in Northern Ireland who choose to have a Caesarean for non-medical reasons may have to pay for the operation. Edwin Poots is launching a consultation on a review of maternity services. Women at low risk will be encouraged to consider having their baby in a midwife-led unit or at home, if appropriate. Around 30% of deliveries are by Caesarean section &#8211; the highest level in the UK and Ireland. &#8230; giving birth was a natural process and superb assistance was available to help women through the delivery. &#8220;It costs several thousand pounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has labour become a competition?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting at mother’s groups, listening and observing, a general theme emerges when mothers speak of their recent births: competition. Who had the most traumatic birth? Who had the longest labour? And I came to wonder what purpose this competition serves. I wonder if it serves a few purposes. It reinforces birth as a scary, dangerous, even deadly experience that really must occur in hospital. “Thank god I was in hospital. My baby would have died if I had been at home!” It validates the experience of the woman who had the most traumatic labour. The woman who wins the most-traumatic-birth-competition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research has suggested that up to 9% women meet the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder after birth, and that 18% women scored above the cutoff score, indicating that they were experiencing a degree of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Amongst variables that were found to be associated with PTSD were lack of support, unplanned pregnancy, pressure to have an induction and epidural analgesia, planned cesarean and consulting with a clinician about mental well-being since birth. PTSD is an important issue in birth, and one that is attracting more and more attention. It&#8217;s time for health services, midwives and obstetricians to become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom-to-be says her hopes were destroyed by midwife</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link A &#8230; mother says things went tragically wrong when she used a midwife &#8230; &#8230; after her baby died, she was surprised to learn, there are different kinds of midwives &#8230; &#8230; Muhsin lost her daughter Alia before she even gave birth &#8230; &#8230; when she was 7 months pregnant, she felt like her OB/GYN office was a bit impersonal, so she did some research online &#8230; “I walk in this place, very serene, very organized. They have a wall full of babies’ pictures,” &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwives can help traumatised new mums</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 18:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link About a third of women are traumatised by childbirth &#8230; But counselling by midwives can ease their distress. &#8230; Debra Creedy surveyed 1038 pregnant Australians with no previous history of mental illness. About 30 per cent described childbirth as &#8220;horrific&#8221; or &#8220;terrifying&#8221; after they gave birth. &#8220;They feared for their life or that of their baby,&#8221; &#8230; Untreated trauma could lead to anxiety or postnatal depression &#8230; or fear of giving birth again. &#8220;Unless these sort of emotions are dealt with in a productive way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in New Mothers</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2011/05/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-in-new-mothers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=posttraumatic-stress-disorder-in-new-mothers</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 18:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link Prevalence [of] &#8230; posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth ranges from 1.7 to 9 percent &#8230; &#8230;The following variables were significantly related to elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms levels: low partner support, elevated postpartum depressive symptoms, more physical problems since birth, and less health-promoting behaviors. In addition, eight variables significantly differentiated women who had elevated posttraumatic stress symptom levels from those who did not: no private health insurance, unplanned pregnancy, pressure to have an induction and epidural analgesia, planned cesarean birth, not breastfeeding as long as wanted, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case study: &#8216;My C-section was a horrific experience&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 18:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link HAVING a Caesarean was so traumatic for new mum Pamela Anderson, she had to have counselling after the birth of her son Archie, now nine months. &#8230; &#8220;It was the most horrific experience of my life,&#8221; &#8230; After 22 hours in labour, hospital staff became concerned when her baby moved into the wrong position for a natural birth. However, Mrs Anderson is convinced it might not have been necessary. She said: &#8220;It seems to be the case that they don&#8217;t give you enough time. After [...]]]></description>
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