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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>Natural birth in hospital?</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2011/10/improving-your-chances-of-a-natural-birth-in-hospital/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=improving-your-chances-of-a-natural-birth-in-hospital</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some ideas to birth naturally in hospital: Read, read, read. Books, websites, any written info from your care provider &#8230; read it all. You also need to know the difference between facts presented to you in an honest and unbiased way, and facts that are being filtered through hospital policy. This is where women benefit from having a private midwife by their side. For example, &#8220;Some risks rise slightly when a woman has high blood pressure. I am uncomfortable with letting your pregnancy continue with high blood pressure because of the risks to the baby and to you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for a Natural Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In society today, there is a great focus on pain in labour birth, with the assumption that women cannot handle the pain of labour and that women need medical assistance in the form of an epidural or drugs to get through. Many women go to hospital saying, &#8220;well, I&#8217;d like a natural birth, but I&#8217;ll go with the flow&#8221;. Even with today&#8217;s technology, birth comes with pain most of the time. Even for those women who are sure they want an epidural, they will still feel some pain as epidurals are given once labour is established, after 4cm dilation. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;We know the reality of childbirth&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2010/12/we-know-the-reality-of-childbirth/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=we-know-the-reality-of-childbirth</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link A new report on NHS maternity care has revealed divisions between midwives and obstetricians. One of the disputes &#8230; is over the best way to give birth. While midwives, and the government, advocate natural birth, many female obstetricians opt for a caesarean when they have their own children. Do they know something we don&#8217;t? &#8230; Sher, 38, chose an elective caesarean &#8230; because she decided it was the safest method &#8230; Sher makes decisions on delivery and surgery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers &#8216;too scared to push for baby No2&#8242; as demand for Caesareans increases</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2010/12/mothers-too-scared-to-push-for-baby-no2-as-demand-for-caesareans-increases/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mothers-too-scared-to-push-for-baby-no2-as-demand-for-caesareans-increases</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link Expectant mothers are increasingly demanding Caesarean sections for second babies because their first births were so traumatic, say midwives. In some maternity units, the numbers wanting the procedure has doubled in the past year. On top of that, many women were so distressed first time around that they are putting off, or even abandoning, plans to have more babies. The experience is often unnecessarily stressful because maternity units can be overstretched. Women are often left alone and scared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your body, your choice</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2010/11/your-body-your-choice/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=your-body-your-choice</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link The transforming experience of childbirth is increasingly blotted by medical interventions. Are women making informed decisions? LIKE most first-time mothers, Faye Wong &#8230; was incredibly excited when she got pregnant. She read baby books and magazines voraciously, signed up for ante-natal class &#8230; to prepare for baby&#8217;s arrival. When she was 38 weeks pregnant, her obstetrician said the baby&#8217;s head had engaged and his size was quite big. The doctor suggested inducing her labour. In the labour room, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Births on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2010/05/home-births-on-the-rise/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=home-births-on-the-rise</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 19:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link After having her first child in a hospital, Lorra Jacobs decided it was an experience she did not care to repeat. She had two more children, and she chose to have both of them at home. &#8220;When I had my first child in the hospital … It wasn&#8217;t a real positive experience,&#8221; … &#8220;It was a stark, very impersonal feeling, treating me like I was sick and not pregnant.&#8221; Jacobs explained she believed she had more control over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital birth: What to expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. There is a fairly normal standard of events for women who give birth in a hospital setting, whether public or private. The following information can help you to understand what may happen in labour, to give you a sense of your options and lessen any surprises. When you go to hospital in labour, you can expect to: - be asked to remove your clothes and wear a hospital gown. - To have a vaginal examination when you are admitted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 19:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. changes to medicare obstetrics It will cost more out of pocket to have an obstetrician. Conversely, midwifery will attract medicare benefits after November, making private midwifery care more affordable to families. waterbirths in sydney The easiest way to have a waterbirth is to contract a private midwife and have a home waterbirth. Some hospitals are offering waterbirth. Sometimes it will depend on having a room available with a bath in it; other times it will depend on which midwife [...]]]></description>
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