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	<title>Private Midwifery in Sydney &#187; hospital birth</title>
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		<title>Cascade of intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study has found that first-time mothers who have their care within the general hospital system and have their labour induced, face a greater risk of having a caesarean section than those who wait for labour to start on its own. In the study, 44 percent women had their labour induced, and 20% of those inductions failed (ie, labour did not start) and caesareans were performed in those cases. By definition, induction is performed before a woman&#8217;s body is ready for labour, and this may point to the reason for such a high rate of failed inductions. In other cases, [...]]]></description>
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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>The Unkindest Cut: Countdown to a C-Section</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link &#8230; “Usually I start off by telling people my C-section started even before I got to the hospital &#8230; &#8230; Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns had the highest rate of cesarean section deliveries in San Diego County in 2009. The California average was 29.8 per 100 births; at Sharp Mary Birch, the rate was 37.7. &#8230; At 40 weeks &#8230; Cooper-Schultz’s water broke, though she was not in labor. In a birthing class &#8230; they told her, we have to get the baby out within 24 hours. So she and her husband went to the hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing the best care provider for your needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing the best practitioner for your needs is a very important and personal decision. Ultimately, there is no right or wrong choice: some women will choose a private obstetrician, others will choose a private midwife and others will choose public hospital care. Some women will make an initial choice of care provider and decide to change care providers during the pregnancy. Other women will make one choice in their first pregnancy and then a different choice in a subsequent pregnancy. What’s important is to have an accurate understanding all the options available so that you can feel confident to choose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare-funded midwifery care: What you need to know</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2012/01/medicare-funded-midwifery-care-what-you-need-to-know-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicare-funded-midwifery-care-what-you-need-to-know-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an eligible midwife. This means that my private patients can claim some of the cost of private midwifery care, much the same way we do when we see a GP. As well as Medicare benefits, some private health funds will provide benefits for childbirth education with a midwife, and costs may also be claimed through tax as a medical expense (more on that one from your Accountant). Medicare benefits and tax benefits combined are between $2,500 and $3,300. This means that care with an eligible midwife will be up to $3,300 cheaper than care with a non-eligible private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m pregnant and I have private health insurance.  What are my options?</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2012/01/im-pregnant-and-i-have-private-health-insurance-what-are-my-options-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=im-pregnant-and-i-have-private-health-insurance-what-are-my-options-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great question! There are a few options available to you as a private patient, as well as all of the options that are available to public patients. The private options are either a private midwife, or a private obstetrician. Private midwife To receive care from a private midwife and obtain Medicare benefits, your midwife will need to be an &#8220;eligible midwife&#8221; (meet an additional registration standard) and work with an obstetrician or a doctor who provides obstetric services. Some private midwives are able to provide labour and birth care in hospital settings, while others are only able to provide labour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physiological third stage for women at low risk of postpartum haemorrhage</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2012/01/physiological-third-stage-for-women-at-low-risk-of-postpartum-haemorrhage-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=physiological-third-stage-for-women-at-low-risk-of-postpartum-haemorrhage-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/?p=3223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Link No previous study has focused on true physiological third stage for women at low risk of postpartum haemorrhage. Physiological third stage is often chosen by women who birth at home or in a birth centre, however hospital policies urge active management of the third stage (injection of syntocinon, immediate clamping and cutting of the cord and then pulling the placenta out) because studies have shown that this form of management reduces bleeding. However, it is unfortunate that those studies have either a) not clearly defined physiological management or b) have not managed the &#8220;physiological&#8221; third stages in a physiological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do first-time mothers have unrealistic views about having uncomplicated births, or does the health system fail them?</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2012/01/do-first-time-mothers-have-unrealistic-views-about-having-uncomplicated-births-or-does-the-health-system-fail-them/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=do-first-time-mothers-have-unrealistic-views-about-having-uncomplicated-births-or-does-the-health-system-fail-them</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting report in The Telegraph states that first-time mums have unrealistic expectations of drug-free, natural, uncomplicated births, when in reality, they have a mere 21% chance of: a labour that starts on its own (ie, is not induced not using an epidural birthing without the use of instruments or operations If we exclude from that figure the proportion of women who also birth without stitches, that figure becomes a mere 8%. The papers would like us to believe that first-time mothers have unrealistic views about having uncomplicated births, increasing the risk of post-natal depression In other words, postnatal depression [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do deceptive medical birth procedures de-humanize women?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link It was a rainy Wednesday late afternoon when pregnant Ana Cristina realized it was time to get ‘to know’ her unborn son João. She went to the Maternity Hospital Leonor Mendes de Barros in hopes of an easy delivery. Despite the pain and restlessness, Ana stood quietly for four hours waiting for care. “It’s a scandal that they treat you badly,” she said. After waiting so many hours &#8230; Ana was informed that there were no vacancies and she should find another place to have her son. &#8230; They would have make it across São Paulo city to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delivering better maternity care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link Despite countless inquiries, initiatives and ministerial pledges &#8230; maternity care remains one of the NHS&#8217;s problem areas &#8230; In recent weeks there have been two significant pieces of evidence published that will help shape practice affecting the UK&#8217;s 800,000 births a year. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) produced new guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales on the circumstances in which mothers-to-be should be able to have a Caesarean-section delivery. Meanwhile the landmark Birthplace study &#8230; sought to clarify the relative risks of having a baby at home, in hospital or in a birth [...]]]></description>
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