The
Pregnant Woman's Bill of Rights
The
Pregnant Woman's Bill of Responsibilities
SA's
2005 Pregnancy Outcomes
News Articles...
"Sarah
Buckley: Mothers not just too posh to push" in The Australian,
22/5/07
"Push
for births at home" in The Sunday Times (Perth), 13/5/07
"All
natural birth in the family kitchen" in the Sunday Tasmanian,
13/7/07
"The
culture of natural childbirth is changing for the better"
in The Age, 3/5/07
"The
great birthing con is taking choice away" in The Age, 26/4/07
Medical Interventions During Labour...
"Technology
in Birth - First do no harm" by Marsden Wagner, MD at midwiferytoday.com
Induction ...
"Induction
of Labour - To induce or not to induce?" at bellybelly.com.au
Cochrane Collaboration Review "Amniotomy
plus oxytocin for induction of labour (Review)"
Pain Relief ...
Epidural
Anaesthesia: Making an informed choice.
Cochrane Collaboration Review "Epidural
versus non-epidural or no analgesia in labour (Review)"
Article "Epidurals
- real risks for mother and baby" at homebirthaustralia.org
Article "Does
medication administered to a woman in labour affect the unborn child?"
at aims.org.uk
Article "Epidural:
What You Need To Know" at mydr.com.au
Article "The
Nature and Management of Labor Pain: Part II. Pharmacoloic Pain Relief"
from American Family Physician
Episiotomy ...
Abstract "Physicians'
beliefs and behaviour during a randomised controlled trial of episiotomy:
consequences for women in their care" from the Canadian Medical
Association Journal
Article "Benefits
and risks of episiotomy: A review of the English-language literature
since 1980" at gentlebirth.org
Forceps & Ventouse Extraction ...
Caesarian Secrion ...
Article "Neonatal
Mortality for Primary Cesarean and Vaginal Births to Low-RiskWomen..."
from Birth 35:1, March 2008.
"Caesarean
Sections - What actually happens" at bellybelly.com.au
"Small
Pelvis? The truth about CPD" at bellybelly.com.au
Article "NICE
guidelines for caesarean section" at aims.org.au
Managed Third Stage & Cord Clamping
...
"Third
Stage of Labour - Benefits of a Natural Approach" at belly
belly.com.au
"Cord
Blood – Why Delaying Cord Clamping Benefits Your Baby"
at bellybelly.com.au
Article "Leaving
well alone: A natural approach to the third stage of labour"
at sarahjbuckley.com
Vitamin K ...
Vitamin
K For Your Baby?
Birth
as a Natural Event ...
Birth
Is Not An Illness
Guiding
Your Baby Into An Optimal Position
Article "Do
Not Disturb: The Importance of Privacy in Labor" from The
Journal of Perinatal Education
Article "Positioning
Statement: Promoting, Protecting and Supporting Normal Birth"
from Lamaze International
Article "Care
Practices that Promote Normal Birth: #1: Labor Begins on Its Own"
from Lamaze International
Article "Care
Practices that Promote Normal Birth: #2: Freedom of Movement throughout
Labor" from Lamaze International
Article "Care
Practices that Promote Normal Birth: #3: Continuous Labor Support"
from Lamaze International
Article "Care
Practices that Promote Natural Birth: #4: No Routine Interventions"
from Lamaze International
Article "Care
Practices that Promote Natural Birth: #5: Non-Supine Positions for
Birth" from Lamaze International
Article "Care
Practices that Promote Natural Birth: #6: No Separation of Mother
and Baby with Unlimited Opportunity for Breastfeeding" from
Lamaze International
Article "Characteristics
of a Positive Experience for Women Who Have Unmedicated Childbirth"
from The Journal of Perinatal Education
Article "Birth
and Death: Opportunities for Self-Transcendence" from The
Journal of Perinatal Education
Article "Why
Natural Childbirth?" from The Journal of Perinatal Education
Article "Healing
Birth, Healing the Earth" at sarahjbuckley.com
Article "Ecstatic
birth - nature’s hormonal blueprint for labor" at sarahjbuckley.com
Article "Lotus
birth- a ritual for our times" at sarahjbuckley.com
Natural Pain Management During Labour ...
Cochrane
Collaboration Review "Continuous support for women during childbirth
(Review)"
Alphabet
of Pain Relief During Labour
Article "Pain
in Labour: Your hormones are your helpers" at sarahjbuckley.com
Abstract "Acupuncture
treatment during labour--a randomised controlled trial" from
BJOG: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Abstract "Improved
obstetric outcomes using hypnotic analgesia and skill mastery combined
with childbirth education" from Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology
Article "The
Nature and Management of Labor Pain: Part I. Nonpharmacologic Pain
Relief" from American Family Physician
Waterbirth
...
Waterbirth
FAQs
"Why
Babies Don't Drown During a Waterbirth" by Midwife Anne Clarke
Waterbirth
Avaliability Adelaide
Government SA Policy on 'First
Stage Labour in Water'
Government SA Policy on 'Birth
in Water'
Article "Waterbirth
- changing attitudes" at aims.org.uk
Homebirth ...
Homebirth FAQs
Artile Planned home and hospital births in South Australia,
1991–2006: differences in outcomes
Article "Perinatal mortality and morbidity in a natiowide cohort of 529 688 low-risk planned home and hospital births" in the Netherlands
Article "Transfers
in Planned Home Births..." from Birth 35:1, March 2008
Government SA Patient
Information Brochure on 'Planned Birth At Home'
Government SA Policy
Document on 'Planned Birth At Home'
Article
"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional
midwives: large prospective study in North America" at BMJ
"Homebirth
Safety / Advocacy" Resources page at gentlebirth.org
"Better Birth" out-takes, Some
Research into the Safety of Homebirth by Lareen Newman
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarian) ...
"VBAC
- On whose terms?" at bellybelly.com.au
"VBAC
- What to expect" at bellybelly.com.au
Government SA Literature Review on 'Birth
options after caesarean section'
"Vaginal
Birth After Caesarean Section: Seeing the bigger picture"
from the Brittish Journal of Midwifery
The
VBAC Pages at homebirth.org.uk
Breech
Presentation ...
"Breech
Choices - Breech Birth" by Dr Sarah J Buckley at natural-birth.com.au
"Breech
Babies: Breech Birth" at pregnancy.com.au
"Breech
Birth in Australia - Having a Vaginal Breech Birth" at bellybelly.com.au
Article "Hands
off that breech!" at aims.org.uk
Article "Breech
Birth Beyond the Term Breech Trial" at birthspirit.co.uk
Multiples ...
Article "Twins
- Twice" at aims.org.uk
