The Birth Wife | Medical and health

The Birth Wife

Phone: +61 439 397 018

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Businesses
• Medical and health
• Medical centre
• Pregnancy care centre

25.01.2022 Are you considering giving birth in the water? Water births are becoming more and more common these days and for good reason. According to Evidence Based Birth,... water births come with several benefits when compared to traditional land births. Here is a summary of some of the benefits to the mother: If you have given birth in the water, we’d love to hear how you felt about the experience. Would you do it again? Would you recommend a water birth to other mamas? Or, maybe you have never done a water birth, but you are planning to. If so, why did you decide to go with a water birth? Benefits of Waterbirth: - Increased rate of spontaneous vaginal birth without medical interventions such as vacuum or forceps. In other words, a much higher rate of women who labor in water give birth vaginally without interventions. - Significantly decreased rate of episiotomies. Water birth is protective against episiotomies. - Decreased risk of severe perineal tearing - Decreased pain during labor and birth - Shorter labor - Much higher rates of hands-off deliveries - Less pain during birth - Significantly higher satisfaction with birth experience - Less likely to transfer to a hospital if doing a home birth or birth clinic birth - Does not increase rate of maternal infection (not necessarily a benefit, but important to know) - Possibly lower rates of postpartum hemorrhage (more studies are needed, but current studies suggest this is the case) Photo Credit: Raleigh Birth Photography, Mother: Emerald Rice You can read more details about the studies related to this information at Evidence Based Birth (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/waterbirth/)

24.01.2022 Vitamin K is offered to all newborn babies. It is up to parents to decide whether their baby has vitamin K. Vitamin K is offered as a routine preventative tre...atment because a tiny number of babies (about 1 in 11,000) develop a serious bleeding problem, and vitamin K can prevent this. As always, there's a bigger picture, and a number of things that parents might want to take into account when making their decision. If you’re looking for resources on Vitamin K, we have an information hub on this on www.sarawickham.com/vk, where you can also see details of Dr Sara Wickham's book on this topic. #midwife #midwifery #studentmidwife #midwiferystudent #doula #birthdoula #pregnant #vitamink #informedchoice #newborn #childbirtheducation #childbirtheducator #drsarawickham #evidence See more

21.01.2022 Postpartum anxiety can be really confusing to navigate as a new mom and often goes under reported and diagnosed. You birth a little human into the world that... comes with no manual or "right way" and so begins the googling. It can be hard (even for doctors and practitioners) to recognize when that worry has become ongoing anxiety. The fear of something wrong happening or "knowing" something bad will happen due to how you feel, can often get misconstrued for mommy instincts or trusting your gut. According to @postpartumsupportinternational Approximately 6% of pregnant women and 10% of postpartum women develop anxiety. Sometimes they experience anxiety alone, and sometimes they experience it in addition to depression. The symptoms of anxiety during pregnancy or postpartum might include: ~ Constant worry ~ Feeling that something bad is going to happen ~ Racing thoughts ~ Disturbances of sleep and appetite ~ Inability to sit still ~ Physical symptoms like dizziness, hot flashes, and nausea Also not listed here are the extremely scary and disturbing intrusive thoughts that can come with anxiety and the irritability and rage that can also be a symptom. If you feel your worry has gone beyond the new mom jitters and crossed into something that causes distress, I encourage you to speak to your doctor or therapist! You can learn to manage this feeling of overwhelm Ps this is my first time ever drawing my own illustration, ekk!

18.01.2022 "VERNIX! Have you ever wondered what that cheesy lotion looking stuff is all over your baby after it’s born? Here’s some fun facts that you may have never known.... - 1. Vernix protects baby’s skin from the acidity of the amniotic fluid while in utero. - 2. It’s a super powered moisturizer! It seals and protects baby’s skin from getting all pruney, like after you take a long bath. - 3. It’s also a lubricant. It helps baby slippery slide right out of the birth canal. - 4. It’s like a snug little blanket. It helps keep baby’s temperature warm and stable while in the womb. - 5. Sometimes baby’s have a LOT, a little, or none. The longer baby’s cooks the less likely there will be a lot of vernix as it can be absorbed into the amniotic fluid as mama gestates. - 6. You can leave it be. Don’t wipe that stuff off. There is a lot of solid research to show that is is not necessary for hygiene and leaving it on providers antibacterial protection, moisturization, and can even promote wound healing. How about that? Delay that first bath for 24 hours or more. - This is my sweet baby # 3, 2nd #VBAC. She was born at 37 weeks and covered in all this cheesy goodness. - Did your baby’s have vernix? How much? In what week were they born?" - :@clarissastaggphoto Caption: My Midwives Repost: @byron.babymoon @thevbaclink via @afamilyaffairbirthcenter . .

16.01.2022 Shout out to all the beautiful mummas out there.

10.01.2022 Happy Thursday everyone

10.01.2022 #HomebirthAwarenessWeek2020 Because of contemporary cultural messages about how dangerous birth is, I can understand why homebirth is not an option many women c...onsider. Nonetheless research around the world suggests it’s one that should be more widely considered. Recent Australian research comparing home and hospital births tells the story: for low-risk women choosing homebirth we see no increased risk for babies, but stark differences in intervention rates. Of the women who planned homebirth 10% transferred to hospital for necessary interventions, emergency caesarean 2.5%, instrumental birth 2.5%, epidural 3.2%, episiotomy 2.9%. In contrast, for low-risk women choosing hospital the rates were caesarean 12.5%, instrumental birth 17.5%, epidural 27.5%, episiotomy 21.2%. Merely by choosing a hospital, a low-risk woman increases her chances of intervention. Of the homebirth women 95% had spontaneous vaginal births, while only 70% of women birthing in hospital did. This difference between 95% and 70% might already seem stark but it’s important to note, too, that the figure of 70% for spontaneous vaginal births in hospital doesn’t equate to normal physiological birth. It merely means the baby was born vaginally without the use of forceps or vacuum, so this 70% statistic can also include induction, augmentation, artificial rupture of membranes, managed third stage and other procedures. In contrast, the spontaneous vaginal birth statistic of 95% for women choosing homebirth equates predominantly to normal physiological birth. These positive stats are reflective of homebirth research worldwide. Yet in Australia, in contrast to other countries and despite the evidence of its safety and benefits, homebirth is neither routinely promoted nor easily accessible. Hence the need for an ‘awareness week’ and for me to maintain my passion for promoting homebirth. Happy Homebirth Awareness Week 2020!

04.01.2022 Interestion info on how to relactate. Whats the harm, give it a go