Articles

Articles

New to the site is a new article about pelvic floor dysfunction by physiotherapist and pelvic floor expert, Mary O'Dwyer.
 
Check out the September 2008 issue of Birth Matters Journal which contains feature articles about birth trauma including Melissa Bruijn’s article: Why Birth Trauma is Unspoken. You can also download Melissa’s article at the Birthtalk website.
 
On the CANA website…Cas McCullough shares her insights on the VBAC Wars from a presentation she did at the Australiasian Midwifery Expo in November, 2008. Cas also introduces the concept of family-centred caesareans. What are they and if you're having a caesarean why should you consider making your experience family-friendly?
 
Dr Sarah Buckley shares the benefits of skin-to-skin contact upon birth.
 
Other Articles & Resources in This Section

In In their own sweet time Cas McCullough shares her 2 experiences of post-date pregnancy which resulted in two vastly different outcomes (both positive). Cas looks at the research and gives tips on what you can do to help things along or make the long wait easier.
 
Dr Sarah J Buckley shares her fascinating insights and research on the impact of hormones on the progress and ease of labour in Pain in Labour: your hormones are your helpers.Sarah is a GP, an internationally published writer on pregnancy birth and mothering, and currently full-time mother to her 4 children, all born at home. For more information and references on labour hormones, see Sarah’s book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting and website www.sarahjbuckley.com.

Melissa Bruijn (co-founder and facilitator of Birthtalk and Mum of two) explores the "going with the flow" approach to childbirth and looks at how we can improve our chances of a positive birth experience.
 
For an overview of the risks of repeat caesareans and induction of labour download the Maternity Coalition's infosheets on Birth After Caesareans and Induction of Labour here!
 
Read one woman's caesarean birth plan for ideas on how you can make your baby's caesarean birth a more personal and healing experience.