by Pip | Dec 12, 2018 | birth choices, c-section rates
I have updated my graph for c/section rates in Perth Hospitals because I have been able to fill in some of the gaps. When the Western Australia’s Mothers and Babies, 2014 32nd Annual Report of the Western Australian Midwives’ Notification System was released in...
by Pip | Aug 27, 2017 | c-section rates, obstetricians
I just had to respond to an article in the West today. In the article Dr Gannon stated that if we aim to decrease the c/section rate in Perth we will increase forceps deliveries. I would love the chance to chat with Dr Gannon about the physiology of labour and birth...
by Pip | Dec 19, 2016 | birth choices, c-section rates, caesarean section, Childbirth education, obstetricians
Have you been eagerly awaiting the Western Australia’s Mothers and Babies, 2013 31st Annual Report of the Western Australian Midwives’ Notification System? I have. Unfortunately, the data is 3 years old. I am really not sure why it can’t be more up to date with...
by Pip | Oct 5, 2016 | birth choices, birth plans, c-section rates, caesarean section, skin to skin
Have you seen the article floating around Facebook about the couple who were charged around AU$40 for skin to skin after c/section? I know most people were horrified that this couple got charged for this, and we could discuss the ethics at length, but a couple of...
by Pip | May 31, 2016 | birth choices, birth interventions, c-section rates, induction of labour, obstetricians
Have you heard that your placenta will stop working properly after your ‘due date’ or the words placental insufficiency? Sounds scary, doesn’t it? But what is the evidence for this claim? I recently did an online course with Sara Wickham: “Post-Term Pregnancy:...
by Pip | Mar 21, 2016 | birth choices, birth interventions, c-section rates, caesarean section, Childbirth education
You may be wondering why a birth blog is mentioning Donald Trump. Well, the reaction to the Trump Phenomenon in the US, has got me thinking. When people are discussing the fact that so many Americans are voting for him, I keep hearing this comment. “It could...
by Pip | Jun 27, 2015 | birth choices, birth plans, c-section rates, caesarean section
The Western Australian Department of Health Mother and Baby Report for 2015 has been published. Among all the data that I am yet to deeply analyze, are the individual Perth hospital’s caesarean section rates. I thought it would be interesting to compare these...
