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25 Jun

What are some of the medical reasons why an abortion is necessary?

#abortion#choice#prochoice#prolife#roe v wade#medical abortion#surgical abortion
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26 Feb

Pregnancy and Loss

#pregnancy loss#miscarriage#stillbirth#loss#ambiguous loss #pregnancy#childbirth#labour#12 week rule
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21 Feb

Course Review: Global Quality Maternal and Newborn Care

#midwife#yale university#coursera#course#global maternal health#evidence based research#maternity model of care#midwifery#research#studies#lancet model#crochane review
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05 Dec

Book Review: Juju Sundin's Birth Skills with Sarah Murdoch

#babies#labour#childbirth#pain management#evidence based#birth skills#sarah murdoch#juju sundhin#book review#active labour
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05 Nov

Movie Review: Gabor Mate's 'The Wisdom of Trauma'

#fear#trauma#anxiety#depression#gabor mate#wisdom of trauma#intergenerational trauma#psychology#therapy#abuse#assault#review#drug addiction#childhood trauma
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19 Aug

Book Review: Raising Feminist Boys by Bobbi Wegner

#feminist#feminism#parenting#consent#gender#sex#privilege#boys#empathy#psychology#development#cognitive#morality
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12 Jul

What is Adequate Parenting?

#toxic#parenting#adequate#positive parenting#gentle parenting#psychology#abuse#assault#physical abuse#sexual abuse#verbal abuse
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26 Jan

Episode Review: Babies - Crawling

##babies##crawling##netflix##documentary##evidencebased research##parenting##science##research##responsiveparentng
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04 Jan

The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary - Book Review part 2

#parenting#shefali tsabary#the conscious parent#positive parenting#gentle parenting#mindfulness#spirituality
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04 Jan

The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary - Book Review Part 1

#baby#parenting#spirituality#mindfulness#gentle parenting#positive parenting#shefali tsabary
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03 Sep

Episode Review: Babies - Love

#Babies#Netflix#documentary#love#biology#bonding#infant#brain development#evidence based research#parent child relationship#parenting#baby#amygdala
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23 Aug

Episode Review: Babies - First food

#baby#parenting#positive parenting#evidence based research#nutrition#breastmilk#food#diet#prenatal#post natal#microbiome#gut bacteria#netflix series#review
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05 Apr

The Harlow Studies and Attachment Theory

#Harlow studies#attachment theory#parenting#evidence based#positive parenting#research#psychology#mary ainsworth#bowlby
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09 Mar

Smart Mothering: A Book Review

#evidence based#positive parenting#smart mothering#book review#research
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04 Jan

Extreme Parenting: The Information Overload

#parenting#positive parenting#pregnancy#labour #childbirth#information#decision making#research
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13 Dec

How to take care of a newborn baby

#newborn#infection#pregnancy#labour#childbirth#ina may gaskin#spiritual midwifery#motherhood#parenting
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10 Nov

Healing after birth

#Childbirth#labour#pregnancy#mothering#post birth#doula#Ina May Gaskin#parenting#recovery
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09 Nov

Preparing for the birth of your baby

#pregnancy#labour#childbirth#preparation#Ina May Gaskin#birth environment#rhogam
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06 Nov

How does your body change during pregnancy?

#pregnancy#labour#childbirth#changes#research#Ina May Gaskin#Spiritual Midwifery
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27 Oct

Causes, Risks and Prevention of Toxemia/ Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia

#eclampsia#preeclampsia#nutrition#diet#pregnancy#childbirth#labour#parenting#education#prevention#treatment#complications
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21 Oct

The risks and benefits of ultrasounds in pregnancy

#ultrasounds#diagnostic screening#risks#labour#childbirth#pregnancy#prenatal#evidence#research#Ina May Gaskin#technology#interventions
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20 Oct

Maternity Models of Care

#maternity model of care#techno-medical#maternity care#technocratic#outcomes#childbirth#labour#Ina may Gaskin#positive birth#choice
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19 Oct

Sphincter Law in Labour

#sphincter law#babies#childbirth#labour#Ina May Gaskin#research#the Law of the Three P's#medical intervention#midwifery model#positive birth
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13 Oct

How formula companies perpetuate the myth of the Mummy Wars

#infographic#breast is best#breastfeeding myths#cycle of guilt#formula companies
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12 Oct

Breast stimulation to induce labour

#breastfeeding#breast stimulation#nipple stimulation#labour#spontaneous induction#Ina May Gaskin#Induction#Natural#childbirth
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12 Oct

How to give birth to a breech baby vaginally?

#breech birth#breech#delivery#childbirth#research#Ina May Gaskin#VBB
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05 Oct

What happens if the baby's shoulders get stuck during childbirth?

#shoulder dystocia#newborn#research#farm midwifery#ina may gaskin#medical manoeuvres#c section#gaskin manoeuvre #childbirth
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29 Sep

What happens to your body during labour?

#childbirth#labour#physiology#biology#advice#Ina May Gaskin#contractions
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28 Sep

What should I do if my baby cries?

#crying#baby#soothing#parenting#advice#tips
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27 Sep

Nutrition during Pregnancy

#nutrition#pregnancy#evidence based #research#Ina May Gaskin#Spiritual Midwifery#Folic Acid
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27 Sep

What is Asphyxia and how can we treat it in a newborn during childbirth?

#Asphyxia#newborn#childbirth#medical stories#research#evidence based#Ina May Gaskin
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22 Sep

What is an episiotomy and why would I need one?

#episiotomy#medical intervention#median#medio-lateral#risks#benefits#perineal #trauma#research#evidence based#childbirth#labour#vaginal birth
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21 Sep

Bed-sharing and Breastfeeding Partnership

#breastfeeding#bedsharing#partnership#breastsleeping#james mckenna#evidence based #research#co-sleeping
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16 Sep

Human Rights: Forced Episiotomies without consent

#human rights#birthrights #childbirth#kimberly turbin#alex abbassi#episiotomy#forced#obstetric violence#assault#battery#evidence based#research
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14 Sep

The dangers in using Cytotec for Induction of Labour

#cytotec#induction#induction of labour#labour #drugs#evidence based#misoprostol#prostaglandin
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03 Sep

How a change in uterine suturing lead to maternal deaths

#uterine rupture#single layer closure#double layer closure#suturing#maternal death#caesarean#vbac#Ina May Gaskin#Medical Fiasco
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22 Aug

The Medicalisation of Birth

#medicalisation#birth#intervention#medical intervention#hospitals#Ina May Gaskin#Caesarean Section#Episiotomy
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20 Aug

Should you eat your placenta after birth?

#placentophagy#consumption#placenta#birth#alternative#evidence based#science #encapsulation#capsules
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18 Aug

A Book Review: Your Baby, Your Birth by Hollie de Cruz

#consent#labour#hypnobirthing#book review#positive birth#episiotomy#childbirth
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09 Aug

What is Co-sleeping and what is Bed-sharing?

#cosleeping#bedsharing#sleep#babies#SIDS
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04 Aug

Who else is bed-sharing with their babies?

#bedsharing#cosleeping#studies#culture#sids#sleep#babies
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29 Jul

The Evolution of Humans: Why we co-sleep

#primates#mammals#evolution#cosleeping#bedsharing#SIDS
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27 Jul

Changes in society that lead to babies solitary sleeping

#solitary sleeping#history#anthropology#culture#sleep#studies#society
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27 Jul

The Family Bed: A Personal Story

#bedsharing#cosleeping#sleep#the family bed#culture#science
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24 Jul

How does your sleep affect your fertility?

#sleep#fertility#miscarriage#shift work#why we sleep#matthew walker#science
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24 Jul

A Book Review: Why we sleep by Matthew Walker

#sleep#why we sleep#book review#matthew walker#science
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11 Jul

How does sleep affect memory?

#sleep#memory#science#evidence-based#rocking
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07 Jul

Why do babies nap?

#baby#nap#napping#sleep
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07 Jul

What does alcohol consumption during pregnancy do to your baby

#sleep#alcohol#pregnancy#consumption#risks#REM sleep#baby
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07 Jul

Sleep before Birth

#baby#sleep#birth#fetal#pre-conception
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05 Jul

Why we should all 'sleep like a baby'

#babies#sleep#science#biphasic
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29 Jun

Babies Circadian Rhythm

#baby#sleep#circadian rhythm #night#blue light#cortisol#melatonin
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29 Jun

Why does my baby wake up so many times at night?

#baby#sleeping#sleep cycles#infant
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28 Jun

Sustainable 'Sleep Training' for long term benefits

#self regulation#sleep#emotions#infant#toddler#baby
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28 Jun

Why you should never use controlled crying strategies

#baby#sleep#controlled crying#stress
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27 Jun

How do babies respond to stress?

#babies#stress#HPA axis#sleep#cortisol
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27 Jun

Science-based parenting

#science#parenting#baby#sleep
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27 Jun

Can babies 'Self-Soothe'?

#baby#sleep#self-regulation#research
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26 Jun

Parenting is 24/7 Seven days a week

#night time parenting#babies#sleep
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26 Jun

Pre-Conception Nutrition and Diet

#baby#pre-conception#diet#nutrition#food#gut bacteria#microbiomes
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26 Jun

Parenting Styles

#Parenting#Styles#Baumrind#Tiger Mom#Typology#Science#Psychology#Sociology
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16 Jun

Introduction

#baby#parenting#sleep

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