Homebirth: Midwife Mutiny in South Australia

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Is caesarean birth a better option?

Is caesarean birth a better option?

By Lisa Barrett on September 11, 2011

GUEST POST Caesarean Births a Better Option for Mothers? I don’t know how to quite describe my distain for the article I recently saw published in Saturday’s (13th August, 2011) “West Australian” newspaper. It was a summary of an article which was published in the Victorian paper “The Age”. The article can still be viewed online My first reaction when [...]

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Posted in Caesarian Section | Tagged C-Section | 42 Responses

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Thank You Hater

By Lisa Barrett on June 9, 2012

Thank You Hater

The amount of hate mail I’ve received over the last few days has been remarkably low. I suppose all the uninformed must be spreading vitriolic opinions in the comment section of the national rags. I forgive you if you’re basing your opinion on sloppy, lazy, sensationalistic journalism. You have an excuse. They don’t.

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Posted in Lisa's Journal | Tagged Video | 10 Responses

Absurd Birth Scenes – Coneheads

By Lisa Barrett on June 9, 2012

Coneheads - The Birth Spasm

Hey, welcome back!!

Have you noticed most aliens look just like us except for a minor abnormality or two. Pointed ears or something. So it is with coneheads. They have a huge, elongated head to accommodate their huge brain. But if they are so smart how come they are still birthing babies out of their vagina huh?

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Posted in The Cafe | Tagged movie birth scenes, Video

Free for all

By Lisa Barrett on October 22, 2011

Today the American bitch bloggers have outdone themselves. It’s one thing to slander me and reprint downright lies about me, it’s totally another to take a woman’s story of her baby born with hydrops due to a brain infarct at 30 weeks (backed up by an MRI when baby was alive) and ridicule and debase it for sport.  There seems [...]

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Posted in Australian Midwifery, Lisa's Journal | Tagged Australian Midwifery | 295 Responses

Make a difference? Join the protest

By Lisa Barrett on October 6, 2011

Make a difference? Join the protest

In Australia we find ourselves in a situation where women are having their right to homebirth slowly but surely removed.  As previously discussed, the College of Midwives put out a homebirth statement and guidance that were, (without consultation) sent to the Nurses board who endorsed it and have started to enforce it.  Suddenly the College realised what they did was [...]

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Posted in Australian Midwifery | Tagged Australian Midwifery | 49 Responses

Homebirth of Tulsi

By Lisa Barrett on August 29, 2011

Homebirth of Tulsi

The Birth story of Tulsi Eliza Wilson – Born at home This is a new birth and a new baby, unique unto itself On Tha’is’ bunting made at my Blessingway I had to remind myself many times throughout your birth Tulsi that I could not expect it to be like your sisters – you are a unique individual and had [...]

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Posted in Birth Stories | Tagged Homebirth Tales | 1 Response

Early Homebirth Video

By Lisa Barrett on August 23, 2011

Early Homebirth Video

Here is the video that I had intended to show at the homebirth conference (before I rushed away for a birth) it is a wonderful 35/36 weeker.  Obviously with the homebirth statement from the college women like this can no longer get a midwife to support them. If you are unhappy with the latest homebirth position statement and midwives guidelines [...]

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Posted in Birth Stories | Tagged Australian Midwifery, Homebirth Tale, Video, Waterbirth | 40 Responses

ACM homebirth statement

By Lisa Barrett on August 7, 2011

ACM homebirth statement

Firstly I would like to declare that this is my honest opinion and if you have any doubt, Just don’t read it!!! Now We can get on with looking at the latest bullet fired at  homebirth in Australia.  The Homebirth statement from the College of midwives.  You can read it on their website and provide feedback until the 23 September. [...]

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Posted in Australian Midwifery | Tagged Australian Midwifery | 25 Responses

Obs suggesting there should be more homebirth

By Lisa Barrett on July 16, 2011

Obs suggesting there should be more homebirth

The Royal College of Obs and Gynae in the UK have put out a new document called High Quality Womens Health Care, a proposal for change. It is a very interesting Document  recommending that more women give birth at home. Too much care is provided within secondary and tertiary care settings, including emergency and diagnostic gynaecology, and too many babies [...]

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Posted in Australian Midwifery | Tagged Australian Midwifery | 13 Responses

Vexatious reporting – Immediate action committee

By Lisa Barrett on June 30, 2011

Over the past few days there has been lots of movement in Australian midwifery circles after midwives are apparently having  restrictions put on their license for attending VBAC at home.  I have looked closely at the rules and really can’t find anywhere that says a woman can’t chose to birth at home if she has a previous section.   The ACM [...]

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Posted in Australian Midwifery | Tagged ACM, Australian Midwifery | 12 Responses

Absurd Birth Scenes – Perfume

By Lisa Barrett on June 28, 2011

Absurd Birth Scenes – Perfume

This birth scene will haunt you. We forget how much the birthing environment has changed. When you see a nearly 300 year old birth taking place at a filthy, stinking Parisian fish market it makes you realise why infant and maternal mortality was so high until sanitation improved. Hail the civil engineer! They’ve done more for childbirth than any doctor and they don’t even come with an ego.

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Posted in The Cafe | Tagged movie birth scenes, Video | 7 Responses

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