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Mary Young

@knowyourmidwife

We are a private practice of experienced midwives who believe childbirth can be a much calmer, gentler, more personal, more natural experience than people think

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Interesting read...amazing how the medical field "jumps onto something" before realising they may be doing more harm than good! sarawickham.com/research-updat…

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The long term affects of interventions in birth is far reaching for mother, father and child. We need to STOP doing things to manage birth, control birth, orchestrating the outcomes. croakey.org/are-we-now-at-…

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Great discovery, mother's milk is best still - but babies still survive well if they NEED formula, lets not send any mother on a guilt trip! mothering.com/articles/study…

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Before writing "Failure to Progress" in a chart, take a look around you. The bright lights, the language being used, TIME, the interventions being suggested and the thoughts and emotions and fears of the... kindredmedia.org/2013/11/babies…

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How do you say "NO" to Induction? I know for a fact that women who have individualised continuity of midwifery care do not have inductions at the same rate of women under public hospital or Private Obstetrician care. The... ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

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We are not a culture that waits for anything, nor are we predominantly a culture that believes in normal birth; waiting for a baby can feel like insanity. mothering.com/articles/the-l…

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My Baby's Not A Library Book My baby's not a library book,
 so she's not overdue. 
My baby don't take long to cook, 
coz she's not veggie stew. My baby's not an elephant, 
and I'm not fit to burst.
 The time and... facebook.com/KnowYourMidwif…

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OMG, I think Australia definately tops the US in LSCS rates!! But what do the stats matter, it's the fact that the rate is climbing! youtube.com/attribution_li…

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What really matters to babies during their early life in the womb? What helps them flourish as they develop? What do they want their fathers to know? When I sit with what I have experienced with babies and learned from them, these precious wisdoms... pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Pregnancy-Birt…

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Hallelujah! Now, how long before it get's into our guidelines? Of course, you have a choice even if there are guidelines because that's all they are!! facebook.com/KnowYourMidwif…

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Up until the late 1980's babies received little to no analgesia for the same operations as adults because it was believed that babies felt little to no pain. This study proves the opposite finally! returntonow.net/2018/10/23/bab…