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Stand and Deliver - A midwife speaks out about birthing positions

by Ariel Blackman
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Hollywood movies, old paintings (and selfies on Instagram) have taught us that women give birth with perfect hair and makeup in a hospital bed. 78%...
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Don't hire a doppler; it could save your baby's life!

by Ariel Blackman
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I was recently speaking to a nurse who works in an acute care ward of a women’s hospital, who regularly works with antenatal and postnatal women for whom things haven’t gone to plan. She was complaining about the risks mums-to-be are taking using dopplers and heart beat monitor apps at home.
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