Varicosities in general Veins are superbly designed tubes with a series of one-way valves which are structured to prevent the contents, blood, from flowing any other way than...
Category: Comorbidity
Thrombocytopaenia of Pregnancy – Low Platelets
I experience thrombocytopaenia of pregnancy, which affects about 5-7% of women. It has no other symptoms apart from low platelet levels. Platelet counts are lower than normal by...
Grand Multiparity and PPH Risk
I have a client just about to have her sixth baby in 9 years. I have now been with her for four births, all water at home. Last time she had a pph of 1,000 ml but was not...
Rhesus Negative Mothers
Choices for Rhesus Negative Mothers My Mother and father are both Rh+, which is dominant, right? So how did I become Rh-???? Is it because they BOTH had a recessive neg gene that...
Group B Strep and other bacterial infections
Group B Streptococcus I am a midwife from the USA. I was hoping that some of the European midwives on this list could share their Strep B protocols with me so I could share it...
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes Issues and References Compiled by Jackie Bradshaw The main issues of controversy in gestational diabetes: This list of issues is from an extensive...