General waterbirth resources Training for waterbirth When to get in the pool Water Temperature Hospital practicalities Can the floor take the weight? How long between birth of...
Category: Labour
The Umbilical Cord
Cutting the Umbilical Cord Cords around the baby's neck At a recent ARM meeting, a few of us were discussing the practice of feeling for the cord round the neck immediately...
Twin Birth Options
Vaginal Birth of Twins - Positive Experiences I have just been privileged to be present and assist a woman giving birth to twins actively in a hospital. It seems awful to relate...
The Third Stage of Labour, and Post-Partum Haemorrhage
The Third Stage and Post-Partum Haemorrhage Active versus Physiological Management How long to wait for the placenta? Links to other sources of information See also these other...
Birth of the Shoulders
How does the labeling of shoulders work? Are anterior and posterior related to nearest and furthest, or front and back of the woman's body? And do you think - if woman...
Positions for Birth
General Anybody got any good references on maternal positions in the second stage of labour? My bible on all positioning matters is Jean Sutton's Understanding & Teaching Optimal...