What are women’s feelings about induction of labour for post-term pregnancy? Sara Wickham looks at research which asked this very question.
How do women feel about induction of labour for post-term pregnancy?
Tag: women’s experiences
Your birth: stories from midwifery-led areas
Sara Wickham reviews the book, “Your birth: stories from midwifery-led areas”, a project about women’s stories led by a midwife from Wales.
Induction of labour: the gap between theory and reality
Research into women’s experiences of induction of labour show a big gap between what women need and want and the reality of what they experience.
Is it any wonder? Enough of the body shaming…
Enough of the body shaming, says Sara Wickham. Is it any wonder that many women don’t know how to trust their bodies or decisions?
Number Crunching
Sara Wickham discusses number crunching, statistics and the way that our cultural obsession with these things impacts health and maternity care.
More evidence for rebozos…
Sara Wickham looks at more evidence for rebozos; another study which looked at the experiences of women who used this low-tech tool in labour.
Women’s experience of vaginal birth after caesarean
Sara Wickham looks at a research paper exploring women’s experience of vaginal birth after caesarean.
Delivery method and women’s experiences
Another way that induction might be increasing the caesarean section rate?
When we consider whether and how much induction is raising the caesarean rate, are we counting the women who request this due to fear of induction?
Women who have caseload midwifery “feel more proud of themselves”…
More research shows the value of midwife-led care; women feel “more proud of themselves” and were more positive about their overall birth experience.