Meredith McIntyre – The Conversation

Indian women who had migrated to Australia were more likely than Australian-born women to have caesarean sections or instrumental births, the study found. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34547181@N00

May 6, 2013

Migrant women less likely to have unassisted birth: study

Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Some groups of migrant women in Australia are at a higher risk of medical interventions in childbirth that may lead to health problems for the mother or child, a new study has found. Medical interventions…

The perceived dangers of home birth are overstated. krzyboy2o

June 24, 2012

Home birth is a viable and safe option for most women

Meredith McIntyre, Monash University

In response to a recent South Australian coroner’s finding that three babies died from preventable causes, Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has said she will close a loophole in national health laws that…

Women and men are portrayed as equally infantile in the film. Roadshow Films

May 30, 2012

Don’t expect much from What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Meredith McIntyre, Monash University and Alexis Shub, The University of Melbourne

What to Expect When You’re Expecting is basically a 1980s frat film, complete with busty girls in bikinis, golf buggies crashing into swimming pools, and vomit and fart jokes – all window dressed with…

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