Around one in three women report their birth experience as traumatic. And it’s not always related to medical emergencies.
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There are four practical policy shifts that the Nigerian government could take to improve the use of maternity services.
First Nations women face almost twice the risk of stillbirth compared to non-First Nations women. Much of the inequity can be linked to the ongoing impact of colonisation on birthing women.
Don’t smoke around babies, wash your hands, and pay attention to the parents, too.
First-hand family accounts and photographs trace the difficulties and traumas of giving birth and looking after a baby during a pandemic.
Having multiple romantic partners also offers greater financial and logistical support when raising children, according to research with polyamorous families.
The benefits of midwifery for women and babies globally are clear. In Canada, innovations in midwifery centres and services are tempered by low pay and high rates of burnout.
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Assistant Professor, Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University
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Director/Assistant Dean, Midwifery, and Associate Professor, McMaster University
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Senior Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
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Student Midwife, McMaster University
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Photographer and creative director
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Indigenous Research Midwife, Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Midwifery Student, McMaster University
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Clinical Perinatal Epidemiologist, The University of Queensland
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Indigenous Research Officer, The University of Queensland
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Epidemiologist, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland
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Vicki Flenady is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, York St John University
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Senior lecturer, York St John University
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Midwifery Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia