birth attendants.info tag:birthattendants.info,2008-05-03://10 2009-05-25T12:42:10Z a Melbourne community of birth attendants / doulas Movable Type 4.31-en Pinky McKay tag:birthattendants.info,2009://10.54 2009-05-25T12:36:09Z 2009-05-25T12:42:10Z www.pinky-mychild.com/... Jo Askham www.pinky-mychild.com/

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International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a Certified Infant Massage Instructor, Pinky McKay is a Melbourne based writer and editor specialising in health, education and family issues. She also works 'hands on' with parents, teaching infant massage and solving breastfeeding problems, with many clients being referred to her by health professionals such as GPs and MCH nurses.

Pinky is the author of five books, including 'Sleeping Like a baby' (Penguin 2006), Toddler Tactics Penguin (Feb 2008) and '100 Ways to Calm the Crying' (Penguin - release June 2008)


]]> Yoga Belly tag:birthattendants.info,2009://10.53 2009-05-25T12:24:46Z 2009-05-25T12:34:35Z www.yogabelly.com.au... Jo Askham www.yogabelly.com.au

]]> Yoga belly integrates the practices of yoga with a holistic view of pregnancy, childbirth and life beyond.

]]> Wisdom Within - Connecting Birth to Life tag:birthattendants.info,2009://10.51 2009-03-03T10:35:14Z 2009-03-03T10:47:21Z Jo Askham Wisdom Within.jpg]]> Natural Therapy Pages tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.39 2008-12-02T00:46:51Z 2008-12-02T02:07:37Z www.naturaltherapypages.com.au... Jo Askham www.naturaltherapypages.com.au


]]> On this site you can find comprehensive descriptions and articles of interest about many of the natural therapies available in Australia.

]]> Fertile Ground tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.34 2008-10-06T02:43:32Z 2008-10-06T02:52:14Z www.fertileground.com.au... Jo Askham www.fertileground.com.au

]]> Fertile Ground Health Group is a leading provider of natural medicine solutions for your fertility and health.

]]> Birth Options tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.33 2008-09-04T05:22:14Z 2008-10-06T02:49:37Z Birth Options... Jo Askham Birth Options

]]> provide tools, information and resources to empower individuals and communities to promote, protect and enhance their birth options. Birth Options run workshops to educate expectant parents about their options. They resource and nurture local community activity, and provide seed funding for projects relating to birth. ]]> Dr Sarah J Buckley tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.32 2008-09-04T05:16:51Z 2008-09-04T05:19:24Z Dr Sarah J Buckley... Jo Askham Dr Sarah J Buckley

]]> Sarah J Buckley, MD, is a GP with qualifications in GP obstetrics; author of the internationally-acclaimed book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting and currently full-time mother to her four children, all born at home. ]]> mamashanti tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.31 2008-07-22T11:30:24Z 2009-09-27T23:03:48Z http://www.mamashanti.com.au... Jo Askham http://www.mamashanti.com.au]]> mamashanti yoga for birth :: birth support is dedicated to bringing the joy of yoga to pregnant women and their partners.  Based in Melbourne, mamashanti's prenatal yoga program has been created to enhance your experience of pregnancy and ignite your birthing wisdom.]]> Orgasmic Birth tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.30 2008-07-12T10:52:25Z 2008-09-02T20:53:07Z Orgasmic Birth... Jo Askham Orgasmic Birth

]]> The Best-Kept Secret Orgasmic Birth is a documentary that examines the intimate nature of birth, an everyday miracle, and the powerful role it plays in women’s lives when they are permitted to experience it fully. This documentary asks viewers to re-examine everything they thought they knew about giving birth and the potential it holds.

]]> Deprogramming Birth tag:birthattendants.info,2008://10.29 2008-07-12T10:38:16Z 2008-07-12T10:44:27Z Deprogramming Birth... Jo Askham Deprogramming Birth


]]> I sensed that birth didn't have to be this traumatic, and took myself on a journey to discover how to deprogram my Western ideas of birth. (Thanks Emma for Link)

]]> Breast Crawl tag:birthattendants.info,2008://2.25 2008-06-02T03:24:59Z 2008-06-02T03:33:43Z breastcrawl1.wmv... Jo Askham breastcrawl1.wmv

]]> A fantastic video created by Unicef to show the early initialisation of breastfeeding through ‘Breast Crawl’. A great example of the amazing instincts a baby is born with

]]> Birthing Wisdom tag:rigel,2008:/~mrowe/birthattendants//1.34 2008-05-26T11:57:01Z 2008-07-12T11:00:52Z Birthing Wisdom... Jo Askham Birthing Wisdom

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She is a regular presenter at conferences, seminars and workshops on birth and counseling issues.]]> Evidence for the Birth Attendant tag:birthattendants.info,2008://2.13 2008-05-18T10:15:48Z 2008-06-01T08:32:57Z A systematic review of evidence by the Cochrane library, which reviewed fourteen trials involving more than 5000 women, provides the most supportive argument for the use of birth attendant care in labour (Hodnett, 2003). This review found that:The continuous presence... Jo Askham
The continuous presence of a support person reduced the likelihood of medication for pain relief, operative vaginal delivery, caesarean delivery, and a 5-minute Apgar score less than 7. Continuous support was also associated with a slight reduction in the length of labour. Six trials evaluated the effects of support on mothers' views of their childbirth experiences; while the trials used different measures....in each trial the results favoured the group who had received continuous support.

Earlier research show similar findings. Following their review of this evidence Klaus, Kennell and Klaus (1993) itemised the positive effects of birth attendant care as:

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  • 50% reduction on caesarean rates,
  • 25% shorter labour,
  • 60% reduction in epidural requests,
  • 40% reduction in syntocinon use,
  • 30% reduction in analgesia use,
  • 40% reduction in forceps delivery.

]]> bubhub tag:localhost,2008:/~mrowe/birthattendants//1.25 2008-05-18T07:09:32Z 2008-07-12T10:48:17Z BubHub... Jo Askham BubHub

]]> Maternity Coalition tag:localhost,2008:/~mrowe/birthattendants//1.24 2008-05-18T07:07:15Z 2008-07-12T10:51:18Z Maternity Coalition... Jo Askham Maternity Coalition

]]> Maternity Coalition is Australia's National Maternity Consumer Organisation