Birthability Additional Resources and Evidence Extras.
Please find below additional links, resources and evidence on some topics that may arise during your pregnancy and birth. Please reach out if you need any extra information on any of the topics below.
Acupressure for Pregnancy & Birth
‘Acupressure for Labour Booklet’ by Debra Betts
Hormones and Physiology of Childbirth
Your Hormones are Your Helpers
Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing
Birthing Preferences
Baby’s Position
Breech/Posterior Positioned Baby
Optimal Maternal Positioning - Pelvic Alignment
Spinning Babies – Turning a Breech Baby
Big Babies / Size of Pelvis
Big Babies – Evidence Regarding Induction or C-Section
Pelvises I Have Known and Loved
Induction of Labour
Induction of Labour Balancing Risks
Vaginal Examinations
The ‘Routine’ Use of Vaginal Examinations During Physiological Birth – Examining the Evidence
Alternative ways to check ‘dilation’
Cord Clamping Information
Cord Clamping Information Video – 90 Seconds to Change the World
‘Delayed’ (or Optimal) Cord Clamping
Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping – What Does the Evidence Say?
Common Interventions during Birth
Artificial Rupture of Membranes
Monitoring Baby During Labour
Monitoring Your Baby During labour
Research Article – Electronic Fetal Monitoring EFM
Positions for Labour & Birth
The Evidence on Birthing Positions
Pushing
The Midwives Cauldron (Podcast) - Pushing and Cervixes
Additional Recommended Reading and Research
Epidurals – Dr Sarah Buckley –
What You Don’t Know About Episiotomies Can Hurt You
Birthing the Placenta
Third Stage of Labour – Dr Sarah Buckley
Birth of the Placenta – Dr Rachel Reed
Post Birth
Breastfeeding Resource – Baby Led Attachment