Over the past few days, the discourse around freebirth and the role of doulas has been clouded by miscommunication, misplaced blame, and blatant misogyny. Recent statements from Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and Australian College of Midwives (ACM) have sparked what feels like a targeted witch-hunt of doulas; one...
When birth becomes business: what we’re not saying about high caesarean rates News broke this week about the retirement of Dr John Love, a well-known Perth obstetrician who has “delivered” over 10,000 babies during his long career. The tone of the reporting, particularly in this Channel 9 News segment, was overwhelmingly celebratory — portraying Dr...
Vicki Hobbs from Back-to-Basics Birthing and the Strength to Progress Conference are proud to be hosting Dr Hazel Keedle with her VBAC Workshop for Birth Workers. Dr Hazel Keedle is a Lecturer of Midwifery and completed her PhD in 2021 at Western Sydney University, Australia. Hazel has more than 25 years of experience as a...
I originally wrote this blog back in 2018, but with the chatter (propaganda) the last few days, I decided this was a good one to update. Once again, the crusade to replace actual midwifery care with flashing lights, beeping monitors, and glossy brochures continues – this time with a shiny new device hailed by WA...