Childbirth Choices Seminars
The CEA (Childbirth Education Association) have a "Childbirth Choices" seminar coming up in Brisbane on February 10 and 24th. The seminar is a great opportunity to access unbiased information about the variety of options for birthing in Brisbane. Topics covered include: choosing where to birth, what kind of care you can expect from different providers (an examination of the role of midwives, obstetricians, doctors and doulas), and birthing on your terms. Full details are available here.Increasing pressure on maternity services means that some women find they need to book with popular OB's or have their name down at birth centres by six weeks pregnant. And if you want a homebirth...in some areas, you'd better have a midwife lined up when you ovulate and even then you would be lucky to get one at all! This leaves so little time to compare your options or give serious thought to what your needs are. As a doula, I support mums birthing in many different settings with different types of care (both public and private, with midwives and obstetricians). Through these experiences I've witnessed first hand how a mum's choice of careprovider and birth place can influence what happens during her birth. Deciding on care is one of the first decisions we make when we find out we're pregnant and our choice will affect multiple aspects of our experience - but due to the pressure to even "get in" to the type of care they've chosen, too many women feel rushed and unable to take the time to consider their options. There are many philosophical differences between the midwifery and obstetric view of birth. Understanding these differences and what they mean for the kind of birth you are planning is a positive step towards taking an active role in your pregnancy care.
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