Bloody Women!

Newsletter October 2019
CONTENTS
​New on bellabirth
Menstruation:
Is Menstrual Blood Dangerous?
A new book: About Bloody Time
​Menstruation of Newbies, and menstrual blood in advertising.
Placentas:
Third Stage,
Cord Blood Collection and 
Stem cells
Around the Web
Podcasts 
​Doula Goodness
​New Study
​A Tasty Morsel from ThinkBirth

New on Bellabirth
New Blog Post:
seven ways to facilitating informed decision making 
​​book review: about bloody time 

New to the parenting thread in the support group:
Ginger Gorman has been investigating trolls.in this article she looks at cyberspace for kids. Our children are "cyber natives", prohibition does not work....savvy kids have attentive parents, communication is key. kids with a crew!
​Empathy in a world of competition?  how can we instill empathy in our children? 

New to the Birth thread in the support group:
Doulas are scientifically proven to improve birth - in 17 ways!  Including supporting through the detours 

New to Member Area
My award winning poster: Rethinking Birth Plans  along with my Birth Cartography poster have been added to resources page.

Menstruation

 

Is Menstrual Blood Dangerous? 

​Book Review: About Bloody Time

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Jane Hardwicke Collings talks menstruation, aimed at young women.

Depicting blood during Libra commercial does not breach ethics code, watchdog rules 
​The standard approach to advertising menstrual products was to use a blue liquid.  Recently, that has changed.  And it offended many.  Their complaints were heard, and it was ruled that blood is simply blood.  It is.  Placing menstruation as a matter of fact, and not a 'taboo'. or shameful, or dirty, or something to hide seems revolutionary.  This may seem a small step for a woman...but it is a giant leap for mankind!

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Placenta

Delivering Your Placenta - What You Need to Know - For Your Health and Your Baby's 
It is very important to understand the 'third stage' of birth.  It is standard procedure to inject your with synthetic oxytocin.  But is it necessary?
Your Birth Map will contain your decisions for this, and in considering this you will come to understand when it is necessary, and when it is best to say no.

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Rachel Reed (Midwife Thinking) Cord Blood Collection: confessions of a vampire-midwife 

And all about Stem Cells transfer at birth.

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Around The Web

PODCASTs

Russell Brand has a podcast: Under the Skin.  In Dec 2018 he interviewed Katharine Graves (UK Hypnobirther).  It is a delightful and insightful podcast.   He also interviewed Brene Brown, on Vulnerability and Power. (start at 5:43 to skip the rambling start and launch into the interview)

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Doulas
​around the web:
The power of doulas in underserved communities 

Decolonising Doulas (Newborn Mothers)

on bellabirth:
The informed decision the doula and the birth plan 
seven ways a doula can support your planned caesarean 
​The doula and the sherpa
​​What is a Doula?

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New Study
​How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys
Meghan A Bohren, PhD et al.
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This research is causing a stir among birth communities, for even thought the study populations are not Australia, many many women are nodding and saying they can relate.  #ENOUGH

Of particular interest in the discussion:
"study shows clear areas for targeted quality improvement that addresses country-specific or facility-specific challenges, or both, particularly around communication and consent."  

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​A Tasty Morsel from ThinkBirth
Handmaidens of the hospital birth machine - No More
​SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!

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