by Bree Taylor Molyneaux
Queensland (and Australia) now has the highest caesarean rate in our history; 47.9% in Private Hospitals and 34% in Public Hospitals[1], so the importance of supporting and educating women in birth choices becomes increasingly necessary.
As an independent birth educator I hear a vast range of birth stories which make me both cry with joy and shed tears of sadness and frustration. Birth is supposed to be a joyful event, a rite of passage that marks the transition f...
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labour induction
Are induced labours affecting caesarean rates?
Today, more than one third of all babies almost 50% of babies born in Australian Private Hospitals are being born by c-section.
So why are so many more women choosing C-sections? Do women have enough information to make informed decisions? What role do physicians and perhaps, most importantly, hospitals play in C-section rates?
The Link between C-Sections and Induced Labor
Today, more and more expectant mothers are scheduling their babies’ births rather than leaving the timing to ...
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