Sensible Birth

What Is The Cascade Of Intervention?
Sometimes, the reason we need these riskier birth interventions is because we have chosen a small intervention, which has led to a bigger intervention, which has then led to a riskier intervention.

This is known as the cascade of intervention.

When you choose even a small intervention and, as a direct result, another intervention becomes necessary, you’ve fallen into the cascade of intervention.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/the-cascade-of-intervention-what-you-need-to-know/

This resonates profoundly with me, but do bear in mind that discomfort and hard work, as is implied by the word "labour" does not equate to suffering.

I believe the below is meant as a reminder that you have immense strength within you and that this strength is developed as you mature in motherhood♥️

"As a society, we are so uncomfortable with being uncomfortable. We desperately try to bypass being uncomfortable and we measure our success by how well we are able to do so."

You and your baby have a unique and perfect feeding rhythm. Do yourself a favour and remove the word "schedule" from your vocabulary while you have a newborn to nurture ♥️

Birth can be straightforward and joyful ♥️

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Homebirth sparks the evolution of mothers, fathers and children. And when families evolve, humanity evolves with them.

Just another day for the ordinarily extraordinary birth of baby number three at home. An hour after birth…
siblings swimming in the pool that Mum never ended up birthing in. Midwives washing the dishes and folding the washing. Dad clearing away the dirty laundry. Grandma quietly soaking up her exposure to a whole new world of birth.

And Mum…
sitting peacefully in the corner, feeding her brand new babe.

The quiet ordinariness of life continuing, while everything has just changed.

What a blessing it is to stand beside families like this. Families who have evolved from their first birth in hospital into two redemptive homebirths.

Witnessing the unfolding of a family remembering their power is one of the greatest privileges of my life.

So lovely and clever!

Labour and birth should never be about stuff. We need very little, and what we have we can make do.

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https://www.rachelreed.website/blog/amniotic-fluid-volume?fbclid=IwdGRleAPPXIJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEejbcKG9rC2BBl25bvWhlDM2pbdly7nQ4SJKjQF1RYxK3TC32gDytVa32Q6cY_aem_fqizcgLUaXNjU2VJloF7IQ

Amniotic Fluid Volume This post discusses amniotic fluid volume at the end of pregnancy and whether too much or too little is really a problem.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSGIpskElcD/?img_index=6&igsh=MWRkZGZienU2b2R5NQ==

Physiologic birth isn’t a fantasy. It’s normal biology — until the system interrupts it. Most women can birth physiologically. The problem isn’t their bodies — it’s the environment, the clock, and the fear. If we want safer births and fewer surgeries, we don’t need more control. We need more respect for physiology. Birth workers: What’s the biggest barrier you see to physiologic birth where you work?