Obstetrics

I think it’s time for maternity providers to consider what their birth philosophy is and encourage their patients to meet with them prior to committing to the relationship.

In my early days of obstetrics, I confess I would cringe a little when a patient handed me their birth plan.

By creating positive birth experiences for our patients, we are setting a platform for them to thrive not only in the immediate postnatal period but for the rest of their lives.

The continuity of care model is important because it doesn’t just lead to better patient outcomes, it leads to better patient experience.

Patients are not inventory and they should not be treated as such. Their time is as valuable as that of the health practitioners they are seeing.

When looking at reducing caesarean section rates, it is not just one measure that will lead to a reduced rate.

If you as a parent are struggling with how your baby is sleeping (or not sleeping), then an issue is present that needs to be addressed.

The first thing that’s important to know is sleep is not under our conscious control. We cannot tell ourselves, ‘It’s time to sleep now.’

Every time we ask a parent if their new baby is ‘sleeping well’, we are creating an expectation that is making life harder for parents than it needs to be.

We want bereaved parents and families to be given time to spend with their child and create the memories that will sustain them through their grief

This traumatic experience affects 2000 expectant parents in Australia annually and the rate has barely changed in the last two decades

Increased specialisation in medicine has led to fragmentation of care and unmet patient needs

It’s time to evolve our antenatal and postnatal care to be more inclusive

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