This is birth story 57, and it is shared by Monique from the Northern Beaches in Sydney. She shares her freebirth story with her first baby, Jonathan or Jojo. Monique’s normal boring freebirth story is so interesting given her own birth imprint includes both her and her brother being born via c-section.
It’s a beautiful story and lovely to listen to how Monique learnt about freebirth and the confidence she had in her body.
Resources:
- Birth Video
- Labour https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-9tj-Ih98EyxpM4rNOEjpPIVV2Utt95xzEyxo0/?igsh=dHNtbXh4aHNhMDl5
- Birth https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-9vAjxhlGsZ39-AQV2uTVfKMOes3wDSRxPfTY0/?igsh=cTgyYWk0bW10dWZl
- Placenta https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-9vuB9hwFgAp3f9gIkpFsRbwJn64ahl72Zg4Y0/?igsh=MTNqaTlwZHFobWhqZA==
- Normal Boring Freebirth (insta + podcast) https://www.instagram.com/normalboringfreebirth/
- Using Scans to measure babies https://www.rachelreed.website/blog/big-babies-care-provider-fear
- Evidence (or lack of) on ultrasounds in pregnancy:
- 2016 Ultrasound Scans in Pregnancy – Your Questions Answered! By Dr Sarah Buckley
- 2009 Safety of ultrasonography in pregnancy: WHO systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis
- 2023 A Review on Biological Effects of Ultrasounds: Key Messages for Clinicians
- “…ultrasound involves exposure to a form of energy, so there is the potential to initiate biological effects. Some of these effects might, under certain circumstances, be detrimental to the developing fetus.” (International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), 2009)
“Currently, there is no reliable evidence that ultrasound is harmful to a developing fetus. No links have been found between ultrasound and birth defects, childhood cancer, or developmental problems later in life. However, it is possible that effects could be identified in the future. For this reason, it is recommended that ultrasound exams be performed only for medical reasons by qualified health care providers” (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2013)
- Great Birth Rebellion Episode 2 - The medicalisation spectrum
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