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Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma

  • Written by Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth traumaFly View Productions/Getty Images

Every pregnant woman wants to deliver a healthy baby. During labour and birth, women also want to feel listened to and respected, and to come out of the experience physically and emotionally well.

But around 28% of Australian women describe their most recent birth as traumatic.

Birth trauma can include fear for...

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