Informed Birth
Vol. 26 No 3 | Spring 2024
In recent years, the topic of informed birth has increasingly been in the spotlight. At the core of informed birth is respect for a woman's autonomy and her right to make decisions about her own body and her birth experience. This edition of O&G Magazine encompasses several important topics related to informed birth – from informed choice in reproductive genetic screening to how healthcare practitioners can ensure they’re placing the mother at the heart of decision making. Other topics include informed fetal monitoring for labour and birthing in the age of social media.
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Dr Jasveen Kaur
College
A YGA Adventure in Korea
Dr Jasveen Kaur
Dr Gayathri Jayasinghe
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Placing the Mother at the Heart of Decision Making
Dr Gayathri Jayasinghe
A/Prof Danny Tucker
Women's Health
Informed Consent in the Birth Space
A/Prof Danny Tucker

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Our Responsibility to Inform, the Mother’s Right to Decide
Betty Holland
Clinical Midwifery Specialist

Continuity of Midwifery care (CoC) is widely recognised as the ‘gold standard’ of maternity care for women.

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Ethically speaking, is a fetus a person?
Xavier Symons
MA(Research), University of Sydney

Abortion demands that we explore some of the most fundamental debates in philosophical ethics, such as whether it is ever acceptable to kill another person; whether the rights of one person (such as a mother) can trump the rights of another (such as a fetus); and whether human life has intrinsic value.

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