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Birth trauma a national problem, says USC expert
A USC midwifery expert who has studied the birth trauma experiences of hundreds of women is set to feature in a new documentary.
Dr Rachel Reed from USC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery was interviewed for Birth Time: The Documentary, which is due to screen across Australia from 11 February to 9 March, including at Nambour’s Majestic Cinemas on Sunday 28 February at 6.30pm.
Dr Reed said one in three women globally were reporting traumatic experiences of childbirth, including in Australia, despite it having one of the world’s most advanced medical systems.
“In Australia we have a heavily medicalised maternity system that leads to a lot of interventions for women, many of whom do not particularly want or need…
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