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Pamela Tessmann
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Epidurals & Supporting the Physiological Process of Birth
Although there are risks with epidurals such as ineffective pain relief, increased risk of needing labour augmentation and therefore an...


Pamela Tessmann
Jan 9, 20193 min read
3 Ways to Tell if You are in Early Labour
As you approach 40 weeks pregnant, you find yourself hyper-aware of any niggling, twinges, tightening, aches, and pressure. You ask...

Pamela Tessmann
Jan 8, 20195 min read
Of Midwives and Doulas: A Conservative Dad's Shift in Perspective
Carl with their boys on a camping trip When Pamela was pregnant with our first boy, Oscar, I only had exposure to very traditional...
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