Amy Dawes and her daughter This week has seen the inaugural Birth Trauma Awareness Week and big congrats to Amy Dawes and the crew at www.birthtrauma.org.au for their amazing public awareness campaign which has snared interest from The Project and the ABC National News and a fantastic article from feminist and writer Clementine Ford. […]
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Amy being interviewed for ABC TV There has been some heated debate recently about a headline grab that followed an interview of Amy Dawes, co-founder of The Australasian Birth Trauma Association (See link to the website here.) by ABC News. By her own admission, Amy is regretful that she answered yes when asked does she think that
Childbirth issues- Informed Consent, Forceps and Caesareans. Read More »
In previous blogs I have been telling you about the new Running Clinic we have established at Sue Croft Physiotherapy and it has been going so well that I asked Jane Cannan (who along with Amanda Lee conducts the Running Clinics) to write an updated blog on the clinic. I love Jane’s passion which is
I recently was interviewed on two occasions on two different days by two different journalists. I was doing my spiel to them – giving statistics about urinary incontinence; giving the heads up on the prevalence of prolapse; and how many people with pelvic floor dysfunction are sitting in a doctor’s surgery and don’t disclose their
I received an email today with an update from some heroes – Dr Barb Hall gave us an update on their latest trip to Uganda with Dr Hannah Krause and yet again their inspirational work makes me feel very inadequate. Again I am just going to include the whole email, with some glorious photos of
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On the day after the announcement of our election a couple of weeks ago, a patient and I had a discussion (whinge) about the state of politics in Australia. It was prophetic because I had been struggling to find the word (in my head when listening to the numerous shows I watch…the ABC news, 7.30
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There are some days I would like to give up work and just read (study) Facebook. I know that sounds crazy- especially in view of the hard time I would give my kids when they were at school about Facebook, MSN (yes I’m that old- they are that old…). But believe it or not Facebook
One of the most recurring questions I get in my every day practice is: ‘Sue how should I deliver my first baby?’, but more often it’s..‘I had a shocking first vaginal delivery and I have significant birth damage- should I have a Caesar? My answer to patients is that they must consult with their O
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For well over 25 years I have been specifically treating pelvic floor dysfunction and I have encountered many women who have suffered with anxiety and depression due to their bladder, bowel and prolapse problems. It is very confronting to discover that you have these very personal problems and often surreal that it can be associated with
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I know that many people have been aware that I have been awaiting the arrival of my first grandchild and I am thrilled to report that my daughter and her husband welcomed a gorgeous little boy into the world last week. Both Mum and bub are doing very well and Dad is thrilled that another
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