Throughout human history, throughout the world, the majority of babies have been born at home. In the last few decades however, in many countries, hospital birth has been promoted as being “best”. So is hospital birth best? This is a question I discuss frequently in the UK, and it has been an increasing concern for me in Malawi. Since 2012…
Midwife in Malawi (part 4)
My fourth week as a midwife in Malawi. This week I have been thinking about management of the placenta and the third stage of labour. This is the time it takes after the baby is born for the placenta to be born. In my hospital based training as a midwife in the UK, I almost always saw what is described…