A free birth is when a woman chooses to have a baby, usually at home, without a registered midwife or doctor in attendance. It’s much riskier than a planned home birth.
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Genetic conflict may play a role in pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, as well as developmental disorders.
It turns out pregnancy itself, regardless of mode of delivery, is a significant risk factor for pelvic floor dysfunction. And there are other risks that have nothing to do with babies.
Since the war broke out, some healthcare workers have lost their jobs, others have been displaced, wounded, threatened or killed.
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NHMRC Research Fellow (Public Health), Flinders University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Sessional Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia
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Surgeon, Ayder Hospital, Mekelle University
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Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
