Should I have a caesarean section to protect my pelvic floor?
Since 1985 the World Health Organisation (WHO) has considered that the ideal caesarean rate should be 10 to 15%. I’ll stir the pot...
An unwelcome visitor
Friday afternoon clinics at the Jericho Bush Nursing Clinic were usually dour affairs. Jericho population - less than a thousand. Average...
Management of Urinary Incontinence
LBL was not a term I was aware of until relatively recently at which point advertisements for Poise incontinence liners and pads seemed...
Some days are diamonds. Some says are....
I was on call at the end of a particularly busy day during my first year of O&G training. I was pretty keen to have something to eat and...
Why on earth would you be an obstetrician and gynaecologist?
A lot of people ask me. “Why on earth would you want to be an obstetrician and gynaecologist?” I ask myself this same question - often....
Confessions of a Birth Plan Sceptic
The best birth plan that was suggested to me by a midwife many years ago was – “Roll with the punches.” I could end this blog now and...