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“‘Underlying health conditions’ is the new ‘but what was she wearing?’”
There is a moment with your newborn, sometime between midnight and 3am a couple of days or weeks in, where you realise you are not as independent as you thought you were.
Where you look around for the people who are meant to be there helping you be okay and realise that they are not there.
Where you feel vulnerable and alone.
Inside that feeling of being totally let down, you realise individualism (with it’s pedestal of being a totally independent woman who doesn’t need help from anyone especially …
Seeding Doubt: Why “Asking The Question” Can Mean So Much More
Do Your Own Research?
1. “It’s not a race.” Righto ScoMo, how about you go tell that to the people of Wilcannia and all the other communities you and the state Libs have right royally let down.
And
2. “Do your own research.”
Having marked hundreds of “research skills” assessment papers from uni students, I can assure you that without specific training, very few people can access, understand and apply the …
Research Update: Pregnancy and COVID-19 Vaccination
Below is the transcript of the video and audio research update I recorded on 10th Sept 2021 on the topic of pregnancy and vaccination against COVID-19. This information is information only, and does not take the place of individualised advice and consultation with your medical team. I hope you find this useful, and please feel free to share this resource with anyone you think might be interested.
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Hello my name is Anna Cusack, I am an author, a doula, Certified Motherhood Studies Practition…
The answers you seek aren’t in your feed
We talked through that scene over and over.
The plane crashing through the doors of the hanger, John Travolta in black hunting down Nicolas Cage in red, bullets flying everywhere.
Miss Two had seen some of the 90s movie Face/Off accidentally, and told me it was “scary”, yet still she asked to watch it again. Instead we talked about it as nauseam, role played, and I cuddled her as we went through it for the fifteenth time.
When we see or experience something at odds with our reality we want to und…
'Know Thy Enemy' (This is How it Works re Covid)
Research Update: Breastfeeding and COVID-19 Vaccination
Below is a transcript of the video research update I recorded on the 1st September 2021 and loaded to my social media channels on 2nd Sept 2021 regarding breastfeeding and vaccination against COVID-19. As per the disclaimers made in the text below, this is for information purposes only and does not replace discussions with your medical team regarding your personal vaccination choices. If you wish to clarify your understanding of the information I've provided here or ask any questions you are wel…
Birth Rights are Human Rights
Birth Options In Newcastle and the Lower Hunter
When I went to my local doctor for a formal pregnancy test, the first question she asked was what kind of maternity care I wanted. I had zero clue what options even existed!
If you’re having a baby (or hoping to) AND you live in the Newcastle-ish area, here is the whole deal spelled out for you.
Please note that estimated costs do not include additional support services like doulas or personally hired/purchased equipment like birth pools.
If you'd like an overall view of the maternity sys…
Where Has Our Gut Feeling Gone?
[Following on from the image above]
What alienates us from our gut feeling as parents?
👉Traumatic or disrupted birth experiences or health system interactions that leave us feeling disconnected from our bodies and our babies
👉Social structures that prevent us seeing the breadth of normal infant behaviour before we have our own babies
👉A pervasive sleep training culture and lack of access to quality resources around how to make co-sleeping safe
👉Individualistic culture that leaves parents ex…
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