Rhea Dempsey
Birthing Wisdom

articles by Rhea Dempsey

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Designing a Birth Circuit for Normal Birth, Rhea Dempsey
(Previously Published in The Natural Parent Magazine – Autumn 2015)

Oxytocin Under Threat, Rhea Dempsey
(Previously Published in The Natural Parent Magazine – May, 2016)

Queen Oxytocin, Ruler of Birth – Wherefore Art Thou?, Rhea Dempsey
(Previously Published in The Natural Parent Magazine – February 2018)

Understanding Pain Dynamics in Normal Birth, Rhea Dempsey
(Previously Published in The Natural Parent Magazine – Spring 2014)

What is a Doula and Why Do I Need One?, Rhea Dempsey
(Modified and previously Published on KidSpot.com.au – March 2018)

Yes, You Can Say No!, Rhea Dempsey
(Previously Published in The Natural Parent Magazine – Autumn 2014)

Birth rights and the hidden threat of obstetric violence
(Crikey.com.au)

Reaching into Pain and Avoiding Acquiescence with Rhea Dempsey
(Spreaker.com)

A doula shares what labour’s like from her perspective – Rhea Dempsey
(KidSpot.com.au)

‘Pain Is My Friend’, Rhea Dempsey
(Nurture Magazine)

‘Celebrating Birth as a Peak Bodily Performance’, Rhea Dempsey
(Birth Matters, The Journal of the Maternity Coalition)

‘Wild Card Dynamics – emotional work in pregnancy’, Rhea Dempsey
(Birth Matters, The Journal of the Maternity Coalition)

‘Performing birth in a culture of fear: an embodied crisis of late modernity’, Rhea Dempsey & Kerreen Reiger
(Health Sociology Review Vol 15 2006)

‘The pain of childbirth is “valuable”. So suck it up.’, interview with Rhea Dempsey by Sophie Black, Editor
(Crikey.com.au)

‘The Journey to Motherhood’, Rhea Dempsey
(Barefoot Magazine)

‘Birth and Men’ – interview by Jenny Chapman
(Barefoot Magazine)

‘Birth After Sexual Abuse’, Rhea Dempsey
(Barefoot Magazine)