Hi Joanne, Thank you for your kind email. No I'm not from Brisbane so I really don't know anybody but one friend and my sister. I have moved back to the East Coast (from WA) so that my family and I: a/ can access services (eg health) that are not available in the bush (despite what John Howard says). And ... b/ be closer to family.
This move is especially so for our son Lachlan's educational opportunities and the fact that we have another child on the way due mid-March. My wife Nicola is booked into Logan Hospital where I have just came on board as a casual midwife to prepare the way (in more ways than one). My wife Nicola does not know anyone to be confident enough to attempt a home birth. With our first born my wife stayed at home until we ran out of hot water and she was ready to go to hospital. There the midwives examined her and discovered her cervix was fully dilated. Shortly after my wife gave birth to a beautiful 3600g boy. Analgesia: hot water, massage and clary sage (our doula was a homeopathic aromatherapist masseuse). Home in just over 36hours (had to stay due to mec liquor). Standards at the local hospital have since declined with a local midwife telling me that the c/s rate was going from 9% back up to 25% in 2002. Time for us to move on. Plus we miss the shops! We also are going to miss our doula! I want to be at the birth as a father (and midwife second) so would love to find a doula replacement. Talk to you soon, Michael Hall Midwife, nurse, husband, father Brisbane 07 38031143 (no answering machine but I'm home every Mon to Wed) or 0417 058 244 From: "Mrs joanne m fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Block Address | Add to Address Book To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fellow midwife Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:18:20 +1000 Hi there, I read with interest your email on the Ozmid List. I am a midwife living in Brisbane (unfortunately working in the hospital system) and I'm not sure if you are from here or know many people, but if you would like to chat to a fellow midwife I can call you (I'll need your number) or you can call me on 07 33697782, though we do have an answering machine due to our shift work, so you may need to leave a message. Cheers, Joanne (Fisher). http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema? -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
