Re: [ozmidwifery] Media releases from ACMI - Labour Pain

[jayne]

Debby, do you mind sharing your resources with us?  ie:  where you learnt the method, your preparation and maybe even your birth story? :)   Thanks!   Jayne     ----- Original Message ----- From: Debby M To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 7:38 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Media releases from ACMI - Labour Pain It is a sad state of affairs as really both sides are wrong.  You can have a good strong birth like the Dutch midwife is espousing without drugs - but you can also have it with little or no pain. I have had three babies - the first induced and it was the classic medical birth with gas, pethadine and eventually an epidural - also eventually a csec. My 2nd was a natural labour of 27hrs, I felt fine with the pain which was moderate to high but not severe but needed a mobile epidural at the 27hr mark to relax. For my 3rd I was introduced to hypnobirthing - I was sceptical but gave it a go - this labour was totally relaxed only 4.5hrs and contractions were not painful merely intense.   I would strongly recommend that all pregnant women and their midwives should familiarise themselves with this technique.  I come from a scientific and military background and am a boring old accountant who tends to see things black and white, but perserverence and practice allowed this technique to work for me, and if it can work for me it can work for any woman.   Debby   >From: "Wayne and Caroline McCullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Media releases from ACMI - Labour Pain >Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:11:39 +1000 > >I remember this being discussed on Sunrise (Channel 7) and the thought >of not having drugs was ridiculed by viewers emailing in. It seemed this >release backfired (because the media just wanted to make a >sensationalist story out of what this midwife said) a bit in that the >general consensus seemed to be that if you don't want or have drugs you >are crazy (one woman even wrote in saying "you try giving birth to a >potroast without painkillers!" Very sad state of affairs indeed. > >What are your thoughts, Barb? > >Cheers, > >Cas. > >Cas McCullough >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.casmccullough.com > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara >Vernon >Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2003 3:10 PM >To: Ozmid Ozmid >Subject: [ozmidwifery] Media releases from ACMI - Labour Pain > > >MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 3 September 2003 > >'NO RAINBOW WITHOUT RAIN: NO BABY WITHOUT PAIN!' > >'Epidural makes you bored at the most beautiful time of your life', says >Dutch midwife of 25 years experience, Ms Beatrijis Smulders. > >Speaking to a national meeting of midwives from across Australia today, >Ms Smulders said that women in the Netherlands expect the pain of labour >to be a major challenge, like any other woman does. The difference is >that they don't want or use pain relief like epidural because they and >their carers know that you keep the birth safe by having pain in >labour.' > >The Netherlands has among the lowest rates of maternal and infant death >in >the developed world. It also has the lowest rates of medical >intervention >in childbirth. > >'The safest way to have your baby is by having labour pain', Dutch >midwife Beatrijis Smulders told a national meeting of Australian >midwives today. 'Your task as a woman is to have a strong labour', Ms >Smulders said. 'Midwives work to help women be strong in themselves and >to embrace the pain of labour as a normal and healthy part of bringing a >new human being into the world. > >'It is normal for women to have moments during their labour when they >feel fearful. So be fearful for a while but don't try to control it. >Then your body takes over and your baby is born.' > >In the Netherlands, the vast majority of women give birth in the care of >a midwife, who services are free to the woman. Only women who have a >medical problem have an obstetrician, says Ms Smulders. 'And when the >woman needs an obstetrician it is because something is wrong'. > >If you are going to take the responsibility for a safe birth you should >take the responsibility for the pain. > >MEDIA CONTACT via Dr Barbara Vernon 0438 855 529 > > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe. > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe. Chat via SMS. Simply send 'CHAT' to 1889918. More info here. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.