Hi Jan
If you want any
assistance with excel I am willing to assist
I have a very
good working knowledge of excel, however you may be better using access which
is a database program and very good at statistical work
I could put you
a program together that is simple to use but will enable you to pull out in-depth
statistical information.
If you are
interested just let me know
There will be no
charge
Alan
From: owner-[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jan Robinson
Sent: Friday, 9 July 2004 7:29
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth
summary forms
Hi Sue
Not sure what birth summary forms are, but my Birth Register is simply an excel
spreadsheet with all the details .. name address age etc. all the demographics.
then time membranes ruptured (if less than an hour before birth ... etc..)
number of vaginal examinations (i love entering zeros!) , length of each stage
position for each stage ... time of birth , date of birth lots of stuff plus
comments for anything interesting like placentas in situ for eight hours , what
we did about it , what type of sutures were used, etc. The reason for it all
being on a spreadsheet is so that I can statistically analyse it to get the
average age of my clients, average duration of labour, first stage etc. It
might be handy one day. I would have to get m y daughter to help me with the
analysis as I am not brilliant using Excel, ... one of my clients set it up for
me many years ago ... It's easy enough to do if you understand Excel. I think
Robyn THompson sets hers up on some similiar type of spreadsheet.. she was
going to market it at one stage. Hilda Bastian also had a brilliant one set up
to go underd the HBA banner. It was the best idea I had ever seen as it also
had the facillity for anylisising social data as well. She was going to get
hers to a marketable stage too but then the homebirth movement seemed to
crumble temporarily and it has been lost to us. It would be a great project for
HBA to tackle, but we could also get the NSWPD people to provide us with a
template for their data sheet with add ons. The USA midwives have one that Maralyn
Kleidon would know about but she is in the states at the moment. Perhaps we
could put pressure on the College to produce a workable one for all homebirth
midwives that could be used to collect research data for their IPM
Accreditation program that they are getting set up. Lots of possibilities
Did you get the papers I sent you? We need to get the new forms from Centre
Link now.
Haven't got mine yet, they tell me they don't have anymore as they had a
printing mishap so I will have to go up to my local office to get then.
Hope you and Arthur are both well. Give my love to Penny.
Jan
Jan Robinson Independent
Midwife Practitioner
National Coordinator Australian Society of Independent Midwives
8 Robin Crescent South
Hurstville NSW 2221 Phone/Fax: 02 9546 4350
e-mail address: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> website:
www.midwiferyeducation.com.au
/smaller>/color>/center>On 07/07/2004, at 5:12 PM, Sue Cookson wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone email me copies of their birth summary forms please?
Am looking to rewrite my own, but would love some of your inspiations and
insights.
Many thanks,
Sue and Penny
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