Hi Mary - did you receive the waterbirth information I sent you? Hope all is well - I am sure you are as busy as ever! Warm regards,Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Anti D problems..
> There is a legal problem with the Poison's Act about administering certain > drugs (Schedule 4) without a doctors order. Often it is not the obtaining > of the drug, but the authority to use it that can cause problems. Check > your state's Poison's Act. MM > > > > there is a company called Livingstone international > > toll free phone 1300 780 078 > > www.livingstone.com.au > > > > (that has on office in sydney who have the most amazing catelogue on > > line. Its worth a look for anyone wanting to buy supplies. They set you > > up with an account, you can order by phone or on line, the stuff arrives > > within a day or so and you can pay by all the usual methods. the > > catelogue includes an amazing array of drugs. I haven't tried to by the > > narcotics even though they are all listed there but Syntocinon is on > > their list. I rang and asked whether one needed a script to order it > > and was told no they were quite happy to ship it, packed with > > coolers!!!!!! Ive never needed to use it but have it on hand > > > > Unfortunately Anti D has to come from Bloodbank so they dont have that > > > > Andrea Q > > > > On Friday, July 16, 2004, at 07:34 AM, Lynne Staff wrote: > > > > > Hi Sue > > > Even thought you posted mistakenly, can I just say in response to your > > > final > > > comment 'is this worth it?' Yes, it is. > > > I had problems with some docs re anti D but found a supportive ob who > > > said > > > if ever I needed anti D orders, or supplies and was having trouble, he > > > would > > > organize it for me without any fuss. I didn't ever require his > > > assistance > > > again, as I liased with the local blood bank, where the hospitals obtain > > > their supplies, and have never had a problem since - occasionally with > > > an > > > order for its administration (from GPs etc), but have always managed to > > > talk > > > them around. The synto is the one I had the most trouble with - GPs > > > telling > > > me their medical advisory committee told them not to write the > > > prescription > > > for a medication they were not going to personally administer!!! Have > > > you > > > ever heard such a load.....der - they do that all day every day! > > > Every time I came up against a brick wall about something, I always come > > > away with more knowledge and strategies for the future! > > > Warm regards, Lynne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sue Cookson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:07 PM > > > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Anti D problems.. > > > > > > > > >> Hi Jan, > > >> Seem to be hitting a few problems here, and am forever aware of my > > >> (il)legal status. > > >> Had a lovely slow primip birth on Sunday(46 hours - mostly prelabour > > >> but > > >> still needing support), Rh pos baby, so went to Mullum hospital armed > > >> with the baby's blood results (which I'd got from the receptioinsts at > > >> my back-up doctor's surgery). My back-up doctor had just left for a 2 > > >> week break, so I contacted his back-up doctor. This guy was off for the > > >> day, so I spoke with his boss who happened to be a personal friend(?). > > >> Well, all shit let loose cos this guy decided it was completely wrong > > >> for me to have access to the anti-Don the woman's behalf. He phoned > > >> Mullum hospital and told the nurse administrator (Jane Ackerman) I > > >> was a > > >> lay midwife and then all these people in the hospital came up to me > > >> telling me I was a lay midwife. Nightmare!! > > >> To cut the story short, I ended up having to take the women in to the > > >> hospital for her jab. I had called the mum and she had given me the > > >> name > > >> of a reg nurse friend who was happy to do injection but that seemed to > > >> become irrelevant. The hospital maintained they couldn't send out a > > >> midwife cos she wasn't under their care, and that they didn't have the > > >> right paperwork to make changes to any of that. > > >> I then dropped in and spoke with Jane Ackerman again today, and she > > >> seems very supportive saying that she was supporting women's right to > > >> choose whoever and that wasn't an issue, but that we just needed to > > >> sort > > >> out the systems so that the women's needs can be met. > > >> Do you happen to know Jane Ackerman? > > >> What do you do about anti-d? > > >> Yuk!! > > >> And my next two women are also rhesus neg... > > >> > > >> Boy Jan, is all this worth it?? > > >> Sue > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > >> Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > -- > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. 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