Re: [ozmidwifery] Insurrance
I don't think anybody has any, I know i don't Andrea Quanchi On Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at 03:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, can anybody update me on the current insurrance status for independent midwives, i am an Accredited Midwife in Brisbane, but I have not practiced here yet in view of these issues.But i am not happy about the choices fo women through the current system here and am seriously looking at Private practice again.
RE: [ozmidwifery] Insurance
http://www.communitymidwifery.iinet.net.au/nmapcampaign/nmapindex.html This link is for NMAP
RE: [ozmidwifery] vbac birth centres again
Title: Message no appologies requiredyell loud and clear Jo! a woman in my singing group is planning a vbac ... I just heard she visited her Gp today only to be told she would HAVE to have a CS as she has a haemorrhoid and it may rupture and she may bleed to death! I'll be seeing her tomorrow... Vicki xox -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jo Dean BainbridgeSent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 3:24 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [ozmidwifery] vbac birth centres again Alright, sorry listers it is that time again when I get really pis*d about vbac exclusions from birth centres again. Sorry to harp but I have to vent!! Why is it that my right to chose an elective surgery for reasons not based on medical evidence is adhered to without further questions or dispute and that right to choose what happens to my body is backed by society. But if I want to exercise that same right, but to chose a vbac and a vbac that is not medically managed, I am flatly denied. Tell me this is not discrimination! SOME of us have the right to chose, SOME of us gain the support for our choice, SOME have the last say in our care... but as long as it suits policy! Why is it that if someone wants to birth by cs due to fears of complications that occurred last time, this is considered a valid reason. but if I say I don't want continuous monitoringbased on the inaccuracy of ECG readouts and theirdirect influence of increasing the cs rate...that is not good enoughto be respected and supported??? PLEASE! Some one tell me what is wrong with this! I am disgusted and saddened by Flinders Medical Centres decision to not allow vbac in its birth centre. It is a sad loss for vbac women midwives, lets hope there is a resolve to the insurance issues, cause I know for sure that if vbac is continued to be refused from BC then home birth vbacs will be on the rise. Jo Bainbridgefounding member CARES SAemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]phone: 08 8388 6918birth with trust, faith love...
[ozmidwifery] AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING RECORD TODAY?
Dear List Just wanting to wish all those breastfeeding members of our proud mothering profession all the best in publicising the benefits of breastfeeding today. Apparently it's all happening in South Australia today .. As well as across the nation leading up to WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK. Good luck for another world record for the largest gathering of breastfeeding mothers together in the one place to the ABA women of SA. I'll look for some publicity on the news tonight! Jan Robinson -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] history of medicine website and books
Hi everyone. Long time since I have been on the list, but Monash keeps one very busy. How are all the wonderful wymmin of midwifery? Here is an interesting website for those interested in history, and a short list of books I have found pretty interesting this semester. Cheers to all, Trish http://medhist.ac.uk/ All but the Lippincott available through Harcourt Brace/Elsevier. Martin, E.J. 2002. Intrapatum Management Modules. A perinatal education program. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott. Dunkley, J. 2000. Health Promotion in Midwifery Practice. A resource for health professionals. Edinburgh: Bailliere Tindall. Jamieson, J.R. 2001. Maintaining Health in Primary Care. Guidelines for wellness in the 21st century. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Drew, D., Jevon, P Raby, M. 2001. Resuscitation of the Newborn. A practical approach. Oxford: Butterworth Heinneman (Books for Midwives Press). Jevon, P Raby, M. 2001. Resuscitation in Pregnacy. A practical approach. Oxford: Butterworth Heinneman (Books for Midwives Press). Bick, D., MacArthur, C., Knowles, H. Winter, H. 2002. Postnatal Care. Evidence and guidelines for management. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. D'oh! haven't got the embryology text reference with me, at home on my desk getting diagrams scanned! Will post full reference next week, but the author is Moore. This embryology text is fantastic! The diagrams are clear and well notated, the text is easy to follow and the clinical issues attached to the chapters are pitched at a good level. This would be a perfect text for NNICU course. I will suggest it as a recommended text for both PG and UG mid programs but not as a prescribed text, just trying to keep students costs down. The chapter on terratogenesis is particularly interesting and relevant. I will use it a lot. Jamisons Maintaining Health in Primary Care is very useful for the UG midwifery course, and I have drawn on it heavily this semester. Its beginning chapters in particular have useful concepts such as self care and wellness which fit very well into midwifery and complement the Health Promotion text by Dunkley. These really come into their own in the UG program and will make useful references for the students over the life of their course. The two resuscitation books are good, too, though they should really be reviewed by an expert in the field for congruence with national guidelines. I will suggest the neonatal one to students of midwifery but with a caution to compare and contrast what is said with what is in the NETS (neonatal emergency transfer service) handbooks and the NHMRC (national health and medical research council) guidelines for practice. Postnatal Care by Bick et al is a lovely little book. It is the only one of its kind I have seen. It is evidence and clinically based, and pitched at the midwife, and I think it should be a prescribed text for both programs and will recommend it as such for next year. Chapters on perineal pain, urinary and bowel disturbances, depression and fatigue, backache, headache, CS, BF and endotetritis. Lovely! Another text from Lippincott which is great is Martin, E. Jean. Intrapartum Management Modules. It's American but really good, innovative. It is a sort of self-teach manual for all sorts of issues around care in labour and though its not focussed at the midwife it is pitched at a level all practitioners could understand. I'd like to be able to recommend it as a set text but we would be asking students to cough out a lot. Perhaps for a clinical masters? Happy Reading, Trish -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] Breastfest SA
Hi All! We had a wonderful result at the SA Breastfest this morning - 767 breastfeeding babies!!! Well past the record of 536. The organisers did a fantastic job considering how many people there were. Howdid theother states go?? Hugs, Larissa "How can you have too many babies?That's like having too many flowers."~Mother Theresa~
Re: [ozmidwifery] Breastfest SA
Congratulations, that is a great result. Jackie
[ozmidwifery] midwifery history references
Hi everyone- some references for a historical approach to midwifery- unfortunately not specific to Australia- nevertheless some good references. Books/chapters and articles about midwifery history This is a temporary page - A WEB based, searchable data base will replace this in the near future. To find a reference use your browser's Find command to search for authors, journals, or title words. The list is provided in alphabetical order of author. Articles: Anonymous 1985 Royal College of Midwives Library: a select reading list. A history of midwifery and the RCM Midwives Chronicle 98(1169 RCM Suppl):vii-viii, Jun. Baker M 1993 War babies Nursing Times 11(89) 42-3; Aug 11. A retired nurse and midwife recalls the delivery of a baby during a black-out with German bombers overhead and other reminiscences of the second world war. Barlow Y 1994 Childbirth: management of labour through the ages Nursing Times 90(35) 41-3; Aug. An examination of the management of labour looking particularly at the emergence of invasive techniques in childbirth and the development of pain management. Benge M, 1984 Midwifery history: how to bring away the after-burden... how the third stage of labour was managed in the days of Aristotle Nursing Times 80(41) 10-16. Clatworthy P 1991 Babies in the blackout Nursing Times 87(7) 40-1; Feb. 13. A retired nurse and midwife describes midwifery training and work during the second world war. Donnison J. 1988 Midwives and medical men: A history of the struggle for the control of childbirth (2nd ed). New Barnet, Historical Publications. ISBN 0948667001. Donnison CJ. 1977 Midwives and medical men: A History of Interprofessional Rivalries and WomenÂ’s rights London, Heinemann Educational. Fleming V, 1998 Autonomous or automatons? An exploration through history of the concept of autonomy in midwifery in Scotland and New Zealand Nursing Ethics: an International Journal for Health Care Professionals 5(1):43-51, Jan. Midwives are frequently heard to describe themselves as autonomous practitioners, and this is refuted. The notion of autonomy in relation to midwifery practice in Scotland and New Zealand is critiqued through the history of midwives and midwifery in these two countries. Issues relating to midwifery registration, medicalisation of birth and consumerism are discussed which it is suggested limits autonomous practice within midwifery. Iveson-Iveson J, 1982 History of nursing. Roots: the eighteenth century: interest in midwifery and maternal care Nursing Mirror 154:40-3, May 5. Kovac G, 1998 Grandmother was a midwife Midwifery Today with International Midwife (45):52, Spring. Fleming S 1988 Musings on midwifery Archaeology (41): 69 Fox E. 1995 Midwifery in England and Wales before 1936: handywomen and doctors International History of Nursing Journal 1(2):17-28, Autumn. Illegal midwifery in the 1920s and 1930s remains poorly understood. Midwives' statutory regulation began with the Midwives Act of 1902. The licensing body for England and Wales: the Central Midwives Board, enrolled midwives with approved qualifications and, those who were untrained but established as being in practice before legislation. The Act prohibited midwifery by the untrained handywomen on whom many poorer women had formerly relied. Hannam J, 1994-1995 Rosalind Paget: class, gender and the Midwives' Institute c1886-1914... Rosalind Paget was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1934 History of Nursing Society Journal 5(3):133-??? Rosalind Paget shaped the policies of the Royal College of Midwives and influenced the nature of midwifery. Hannam suggests that questions can be raised about the development of the RCM and midwifery as an area of work for women. Litoff J, 1982 The midwife throughout history Journal of Nurse-Midwifery 27(6):3-11, Nov-Dec. Minkowski WL, 1992 Women healers of the Middle Ages: selected aspects of their history American Journal of Public Health 82(2):288-95, Feb. Little is known of the role of women as healers during the Middle. European universities, for the most part, excluded women, thereby creating a male monopoly in medicine. Bared as legal healers, women waged a lengthy battle to maintain their right to care for the sick. The result was the brutal persecution of unknown, mostly, peasant women. Marshall R, 1983 Birth of a profession: The 650-year history of midwifery in Scotland Nursing Mirror 157(22 Midwifery Forum 10):i-vii, Nov 30. Owen G 1992 Training in the twenties Nursing Times 88(3) 49-50; Jan 15. The author describes her route to qualifying as a fever nurse, general nurse and midwife, from making beds to working in an ambulance during a smallpox epidemic. Raisler J, 1994 The International Confederation of Midwives: past history, present activities, and future challenges Journal of Nurse-Midwifery 39(5):326-8, Sep-Oct. The International Confederation of Midwives is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 1994. The Confederation is composed of 61 member associations from 50 countries and
Re: [ozmidwifery] Breastfest SA
Woo Hoo! Having participated in the 2000 Breastfest, when we were outdone by Tassie?and we were so sad, I am thrilled. Wish I was still breastfeeding. ABA should be so proud of what they do supporting women and babies. Pity more women dont think to use them when they breastfeed. Carolyn Larissa Tim wrote: 001001c23900$a45f7de0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Hi All! We had a wonderful result at the SA Breastfest this morning - 767 breastfeeding babies!!! Well past the record of 536. The organisers did a fantastic job considering how many people there were. Howdid theother states go?? Hugs, Larissa "How can you have too many babies? That's like having too many flowers." ~Mother Theresa~
