Re: [ozmidwifery] a small step

[jesse/jayne]

A :)  Wonderful Pinky and many, many congratulations!  I can't wait for
my grandbabies!

Jayne


- Original Message - 
From: "Pinky McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] a small step


> What a lovely story.
>
> Now I have one -my daughter Larissa had an exquisite waterbirth at Monash
> Birth centre on Monday - no drugs, no stitches, lovely gentle hands off
> midwives.
> Thanks to Monique, Lainie and Fiona.
>
> Larissa has started motherhood confident and intuitively - breastfeeding
> beautifully, hubby is very proud of her and baby and she is impressed with
> his support during labour/ birth so a wonderful start to being a family.
>
> I am in oxytocin 'overload' both from the birth and baby cuddling ( he
> hasn't yet been 'out of arms') -I feel as though 'nothing else matters'
> rather like when I had my own babies -its a beautiful space.
>
> Pinky
> www.pinky-mychild.com
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "The Johnsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:23 PM
> Subject: [ozmidwifery] a small step
>
>
> >A good news story of persistence getting the desired result in a private
> > hospital. I recently underwent a second Caesar to deliver my daughter,
and
> > with the help of my independent midwife was able to have a really good
> > experience in a hospital somewhat known for being a stickler for
> > regulations
> > (ie we got away with deviating from the norm). Firstly we made it clear
> > from
> > the beginning that my midwife would be in the theatre with me from the
> > word
> > go. She did a lot of phoning and meeting people in the days leading up
to
> > ensure that this would happen. There was some concern that there would
be
> > too many people in the operating theatre, which was ironic considering
> > four
> > people (two nursing students and two doctoral students) came and asked
> > permission to watch the Caesar.
> >
> > It was great having her there to support me both physically and
> > emotionally
> > from the spinal (where she cradled me in her arms and described
everything
> > that was happening so it was easier) to taking photos of our baby's
birth,
> > cutting the cord for us (husband didn't want to) and bringing us our
> > gorgeous girl. She then accompanied me to recovery, while my husband
went
> > with the baby. She suggested at the time that the baby could come with
us
> > to
> > recovery, even if no midwifery staff were available from the hospital.
My
> > husband then took up the baton upstairs and pretty much insisted that we
> > had
> > a perfectly good midwife with me in recovery and a few minutes later my
> > baby
> > was with me and we were working on our first breastfeed. We all went up
to
> > our room together and she stayed and took photos of our son meeting his
> > little sister for the first time, and of her grandparents getting to
know
> > her, and helping getting her back on the breast. She stayed with us
until
> > we
> > were all settled and happy. It made having to have a repeat Caesar a
> > really
> > positive experience. Hopefully now that hospital will be more
> > accommodating
> > of other women wanting to have independent midwife care as well.
> >
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Re: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems

[Sue Cookson]

Hi,
I was a student at a large Adelaide hospital and last year I witnessed
most of the midwives staying at the front desk for most of the time
watching 'their' women's CTGs.
I found it appalling - that we as students were observing this as
modern midwifery management; that the women were treated with such lack
of compassion and skill; that this was a large teaching hospital - no
wonder most of the young doctors have no idea about normal birth.
Needless to say I complained to appropriate sources and have refused to
revisit that hospital for a clinical placement.

Let me get a sore back and dirty knees any day and maybe I'd also have
some idea of the woman I was assisting through birth and some idea of
how I could help her achieve what she wanted.

Sue

  
  
  
  the efm on satellite systems does
not subsitute for the registered midwife in the rooms. We have this at
the hosp that i work in  and you still have to stay in the room with
the woman whilst she is labouring. Not all clients are on moniters  and
some are intermittenly monitored with a doppler hand held. I find this
appaling that the midwives can even think of not bieng in the room with
the woman and her partner during labour. They are used as a sort of
backup so the shift co-ordinator can see what is happening in the room
and also for the medical officer who is always in the labour ward to
glance at sometimes as the individual midwife in the room's ability may
be on different levels it is like a saftey system i guess for both the
woman and the midwife attending her.
  regards 
  
-
Original Message - 
From:
Kelly @ BellyBelly 
To:
ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au

Sent:
Friday, April 28, 2006 1:25 PM
Subject:
[ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems



I was at a birth the last
few days @ RWH and the midwives were telling me hospitals (RWH
included) are soon changing to new EFM machines which are linked to a
satellite system, so women can be monitored by the midwives from the
ward desk. They were joking about it too, how they could have a
loudspeaker go off and ask them to adjust the monitor next, should it
not be in the right spot. Does anyone know anything more about this and
what are your thoughts? One to one midwifery care seems further off
sometimes, which is very, very sad…
Best Regards,

Kelly Zantey
Creator, BellyBelly.com.au 
Gentle
Solutions From Conception to Parenthood
BellyBelly
Birth Support -
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support
 

  
  
  
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RE: [ozmidwifery] a small step

[jo]

Hi Pinky,

Congratulations to you and your daughter, such wonderful news. I remember
seeing Mary Moody speak at the Homebirth Conf in Katoomba a few years back
and she spoke of how shocked she was at the emotions that came up at the
arrival of her grandchildren. She said she hadn't been prepared out how 'in
love' she would be with them and how it was a very similar feeling she had
towards her own babies. 

Enjoy the babymoon!

Jo x

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pinky McKay
Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 7:17 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] a small step 

What a lovely story.

Now I have one -my daughter Larissa had an exquisite waterbirth at Monash 
Birth centre on Monday - no drugs, no stitches, lovely gentle hands off 
midwives.
Thanks to Monique, Lainie and Fiona.

Larissa has started motherhood confident and intuitively - breastfeeding 
beautifully, hubby is very proud of her and baby and she is impressed with 
his support during labour/ birth so a wonderful start to being a family.

I am in oxytocin 'overload' both from the birth and baby cuddling ( he 
hasn't yet been 'out of arms') -I feel as though 'nothing else matters' 
rather like when I had my own babies -its a beautiful space.

Pinky
www.pinky-mychild.com

- Original Message - 
From: "The Johnsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] a small step


>A good news story of persistence getting the desired result in a private
> hospital. I recently underwent a second Caesar to deliver my daughter, and
> with the help of my independent midwife was able to have a really good
> experience in a hospital somewhat known for being a stickler for 
> regulations
> (ie we got away with deviating from the norm). Firstly we made it clear 
> from
> the beginning that my midwife would be in the theatre with me from the 
> word
> go. She did a lot of phoning and meeting people in the days leading up to
> ensure that this would happen. There was some concern that there would be
> too many people in the operating theatre, which was ironic considering 
> four
> people (two nursing students and two doctoral students) came and asked
> permission to watch the Caesar.
>
> It was great having her there to support me both physically and 
> emotionally
> from the spinal (where she cradled me in her arms and described everything
> that was happening so it was easier) to taking photos of our baby's birth,
> cutting the cord for us (husband didn't want to) and bringing us our
> gorgeous girl. She then accompanied me to recovery, while my husband went
> with the baby. She suggested at the time that the baby could come with us 
> to
> recovery, even if no midwifery staff were available from the hospital. My
> husband then took up the baton upstairs and pretty much insisted that we 
> had
> a perfectly good midwife with me in recovery and a few minutes later my 
> baby
> was with me and we were working on our first breastfeed. We all went up to
> our room together and she stayed and took photos of our son meeting his
> little sister for the first time, and of her grandparents getting to know
> her, and helping getting her back on the breast. She stayed with us until 
> we
> were all settled and happy. It made having to have a repeat Caesar a 
> really
> positive experience. Hopefully now that hospital will be more 
> accommodating
> of other women wanting to have independent midwife care as well.
>
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[ozmidwifery] The World Today - Friday, 28 April , 2006 12:34:00

[Barbara Glare & Chris Bright]

Todays story on ABC at lunchtime.

Please circulate to relevant email lists.

If you disagree with Kay Gibbons from the Murdoch Children's Research 
Institute, who says ' I don't think there's been a widespread practice of 
people stopping breastfeeding because they believe their child wasn't 
growing adequately' let her know of your experience!



WHO announces new baby growth charts

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The World Today - Friday, 28 April , 2006  12:34:00


Reporter: Alison Caldwell

EDMOND ROY: Just how well is your baby doing?

Most parents have followed their child's growth as a series of dots on 
graphs charting what's normal at the infant's age.


But now the World Health Organisation has announced new charts, saying the 
old figures for a child's normal weight were set too high and might even 
have encouraged obesity.


So today the organisation has released new growth charts and in a major 
break from the past, those figures recognise breastfeeding as the 
biological norm when it comes to measuring what a healthy baby should 
weigh.


Alison Caldwell reports.

ALISON CALDWELL: For over a generation, new parents and doctors thought 
bouncing bonny babies were the picture of perfect health, but not anymore.


Today the World Health Organisation is releasing new baby growth charts.

Paediatrician Dr Gillian Opie says they're long overdue.

GILLIAN OPIE: The problem that we've had with our growth charts for many 
years is that we've not had well-developed, well-referenced growth charts.


For some years now in Australia we've been using growth charts that were 
developed in the United States of America, and we know that there's a huge 
problem with obesity in America.


And children there are predominantly formula-fed, and those children tend 
to be heavier than a normal breastfed baby would be.


ALISON CALDWELL: Since 1997, the World Health Organisation has studied 
8,000 children from six different countries where breastfeeding, good 
diets and prevention and control of infection prevailed.


The study concluded that the old growth charts pitched target weights too 
high, in some cases by as much as half a kilo.


The old charts were based on calculations using the growth patterns of 
babies fed for the most part on formula milk.


The difference is the new charts establish breastfeeding as the biological 
norm.


Dr Gillian Opie from the Mercy Hospital for Woman in Melbourne says the 
study will give breastfeeding mothers more confidence.


GILLIAN OPIE: Breastfed babies tend to grow about the same or a little bit 
more than formula-fed babies for the first two to three months of age in 
terms of their weight, and then breastfed babies start to regulate 
themselves much better and so they don't actually grow as much.


And in fact, if we compared them with a formula-fed baby, we would have 
said in the past that the breastfed babies were actually not growing 
appropriately.


And we now know that that's not true, that in fact the children that are 
not growing appropriately are the formula-fed babies. They're actually 
being, perhaps, overfed.


The implication from that has been is that our health professionals, 
thinking that they were doing the right thing, have been saying to mothers 
who were breastfeeding their babies that those children have not been 
getting enough calories.


And therefore mothers have been urged to give their babies maybe solids 
too early, because now we recommend exclusive breastfeeding to six months 
of age.


And mothers therefore, once they start supplementing their breastfed 
children with other foods, their breast milk supply drops off and that is 
contributing to our reduction in duration of breastfeeding.


KAY GIBBONS: We do know that breastfeeding is moderately protective toward 
childhood overweight and obesity.


But I don't think there's been a widespread practice of people stopping 
breastfeeding because they believe their child wasn't growing adequately.


ALISON CALDWELL: Kay Gibbons is a research fellow at the Murdoch 
Children's Research Institute.


She says the new charts will help increase awareness about childhood 
nutrition.


KAY GIBBONS: What it will do is make health professionals more aware of 
interpreting the charts and perhaps also having those charts as a 
reference point to refer to or use as a resource if needed.


The other important thing, I think, about something like these charts is 
that they will perhaps be very effective in a research sense: that what we 
do in practice is one thing, but if we're thinking about research in the 
area then these charts would obviously be a standard we'd want to look to 
and they would be very useful in a research context.


EDMOND ROY: Kay Gibbons from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 
speaking with Alison Caldwell.




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Re: [ozmidwifery] a small step

[Pinky McKay]

What a lovely story.

Now I have one -my daughter Larissa had an exquisite waterbirth at Monash 
Birth centre on Monday - no drugs, no stitches, lovely gentle hands off 
midwives.

Thanks to Monique, Lainie and Fiona.

Larissa has started motherhood confident and intuitively - breastfeeding 
beautifully, hubby is very proud of her and baby and she is impressed with 
his support during labour/ birth so a wonderful start to being a family.


I am in oxytocin 'overload' both from the birth and baby cuddling ( he 
hasn't yet been 'out of arms') -I feel as though 'nothing else matters' 
rather like when I had my own babies -its a beautiful space.


Pinky
www.pinky-mychild.com

- Original Message - 
From: "The Johnsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] a small step



A good news story of persistence getting the desired result in a private
hospital. I recently underwent a second Caesar to deliver my daughter, and
with the help of my independent midwife was able to have a really good
experience in a hospital somewhat known for being a stickler for 
regulations
(ie we got away with deviating from the norm). Firstly we made it clear 
from
the beginning that my midwife would be in the theatre with me from the 
word

go. She did a lot of phoning and meeting people in the days leading up to
ensure that this would happen. There was some concern that there would be
too many people in the operating theatre, which was ironic considering 
four

people (two nursing students and two doctoral students) came and asked
permission to watch the Caesar.

It was great having her there to support me both physically and 
emotionally

from the spinal (where she cradled me in her arms and described everything
that was happening so it was easier) to taking photos of our baby's birth,
cutting the cord for us (husband didn't want to) and bringing us our
gorgeous girl. She then accompanied me to recovery, while my husband went
with the baby. She suggested at the time that the baby could come with us 
to

recovery, even if no midwifery staff were available from the hospital. My
husband then took up the baton upstairs and pretty much insisted that we 
had
a perfectly good midwife with me in recovery and a few minutes later my 
baby

was with me and we were working on our first breastfeed. We all went up to
our room together and she stayed and took photos of our son meeting his
little sister for the first time, and of her grandparents getting to know
her, and helping getting her back on the breast. She stayed with us until 
we
were all settled and happy. It made having to have a repeat Caesar a 
really
positive experience. Hopefully now that hospital will be more 
accommodating

of other women wanting to have independent midwife care as well.

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Re: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems

[Emily]

hi all  I think any move to make continuous monitoring easier to do is dangerous as it means more and more women will be subjected to it. im sure everyones aware of the huge cochrane review comparing intermittent aus with continuous monitoring. this looks at both high and low risk women and finds an increased incidence of caesareans and instrumental deliveries with no improvement in neonatal morbidity or mortality. so i think whether its done by satellite or not, it is largely a bad idea     if people are going to continue to use continuous monitoring anyway, satellite sounds on the surface to be a much better choice because of mobility and comfort   can it still be used if a woman if in water ?  Jo Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  I thought it was more so
 that the woman wasn't stuck in the room - she can go for a walk to the coffee shop or in the garden or something.  Just to normalise labour a bit for those considered a bit more high risk.JoOn 28/04/2006, at 3:19 PM, sharon wrote:the efm on satellite systems does not subsitute for the registered midwife in the rooms. We have this at the hosp that i work in 
 and you still have to stay in the room with the woman whilst she is labouring. Not all clients are on moniters  and some are intermittenly monitored with a doppler hand held. I find this appaling that the midwives can even think of not bieng in the room with the woman and her partner during labour. They are used as a sort of backup so the shift co-ordinator can see what is happening in the room and also for the medical officer who is always in the labour ward to glance at sometimes as the individual midwife in the room's ability may be on different levels it is like a saftey system i guess for both the woman and the midwife attending her.  regards- Original Message -  From: Kelly @ BellyBelly  To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:25 PM  Subject: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems  I was at a birth the last few days @ RWH and the midwives were telling me hospitals (RWH included) are soon changing to new EFM machines which are linked to a satellite system, so women can be monitored by the midwives from the ward desk. They were joking about it too, how they could have a loudspeaker go off and ask them to adjust the monitor next, should it not be in the right spot. Does anyone know anything more about this and what are your thoughts? One to one midwifery care seems further off sometimes, which is very, very sad…  Best Regards,Kelly ZanteyCreator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions From Conception to ParenthoodBellyBelly Birth Support - http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support   
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RE: [ozmidwifery] Mastitis question

[Kirsten Dobbs]

I second Phytolacca. I had 2 bouts of
mastitis. First very sick, antibiotics the works, 2nd time at sign
of redness and pain took Phytolacca and fought it off without becoming sick.

 

I got it from the local chemist that sold
Weleda products but that was in NZ. 

 

Kirsten

Student Midwife 

Darwin

 









From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Janet Fraser
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006
8:11 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Mastitis question



 



Try this as a
starting point.





http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/recurrent-mastitis.html#homeopathy







- Original Message - 





From: Nicole
Carver 





To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 





Sent: Thursday, April
27, 2006 8:04 PM





Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery]
Mastitis question





 





Hi,





I am working as a lactation consultant at
the moment, and find it difficult to help women that have not had success with
antibiotics for mastitis or fluconazole for thrush. How does one get hold of
this Phytolacca? Do you have to see a naturopath? What is the correct amount to
have? I would be very interested to hear about this.





Regards,
Nicole.





-Original Message-
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]On Behalf Of Janet Fraser
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006
7:46 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Mastitis question



I fought off
mastitis with a few hours of Phytolacca. I've seen it work complete miracles on
chronic mastitis.





J







- Original Message - 





From: Kristin
Beckedahl 





To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 





Sent: Thursday, April
27, 2006 5:40 PM





Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery]
Mastitis question





 





I was
'lucky' to experience mastitis 1st hand with bub at 7 mths.  I did hot
packs & massage before and during feeds, and did ice packs on/off
afterwards.  I also pumped the breast inbetween feeds, and took Phytolacca
30 homeopathic throughout the day.  AT night I took 2 panadol ( I had
fever, chills and felt deadly!!) and went to bed.  I was right as rein in
the morning and very proud that I avoided anything more dramatic such as AB
etc..













From: "Mary Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
To: 
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Mastitis question
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:57:04 +0800

I usually advise clients to the old adage
“heat, rest, empty the breast” plus cabbage leaves plus or minus
homeopathic Brauer’s  Antinplex (“anti-inflamation”)
 or belladonna 6c. Usually correct positioning and free access to the
breast = no mastitis, however some women do have problems and I usually look
deeper then.  This has to be handled very carefully and even if I suspect
underlying baggage I may not bring it up. MM

 











 



Vitamin C (and/or homeopathics) would be my first choice
before anitbiotics.





 





Here's how I heard about it from a friend:





 





"A trick my midwife taught me for plugged ducts is to
up your vitamin c. If you're just
getting "sore" - and
not a full fledged infection just taking 1000mg
for a few days would be
enough. If you get an infection take 4000mg
of vit c and then 1000 every
day for 7 days AFTER the infection is
gone. Works beautifully."





 





And it has worked wonderfully for me. I did take antibiotics
(x2) when my 2nd daughter was a couple of weeks old and wish I had known about
this then. With my 3rd daughter I used vitamin C only and it cleared it up
quickly. Always would flare up on the days I had to walk daughter number 1 to
school (overdoing it!).





 





Cheers,





Lea Mason, AAHCC
Certified Bradley® Natural Childbirth Educator & Labour Support
Professional
http://www.birthsteps.com.au





 





 







- Original Message - 





From: sharon






To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 





Sent: Tuesday, April 25,
2006 12:24 PM





Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Mastitis question





 





where i work we encourage women to express on the side that
they are infected and continue feeding on the other side until the infection
clears, the infection should be treated by antibiotics and if severe admission
to hospital for iv antibugs. if the breastmilk has blood in it we discourage
any breastfeeding whatsoever and get the mother to express all feeds until the
infection passes she then can resume b/feeding when she feels better but ensure
that the breast is always empty after feeding.





regards sharon







- Original Message - 





From: Megan & Larry






To: ozmidwifery 





Sent: Tuesday, April 25,
2006 10:03 AM





Subject: [ozmidwifery]
Mastitis question





 



Can
a mother pass on her infecton to her breastfeeding child when she has mastitis?


Its
just that I had what to me was obvious mastitis on Sat, quite a decent case of
it, very sore breas

Re: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems

[Jo Watson]

I thought it was more so that the woman wasn't stuck in the room - she can go for a walk to the coffee shop or in the garden or something.  Just to normalise labour a bit for those considered a bit more high risk.JoOn 28/04/2006, at 3:19 PM, sharon wrote:the efm on satellite systems does not subsitute for the registered midwife in the rooms. We have this at the hosp that i work in  and you still have to stay in the room with the woman whilst she is labouring. Not all clients are on moniters  and some are intermittenly monitored with a doppler hand held. I find this appaling that the midwives can even think of not bieng in the room with the woman and her partner during labour. They are used as a sort of backup so the shift co-ordinator can see what is happening in the room and also for the medical officer who is always in the labour ward to glance at sometimes as the individual midwife in the room's ability may be on different levels it is like a saftey system i guess for both the woman and the midwife attending her.regards- Original Message -From: Kelly @ BellyBellyTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:25 PMSubject: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systemsI was at a birth the last few days @ RWH and the midwives were telling me hospitals (RWH included) are soon changing to new EFM machines which are linked to a satellite system, so women can be monitored by the midwives from the ward desk. They were joking about it too, how they could have a loudspeaker go off and ask them to adjust the monitor next, should it not be in the right spot. Does anyone know anything more about this and what are your thoughts? One to one midwifery care seems further off sometimes, which is very, very sad…Best Regards,Kelly ZanteyCreator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions From Conception to ParenthoodBellyBelly Birth Support - http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support 

Re: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems

[sharon]

the efm on satellite systems does not subsitute for 
the registered midwife in the rooms. We have this at the hosp that i work 
in  and you still have to stay in the room with the woman whilst she is 
labouring. Not all clients are on moniters  and some are intermittenly 
monitored with a doppler hand held. I find this appaling that the midwives can 
even think of not bieng in the room with the woman and her partner during 
labour. They are used as a sort of backup so the shift co-ordinator can see what 
is happening in the room and also for the medical officer who is always in the 
labour ward to glance at sometimes as the individual midwife in the room's 
ability may be on different levels it is like a saftey system i guess for both 
the woman and the midwife attending her.
regards 

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Kelly @ 
  BellyBelly 
  To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 
  
  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:25 
PM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite 
  systems
  
  
  I was at a birth the last few days 
  @ RWH and the midwives were telling me hospitals (RWH included) are soon 
  changing to new EFM machines which are linked to a satellite system, so women 
  can be monitored by the midwives from the ward desk. They were joking about it 
  too, how they could have a loudspeaker go off and ask them to adjust the 
  monitor next, should it not be in the right spot. Does anyone know anything 
  more about this and what are your thoughts? One to one midwifery care seems 
  further off sometimes, which is very, very sad…
  Best Regards,Kelly ZanteyCreator, 
  BellyBelly.com.au 
  Gentle 
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