Re: [ozmidwifery] Happy Christmas

[safetsleep international]

merry christmas everyone!
warm regards
miriam and team 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Andrea Quanchi 
  To: ozmidwifery 
  Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 11:09 AM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] Happy Christmas


  This was sent to me by a friend and as I say Happy Christmas to everyone on 
the list, Enjoy




  Andrea Q

  ?

  Went to Abigail's school Christmas concert (no "proper" Nativity this year?). 
Each class did a little something followed by a song or 2. Anyway, Ab's class 
did a Nativity scene, with Ab as Mary (?How proud was I?).
  A few mins into their bit Ab promptly lifted her dress & shoved baby Jesus up 
it. The script then wandered away from what they'd learnt & goes as follows

  Joseph: "What are you doing?"
  Mary: "I'm feeding our baby"
  Shepherd: "Have you got a bottle up there then?"
  Mary: "Don't be silly he's having milk from my booby"
  Joseph: "That's disgusting"
  Mary: "No, that baby milk they have in Tescos is disgusting. My baby's having 
proper milk"
  Shepherd: "What's a booby?"
  Mary: "Those sticky out bits ladies have"
  Shepherd: "They're not boobies, they're nipples"
  Mary: "No they're not, they're boobies" 
  Joseph: "So why can't Jesus have milk from a bottle then?"
  Mary: "Because I haven't got a breast pump with me - you forgot to put it on 
the donkey"
  Shepherd: "Can't you ask the teacher for a bottle to feed Jesus with?"
  Mary: "No because this is the best way to feed Jesus. Anyway bottles haven't 
been invented yet & even if they were I've just had a baby so if you think I'm 
faffing about round Tescos to buy baby milk when I make proper milk in my 
boobies you can think again"

  I felt a teeny bit sorry for their class teacher - she did try her best to 
steer them back towards their proper lines but she was laughing so much she 
didn't really stand a chance. The line about Joseph forgetting the breast pump 
finished her off - she slid to the floor & couldn't get up for laughing
  ?


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Re: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions

[safetsleep international]

I am assisting Miriam as office co-ordinator for Safe T Sleep (NZ) Limited 
and for the past 10 years we have advertised in the NZ Midwifery 
Newsletter - is there a similar magazine for Midwives in Australia, if so, 
would someone be kind enough to email me the details.


Thanks and kind regards
Lisa Pratt

- Original Message - 
From: "Pinky McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions


Hi Miriam - No I had no idea about my book in any brochure in NZ - what is 
the product?


Thanks for informing me - gee dont we have to be vigilant!

(03) 98011997 is the correct phone number
Pinky
- Original Message - 
From: "safetsleep international" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions



pinky
trying to get hold of you but couldn't get that ph# you emailed in sept., 
to do the trick...?
...are you aware your book and name also appear on a brochure over here 
featuring an untested baby 'sleeptime' product?

warm rgds
miriam
- Original Message - 
From: "Pinky McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions


Sure will complain Lara - I hadnt seen it - I get the threads sent to me 
to answer  - very displeased.


Pinky
- Original Message - 
From: "Lara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:35 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions



I've just noticed that the Bubhub forums are "featuring" very prominent
advertisements for a bottlefeeding product - even in the breastfeeding
and advice from Pinky McKay section of the boards.

This is a site that boasts about being supported by the Australian
Lactation Consultants Association (ALCA).

Example:
http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=41867

I find this disgusting and would invite everyone here to contact them 
to

express your displeasure.

Lara Hopkins
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions

[safetsleep international]

pinky
trying to get hold of you but couldn't get that ph# you emailed in sept., to 
do the trick...?
...are you aware your book and name also appear on a brochure over here 
featuring an untested baby 'sleeptime' product?

warm rgds
miriam
- Original Message - 
From: "Pinky McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions


Sure will complain Lara - I hadnt seen it - I get the threads sent to me 
to answer  - very displeased.


Pinky
- Original Message - 
From: "Lara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:35 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Bubhub and "Dr Brown's" bottle promotions



I've just noticed that the Bubhub forums are "featuring" very prominent
advertisements for a bottlefeeding product - even in the breastfeeding
and advice from Pinky McKay section of the boards.

This is a site that boasts about being supported by the Australian
Lactation Consultants Association (ALCA).

Example:
http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=41867

I find this disgusting and would invite everyone here to contact them to
express your displeasure.

Lara Hopkins
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Re: [ozmidwifery] High-risk Lovemaking

[safetsleep international]

thks for this!
m.

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Janet 
  Fraser 
  To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 
  
  Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:19 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] High-risk 
  Lovemaking
  
  It's excellent, Vedrana : ) Much 
  cuter than my usual poo analogies!
  J
  
- Original Message - 
From: 
Vedrana 
Valčić 
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:18 
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] High-risk 
Lovemaking


Hillarious (on the line of Monty 
Python and the machine that goes ping):
 
http://www.spontaneouscreation.org/SC/HighRiskLovemaking.htm
 
:D
 
Vedrana
 

Re: [ozmidwifery] safetsleep

[safetsleep international]

  pinky
this one goes way back, but wanted to tell you that i have been writing a 
'booklet' over some jinormous period of time...i have consulted very widely 
and would like some advice from you if possible at some convenient 
time.if you agree what is the best way to do this?

cheers
miriam
ps: some great new testimonials coming on to www.safetsleep.com   shortly
- Original Message - 
From: "Pinky McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] safetsleep



Hi Miriam,
I have done the tiki tour - impressed and would definitely like to mention 
safetsleep as an option in my book. I do appreciate all the work you are 
doing and can see some great uses for safetsleep but also have some 
questions:


1) I would be really concerned that some parents would use Safetsleep as a 
'restraint'. But I guess if that were the case, the same thinking would 
mean that they would not have grasped whatever gentle/ respectful info I 
had written in the first place so were still coming from a 'convenient 
baby' / baby as object to be trained mentality. ie  -I personally would 
hate to see such a product used to prevent a toddler from getting of of 
bed- I have read in at least one book and heard from a MB unit where the 
treatment for toddlers who dont stay in bed is to remove the lightbulb and 
lock the door - although I highly doubt you would approve of this either.


2) I am pleased to see that the babies in the letters on your site who had 
plagiocephaly also received physio -I have concerns that things like 
helmets on bubs only 'cosmetically' correct the symtoms (ie flat head) not 
the causes ie the underlying reasons for torticolus/ positional turns ( 
retained reflexes ? neurology ? tight muscles).   I know of several 
parents here who have had feeding difficulties with such bubs ( ie 
uncomfortable feeding from one side/ refusal on one side) who have been 
treated either by a cranial osteopath or a paediatric chiro and when this 
has been corrected, then these bubs are content to change sides etc (ie 
the "problem" is fixed not just the symptom - ie flat head).


My own youngest child is regularly treated by a chiro ( initially because 
of dyslexia which improved remarkably). At the first visit it was found 
that he still had some early reflexes present and the chiro commented - 
"he would have had difficulty breastfeeding?" My response was that as he 
was my 5th child he wouldnt have had any difficulties - whether this meant 
holding him upside down if necessary" of course i didnt do any such thing 
but certainly would have compensated  for any difficulty by altering 
feeding positions rather than seeking a cause because at the time i wasnt 
aware that 'the cause' ie a neurological problem/ retained reflexes could 
be involved.


Incidentally, he didnt/ doesn't have a flat head - he coslept so would 
have been side sleeping / changing sides perfectly safely and naturally, 
anyway. (perhaps reinforcing my point that while symptoms can be 
corrected, this doesnt necessarily mean the child is 'fixed')


However, I do have to acknowledge that this isnt every parent's choice and 
also that sadly, infant sleep is fraught with fear -Im amazed by comments 
to the mother in the testimonial (on your site) by her plunket nurse re 
the danger of side sleeping - poor mums.


Are you in Australia or Auckland?
I will send the handouts.
Pinky

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

To: 
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pinky McKay - an amazing woman



pinky
i hv a very keen interest to meet up with you at some stage..
.from what i have heard and read about you our philosophies are very 
similar. My background being mainly nursing, parenting, counselling, 
community work and   nearly 20 years facilitating positive parenting 
workshops ,confidence building for women, trust building, sexuality /drug 
and alcohol awareness and other educationaly empowering issues .
29 yrs ago for my eldest son, and since then  subsequent children, i 
happen to have designed a special sleepwrap which allows all natural 
movement depending on the age and stage of the baby, except those 
movements which could cause harm eg creeping and postional asphyxia, 
standing, climbing , falling, rolling off beds,helping to prevent and 
correct positional plagiocephaly (flat/deformed heads) and seems to 
provde a sence of security with minimal restriction ( far less even than 
total swaddling)...mothers report babies sleeping better/longer/more 
peacefullyand for them a huge feeling of peace of mind
13 years ago initial trials spanned 6 months, involved over 300 babies, 
600 parents and 15 clinicians from various fields within the medical 
profession (no mean feat as you will all know)
since then consistent 20-25% of all first-time babies in nz are 
reached...several countries including european countries have received 
the prod

Re: [ozmidwifery] "Sleepworks"

[safetsleep international]

you may find some of the testimonials on www.safetsleep interesting..under 
'sleep'

kind regrds
miriam
- Original Message - 
From: "Jo Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:21 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] "Sleepworks"



This is a program offered in Perth - does anyone know anything  about it?
I know Ngala is pro-controlled crying/comforting... I guess I'm  just 
hoping this might be a bit different.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jo



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Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push

[safetsleep international]

thats fine
if you have time would love you to have a peek at whats been keeping me very 
busy for 12 years on www,safetsleep.comwould value your feedback on 
particularly the 'medical facts and testimonials '

rgds
miriam
- Original Message - 
From: "Vedrana Valčić" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:13 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push


Miriam,
To another Carolyn, from the mail below. Sorry if I confused you.

Vedrana

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of safetsleep 
international

Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:40 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push

vedrana
did you intend to send this to me or another carolyn somewhere else?
rgds
miriam

- Original Message - 
From: "Vedrana Valčić" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push


Dear Carolyn,
I'd like to copy your mail to one web forum (mainly about pregnancy, birth,
childhood) in Croatia. Its address is www.roda.hr/rodaphpBB2. Would that be
OK?

Warm regards,
Vedrana

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of safetsleep
international
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:12 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push

wow...'special lady'in my humble experience there are not many who have
grown to grasp this level of intellectual and experiential awareness and
intelligence ...i will be saving this email and reading it and the
references for some time...thankyou
warm regards
miram
- Original Message - 
From: "Heartlogic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push



Hello Kristen,

From the literature, uncontrollable urges to push before full dilatation
of the woman's cervix and descent of the baby's head are certainly
associated with babies who are in a posterior position, that is back of
the baby's head, the bone called the occiput, pressing against the woman's
sacrum and putting pressure on her bowel 'prematurely'.

That is the accepted, physical version of events. Physical interventions
to change the baby's position include, but are not limited to:

*position changes of all kinds mostly during labour surges,
*such as leaning forward,
*leaning backward,
*opening the ischial spines with various strategies such
*as assisting with inwards pressure on the alae of the sacrum;
* lifting the trochanters when the woman is squatting (that takes some
doing but is a wonderful opener)
*lunges with one leg raised on a chair, squatting etc;
*the flapping fish (yoga) position which is lying down on the side the
baby's back is on, with leg and arm behind, so the person is more on their
abdomen -  also called the recovery position; lunging as before, but with
the woman's body leaning posteriorally into the side the baby is on to
reduce space and encourage baby to rotate to the front.
*Another excellent strategy is (the midwife or doctor) using the fingers
of one hand in the woman's vagina to construct an artificial pelvic floor
to help the baby rotate to the front. This is most useful with a greater
degree of dilatation as the person needs to have their hand directly on
the baby's head to put the counter pressure on (gently and firmly) for
increased flexion and rotation of the baby's head. Of course, the woman
needs to be informed and agree and be in a position (birth stool is great
for this) to enable the midwife/doctor to do this.

As we know, we are not merely physical, a bit of material, like a brick or
plank of timber, we are a breathing, feeling, moving, social entity.  We
are more, much more than that which can be cut or fashioned into an
article of usefulness.

From another point of view, examining our human self, we are an amazing
brain and nervous system network, whose function is predominately based on
a lifetime collection of learned patterns, concepts and expressions
overlaying a genetic intelligence of predetermined processes and
capabilites, such as giving birth.

Neuroscience. neuropsychology and endocrinology now tells us that emotions
(chemicals) are what fires the feeling/vibratory/electrical brain/nervous
system into action (which affects/is expressed in the muscular etc
reactions/behaviour of the whole body) and the conscious (spiritual) self,
that bit of us that thinks in the moment and is untouchable and invisible,
is the thinking director of the whole brain/body mind and action, This
director is located in  the prefrontal cortex of the brain.

From my observation and experiences, an uncontrolled urge to push is often
associated with thought patterns such as 'wanting it over' and the
associated e

Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push

[safetsleep international]

vedrana
did you intend to send this to me or another carolyn somewhere else?
rgds
miriam

- Original Message - 
From: "Vedrana Valčić" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push


Dear Carolyn,
I'd like to copy your mail to one web forum (mainly about pregnancy, birth, 
childhood) in Croatia. Its address is www.roda.hr/rodaphpBB2. Would that be 
OK?


Warm regards,
Vedrana

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of safetsleep 
international

Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:12 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push

wow...'special lady'in my humble experience there are not many who have
grown to grasp this level of intellectual and experiential awareness and
intelligence ...i will be saving this email and reading it and the
references for some time...thankyou
warm regards
miram
- Original Message - 
From: "Heartlogic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push



Hello Kristen,

From the literature, uncontrollable urges to push before full dilatation
of the woman's cervix and descent of the baby's head are certainly
associated with babies who are in a posterior position, that is back of
the baby's head, the bone called the occiput, pressing against the woman's
sacrum and putting pressure on her bowel 'prematurely'.

That is the accepted, physical version of events. Physical interventions
to change the baby's position include, but are not limited to:

*position changes of all kinds mostly during labour surges,
*such as leaning forward,
*leaning backward,
*opening the ischial spines with various strategies such
*as assisting with inwards pressure on the alae of the sacrum;
* lifting the trochanters when the woman is squatting (that takes some
doing but is a wonderful opener)
*lunges with one leg raised on a chair, squatting etc;
*the flapping fish (yoga) position which is lying down on the side the
baby's back is on, with leg and arm behind, so the person is more on their
abdomen -  also called the recovery position; lunging as before, but with
the woman's body leaning posteriorally into the side the baby is on to
reduce space and encourage baby to rotate to the front.
*Another excellent strategy is (the midwife or doctor) using the fingers
of one hand in the woman's vagina to construct an artificial pelvic floor
to help the baby rotate to the front. This is most useful with a greater
degree of dilatation as the person needs to have their hand directly on
the baby's head to put the counter pressure on (gently and firmly) for
increased flexion and rotation of the baby's head. Of course, the woman
needs to be informed and agree and be in a position (birth stool is great
for this) to enable the midwife/doctor to do this.

As we know, we are not merely physical, a bit of material, like a brick or
plank of timber, we are a breathing, feeling, moving, social entity.  We
are more, much more than that which can be cut or fashioned into an
article of usefulness.

From another point of view, examining our human self, we are an amazing
brain and nervous system network, whose function is predominately based on
a lifetime collection of learned patterns, concepts and expressions
overlaying a genetic intelligence of predetermined processes and
capabilites, such as giving birth.

Neuroscience. neuropsychology and endocrinology now tells us that emotions
(chemicals) are what fires the feeling/vibratory/electrical brain/nervous
system into action (which affects/is expressed in the muscular etc
reactions/behaviour of the whole body) and the conscious (spiritual) self,
that bit of us that thinks in the moment and is untouchable and invisible,
is the thinking director of the whole brain/body mind and action, This
director is located in  the prefrontal cortex of the brain.

From my observation and experiences, an uncontrolled urge to push is often
associated with thought patterns such as 'wanting it over' and the
associated emotional response (through the amygdala) is a release of a
chemical flooding, that matchs that pattern of thought. The brain and
nervous system gets the chemical and electrical message, for example 'to
get it over' and the body starts the pressure before it is really ready to
do so.

Doing physical things can help move the woman's focus and attention from
what is wrong to what she wants to happen. In this instance, moving from
'wanting it over' to turning the baby or the baby being born.  To help the
physical actions, (which, because of the neural networks throughout the
body, also changes the mind) the woman can be helped to say and focus on
what will actually help labour progress appropriately at 

Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push

[safetsleep international]

wow...'special lady'in my humble experience there are not many who have 
grown to grasp this level of intellectual and experiential awareness and 
intelligence ...i will be saving this email and reading it and the 
references for some time...thankyou

warm regards
miram
- Original Message - 
From: "Heartlogic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push



Hello Kristen,

From the literature, uncontrollable urges to push before full dilatation 
of the woman's cervix and descent of the baby's head are certainly 
associated with babies who are in a posterior position, that is back of 
the baby's head, the bone called the occiput, pressing against the woman's 
sacrum and putting pressure on her bowel 'prematurely'.


That is the accepted, physical version of events. Physical interventions 
to change the baby's position include, but are not limited to:


*position changes of all kinds mostly during labour surges,
*such as leaning forward,
*leaning backward,
*opening the ischial spines with various strategies such
*as assisting with inwards pressure on the alae of the sacrum;
* lifting the trochanters when the woman is squatting (that takes some 
doing but is a wonderful opener)

*lunges with one leg raised on a chair, squatting etc;
*the flapping fish (yoga) position which is lying down on the side the 
baby's back is on, with leg and arm behind, so the person is more on their 
abdomen -  also called the recovery position; lunging as before, but with 
the woman's body leaning posteriorally into the side the baby is on to 
reduce space and encourage baby to rotate to the front.
*Another excellent strategy is (the midwife or doctor) using the fingers 
of one hand in the woman's vagina to construct an artificial pelvic floor 
to help the baby rotate to the front. This is most useful with a greater 
degree of dilatation as the person needs to have their hand directly on 
the baby's head to put the counter pressure on (gently and firmly) for 
increased flexion and rotation of the baby's head. Of course, the woman 
needs to be informed and agree and be in a position (birth stool is great 
for this) to enable the midwife/doctor to do this.


As we know, we are not merely physical, a bit of material, like a brick or 
plank of timber, we are a breathing, feeling, moving, social entity.  We 
are more, much more than that which can be cut or fashioned into an 
article of usefulness.


From another point of view, examining our human self, we are an amazing 
brain and nervous system network, whose function is predominately based on 
a lifetime collection of learned patterns, concepts and expressions 
overlaying a genetic intelligence of predetermined processes and 
capabilites, such as giving birth.


Neuroscience. neuropsychology and endocrinology now tells us that emotions 
(chemicals) are what fires the feeling/vibratory/electrical brain/nervous 
system into action (which affects/is expressed in the muscular etc 
reactions/behaviour of the whole body) and the conscious (spiritual) self, 
that bit of us that thinks in the moment and is untouchable and invisible, 
is the thinking director of the whole brain/body mind and action, This 
director is located in  the prefrontal cortex of the brain.


From my observation and experiences, an uncontrolled urge to push is often 
associated with thought patterns such as 'wanting it over' and the 
associated emotional response (through the amygdala) is a release of a 
chemical flooding, that matchs that pattern of thought. The brain and 
nervous system gets the chemical and electrical message, for example 'to 
get it over' and the body starts the pressure before it is really ready to 
do so.


Doing physical things can help move the woman's focus and attention from 
what is wrong to what she wants to happen. In this instance, moving from 
'wanting it over' to turning the baby or the baby being born.  To help the 
physical actions, (which, because of the neural networks throughout the 
body, also changes the mind) the woman can be helped to say and focus on 
what will actually help labour progress appropriately at the right time.


Concerted and repeated efforts are necessary to change the thought 
patterns and emotional response, especially when we are in challenging 
situations and labour is one of the most challenging.


If the woman can be helped to change her focus and attention from pain or 
'wanting it over' , this change can make big shifts in the electrical and 
chemical messages in her neurology which then automatically alters how her 
body responds and acts.


Saying over and over again and getting emotional about aspects such as " I 
welcome my baby,  I'm a strong and powerful woman. I let go,  my baby's 
coming  " etc changes the woman's neurology and the emotional code from 
impatience to one that facilitates birth.  Deep relaxation and 
communication with the baby, talking to the baby, 

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:Sad Story, any help please?

[safetsleep international]

tears on reading this

you r a beautiful soul with a beautiful name

send her your compassion spiritually...it works!
GB miriam
- Original Message - 
From: "Miriam Hannay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 8:18 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re:Sad Story, any help please?




Hello wise women,

I posted a few weeks ago about a friend of mine with a
breech babe at 37+ weeks who was thinking about an
independent midwife for support at East Gippsland
hospital. I promised to update you so here goes...

She had SROM at term with SOOC soon after. Laboured
beautifully at home and on admission to labour ward
was 5-6cm and doing well. Her lovely OB same in and
was with her for the rest of the labour. 


She laboured to fully without any analgesia then
pushed valiantly for 3.5 hrs. They had bum on view
when they parted her labia but a babe who seemed well
and truly stuck. After some discussion it was decided
to go to theatre for section. OB was again lovely with
skin to skin in OT, nice feed plus dad cutting the
cord. This despite a tricky section due to babe being
so low. 


There was some damage to her bladder (it was 'nicked')
plus to the upper posterior vaginal wall with the
difficulty of extracting her little one from such a
low/tight position. She had a pretty hefty loss (1000
ml, although who knows with C/S as documented by a
recent thread!).

She recovered well being fit and healthy, going home
on day 5. Hospital called the next day to ask her to
come back in for AB prophylaxis for her daughter as
the anaesthetist attending had just been diagnosed
with whooping cough (WHAT!!). Back she went, more
worry, more disruption. Two days later she had
significant abdo tenderness and lower back pain, so
back she went again. Nasty uterine infection, on ABs
herself!!!

After a week of treatment things seemed to be
settling. She was home, feeding going well and her mum
visiting. As they sat down to dinner she felt a small
gush of blood and went to the toilet to investigate.
She called from the bathroom for help and when her mum
and partner got to her she was pale, unconscious and
lying in a huge pool of blood.

Ambulance was going to take 15 min, so they bundled
her into the car, hazard lights on and went for it. At
the hospital they gave her blood, platelets and
gelofusine and called her OB in. After 4-6 hours
things seemed to have settled and they were all
keeping their fingers crossed. 


Her condition deteriorated later in the evening and
they went to theatre for a D&C and investigation. She
was in full blown DIC by now so consent was gained for
an emergency hysterectomy. When I spoke to her sister
today she was still groggy but ok.

Words cannot express the sadness I feel. I am going to
visit in a couple of weeks when kids and clinical
allow but I am desperate to do anything I can to help
from here. I know she will get the 'you won't be able
to breastfeed with that loss/trauma' talk, but I know
in my heart if she could get feeding happening again
it would be one normal, beautiful thing she could
salvage from this experience.

Any thoughts, suggestions, assistance would be most
appreciated. I so wish I were there.

Yours in sisterhood, Miriam






 
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[ozmidwifery] Fw: Do You Smell That? - Really nice!!!

[safetsleep international]

 
- Original Message - 
From: safetsleep 
international 
To: Safetsleep 
Cc: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 

Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:52 AM
Subject: Fw: Do You Smell That? - Really nice!!!

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  Subject: Fw: 
  Do You Smell That?
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
  


  

I don't know about 
something good happenning to you at 11am in the morning, however 
- this story is too precious to not share it. DO YOU 
SMELL THAT?At the end of this story, it gives you two 
options.I think you will figure out what option I 
chose.A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in 
Dallas as thedoctor walked 
into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. She was 
stillgroggy from surgery.Her husband, David, held her 
hand as they braced themselves for thelatest news.That 
afternoon of March 10, 
1991, complications had forced Diana, 
only24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency Cesarean to 
deliver couple's newdaughter, Dana Lu Blessing.At 12 
inches long and weighing only one pound nine ounces, they 
alreadyknew she was perilously premature.Still, the 
doctor's soft words dropped like bombs."I don't think she's 
going to make it," he said, as kindly as he could."There's 
only a 10-percent chance she will live through the night, 
andeven then, if by some slim chance she does make it, her 
future could be avery cruel one."Numb with disbelief, 
David and Diana listened as the doctor described thedevastating 
problems Dana would likely face if she survived.She would 
never walk, she would never talk, she would probably be 
blind,and she would certainly be prone to other catastrophic 
conditions fromcerebral palsy to complete mental retardation, 
and on and on."No! No!" was all Diana could say.She 
and David, with their 5-year-old son Dustin, had long dreamed of 
theday they would have a daughter to become a family of four. 
Now, within amatter of hours, that dream was slipping 
away.But as those first days passed, a new agony set in for 
David and Diana.Because Dana's underdeveloped nervous system 
was essentially 'raw', thelightest kiss or caress only 
intensified her discomfort, so they couldn'teven cradle their 
tiny baby girl against their chests to offer the strengthof 
their love. All they could do, as Dana struggled alone beneath 
theultraviolet light in the tangle of tubes and wires, was to 
pray that Godwould stay close to their precious little 
girl.There was never a moment when Dana suddenly grew 
stronger.But as the weeks went by, she did slowly gain an 
ounce of weight here andan ounce of strength there.At 
last, when Dana turned two months old, her parents were able to 
holdher in their arms for the very first time. And two months 
later, thoughdoctors continued to gently but grimly warn that 
her chances of surviving,much less living any kind of normal 
life, were next to zero, Dana went homefrom the hospital, just 
as her mother had predicted.Five years later, when Dana was 
a petite but feisty young girl withglittering gray eyes and an 
unquenchable zest for life. She showed no signswhatsoever of any 
mental or physical impairment. Simply, she was everythinga 
little girl can be and more. But that happy ending is far from the 
end ofher story.One blistering afternoon in the summer 
of 1996 near her home in Irving,Texas, Dana was sitting in 
her mother's lap in the bleachers of a local ballpark where her 
brother Dustin's baseball team was practicing.As always, 
Dana was chattering nonstop with her mother and several 
otheradults sitting nearby when she suddenly fell silent. 
Hugging her armsacross her chest, little Dana asked, "Do you 
smell that?"Smelling the air and detecting the approach of a 
thunderstorm, Dianareplied, "Yes, it smells like 
rain."Dana closed her eyes and again asked, "Do you smell 
that?"Once again, her mother replied, "Yes, I think we're 
about to get wet.It smells like rain."Still caught in 
the moment, Dana shook her head, patted her th

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Do You Smell That? - Really nice!!!

[safetsleep international]

 
- Original Message - 
From: safetsleep 
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To: Safetsleep 
Cc: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 

Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:52 AM
Subject: Fw: Do You Smell That? - Really nice!!!

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  Subject: Fw: 
  Do You Smell That?
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
  


  

I don't know about 
something good happenning to you at 11am in the morning, however 
- this story is too precious to not share it. DO YOU 
SMELL THAT?At the end of this story, it gives you two 
options.I think you will figure out what option I 
chose.A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in 
Dallas as thedoctor walked 
into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. She was 
stillgroggy from surgery.Her husband, David, held her 
hand as they braced themselves for thelatest news.That 
afternoon of March 10, 
1991, complications had forced Diana, 
only24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency Cesarean to 
deliver couple's newdaughter, Dana Lu Blessing.At 12 
inches long and weighing only one pound nine ounces, they 
alreadyknew she was perilously premature.Still, the 
doctor's soft words dropped like bombs."I don't think she's 
going to make it," he said, as kindly as he could."There's 
only a 10-percent chance she will live through the night, 
andeven then, if by some slim chance she does make it, her 
future could be avery cruel one."Numb with disbelief, 
David and Diana listened as the doctor described thedevastating 
problems Dana would likely face if she survived.She would 
never walk, she would never talk, she would probably be 
blind,and she would certainly be prone to other catastrophic 
conditions fromcerebral palsy to complete mental retardation, 
and on and on."No! No!" was all Diana could say.She 
and David, with their 5-year-old son Dustin, had long dreamed of 
theday they would have a daughter to become a family of four. 
Now, within amatter of hours, that dream was slipping 
away.But as those first days passed, a new agony set in for 
David and Diana.Because Dana's underdeveloped nervous system 
was essentially 'raw', thelightest kiss or caress only 
intensified her discomfort, so they couldn'teven cradle their 
tiny baby girl against their chests to offer the strengthof 
their love. All they could do, as Dana struggled alone beneath 
theultraviolet light in the tangle of tubes and wires, was to 
pray that Godwould stay close to their precious little 
girl.There was never a moment when Dana suddenly grew 
stronger.But as the weeks went by, she did slowly gain an 
ounce of weight here andan ounce of strength there.At 
last, when Dana turned two months old, her parents were able to 
holdher in their arms for the very first time. And two months 
later, thoughdoctors continued to gently but grimly warn that 
her chances of surviving,much less living any kind of normal 
life, were next to zero, Dana went homefrom the hospital, just 
as her mother had predicted.Five years later, when Dana was 
a petite but feisty young girl withglittering gray eyes and an 
unquenchable zest for life. She showed no signswhatsoever of any 
mental or physical impairment. Simply, she was everythinga 
little girl can be and more. But that happy ending is far from the 
end ofher story.One blistering afternoon in the summer 
of 1996 near her home in Irving,Texas, Dana was sitting in 
her mother's lap in the bleachers of a local ballpark where her 
brother Dustin's baseball team was practicing.As always, 
Dana was chattering nonstop with her mother and several 
otheradults sitting nearby when she suddenly fell silent. 
Hugging her armsacross her chest, little Dana asked, "Do you 
smell that?"Smelling the air and detecting the approach of a 
thunderstorm, Dianareplied, "Yes, it smells like 
rain."Dana closed her eyes and again asked, "Do you smell 
that?"Once again, her mother replied, "Yes, I think we're 
about to get wet.It smells like rain."Still caught in 
the moment, Dana shook her head, patted her th

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Do You Smell That? - Really nice!!!

[safetsleep international]

- Original Message 
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  Subject: Fw: 
  Do You Smell That?
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
  


  

I don't know about 
something good happenning to you at 11am in the morning, however 
- this story is too precious to not share it. DO YOU 
SMELL THAT?At the end of this story, it gives you two 
options.I think you will figure out what option I 
chose.A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in 
Dallas as thedoctor walked 
into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. She was 
stillgroggy from surgery.Her husband, David, held her 
hand as they braced themselves for thelatest news.That 
afternoon of March 10, 
1991, complications had forced Diana, 
only24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency Cesarean to 
deliver couple's newdaughter, Dana Lu Blessing.At 12 
inches long and weighing only one pound nine ounces, they 
alreadyknew she was perilously premature.Still, the 
doctor's soft words dropped like bombs."I don't think she's 
going to make it," he said, as kindly as he could."There's 
only a 10-percent chance she will live through the night, 
andeven then, if by some slim chance she does make it, her 
future could be avery cruel one."Numb with disbelief, 
David and Diana listened as the doctor described thedevastating 
problems Dana would likely face if she survived.She would 
never walk, she would never talk, she would probably be 
blind,and she would certainly be prone to other catastrophic 
conditions fromcerebral palsy to complete mental retardation, 
and on and on."No! No!" was all Diana could say.She 
and David, with their 5-year-old son Dustin, had long dreamed of 
theday they would have a daughter to become a family of four. 
Now, within amatter of hours, that dream was slipping 
away.But as those first days passed, a new agony set in for 
David and Diana.Because Dana's underdeveloped nervous system 
was essentially 'raw', thelightest kiss or caress only 
intensified her discomfort, so they couldn'teven cradle their 
tiny baby girl against their chests to offer the strengthof 
their love. All they could do, as Dana struggled alone beneath 
theultraviolet light in the tangle of tubes and wires, was to 
pray that Godwould stay close to their precious little 
girl.There was never a moment when Dana suddenly grew 
stronger.But as the weeks went by, she did slowly gain an 
ounce of weight here andan ounce of strength there.At 
last, when Dana turned two months old, her parents were able to 
holdher in their arms for the very first time. And two months 
later, thoughdoctors continued to gently but grimly warn that 
her chances of surviving,much less living any kind of normal 
life, were next to zero, Dana went homefrom the hospital, just 
as her mother had predicted.Five years later, when Dana was 
a petite but feisty young girl withglittering gray eyes and an 
unquenchable zest for life. She showed no signswhatsoever of any 
mental or physical impairment. Simply, she was everythinga 
little girl can be and more. But that happy ending is far from the 
end ofher story.One blistering afternoon in the summer 
of 1996 near her home in Irving,Texas, Dana was sitting in 
her mother's lap in the bleachers of a local ballpark where her 
brother Dustin's baseball team was practicing.As always, 
Dana was chattering nonstop with her mother and several 
otheradults sitting nearby when she suddenly fell silent. 
Hugging her armsacross her chest, little Dana asked, "Do you 
smell that?"Smelling the air and detecting the approach of a 
thunderstorm, Dianareplied, "Yes, it smells like 
rain."Dana closed her eyes and again asked, "Do you smell 
that?"Once again, her mother replied, "Yes, I think we're 
about to get wet.It smells like rain."Still caught in 
the moment, Dana shook her head, patted her thinshoulders with 
her small hands and loudly announced, "No, it smells 
likeHim.It smells like God when you lay your head on His 
chest."Tears blurred Diana's eyes as Dana happily hopped 
down to play with theother children.Before the rains 
came, her daughter's words confirmed what Diana a

Re: [ozmidwifery] RE:

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Title: Message



wow.tis late and am tired but a sentence just 
'jumped' out at me from yr email and i sooo agree...you wrote: "there should 
be a 'non-biased' body that governs what research findings can. ('are 
acceptable to' ) ...influence 
change"..YES..ABSOLUTELY..my experience, is that 
decisions are still made on 'personalities' .ie  from 'a' 
specific point of view and 'frame of reference', often fuelled by ego 
and the humanly, sometimes destructive need, to ' be right' .. 
with status and peer reviews obscurring pursuit of ' truth' i was 
quoted  by significant 'powers that be ' in aus' that some key decisions to 
do with infant care recommendations were not clinically trialled but that they 
were the "carefully considered opinions of esteemed, reveered" (to some)" key 
medical researchers"      
frightening to think that this is still occuring today historicaly 
inherited from our medieval,anglo-saxon,largely arrogant and  patronizing 
heirarchical model...i agree  we all need to be "evidence-based".so 
to do less than that is such a double-standard and double-message..so i 
think you are light years ahead with yr proposalwell donefollow it 
through if you hv the resources to nurture and look after yourself in the 
process...( faith  ( not to be confused with 'religion' ) works well 
for me but is not everyone's cup of tea.
nyt
m

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Dean 
  & Jo 
  To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:40 
  AM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] RE:
  
  When 
  will we learn?  
   
  When 
  ONE peice of selective research shows that still birth rates are lower in the 
  39th week and suddenly all the obs are saying that ALL women should be induced 
  at 39 to save more babies.and no one argues it! Scaremongering and 
  manipulation of findings, nothing more and nothing less.  The OB whom 
  most of us consider a decent bloke said that this sort of finding would help 
  those women who go home empty handed...what about all those who go home with 
  scars on their bellies?  Apparently there is no link to increased cs 
  rates with inductions according to his public address: hmmcan you 
  follow that up with a percentage of how many women induced @ women's & 
  childens end in cs?? No.  Hmmm 
   
   It is amazing how selective the pickings are of what findings are 
  used to change the system or justify acts: at the same time this research was 
  released, the study into homebirth safety was releaseddidnt hear a peep 
  and no one rushed off to make huge changes from that.  I think there 
  should be a NON BIASED body that governs what reseach findings can influence 
  change.  I say non-biased because the latest generation of 
  chocrane is heavily laden with preset agendas. Stins with the 
  retched waft of politics of self survival.
   
  (a 
  disenchanted) Jo from SA
  

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sharonSent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 8:18 
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well said julie.
over the past few weeks i have been in labour 
ward with many women induced and all of them have lead to a cascade of 
intervention culminating in LSCS. The woman i was with the last shift, for 
example, ended up with a trial of forceps in theatre! why oh why do the 
powers that be decided it is time to come out ready or not! not to mention 
the fact that women then feel let down that they cannot due to a myriad of 
facts such as maternal exhaustion push that baby out.
JUST WHEN WILL WE LEARN.
regards
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Co sleeping

[safetsleep international]

i s enjoyed reading this ..and reminds me of how i struggled 
with all the opposing advice.my experiences lead me to observe that 
historically it seems that things tend to move from one extreme to another , 
and very rarely balanced in the middle...sadly particularly in regards 
to mother/baby/child issues.it seems to keep many researchers 
employed as practices seem to come in and out of fashion .often 
unfortunately literally throwing the baby out with the bath 
water...from this point of view i dont often regard our human 
species as terribly intelligent ...it seems that the need to be 'right' 
is more important than respecting and celebrating differences
i was brought up to the best of my dutch parents abilities and there were 
many 'rules' in relation to baby -care .it was such a confusing time 
, as parents and grandparents tell me it still is now, due to continual 
changes..none of which seem to be the answers ..anyway there i 
was at 24 yrs of age with my' rules' born of conditioning , my nursing 
training which had taught us that 'tummy' sleeping for babies was the beez- 
neez ..thinking my poor mum was completely ancient,ignorant and 
misinformed when she looked aghast at me putting cameron to sleep on his 
tummy.  then at the same time dr spOCK with his then philosophy of 
'demand' feed/sleep/sing/etc, much of which he subsequently retracted 
abit like ferberbut then i guess as long as people are open and 
learning then its a good thing that we can 'change' 
my conditioning told me that no way was i going to be a good wife if i let 
the baby sleep in the matrimonial bed!so my firstborn was in the 
bassinet in the next room for me it just didnt feel right at all, 
after 9 months of carrying this precious baby, to be so 'separate'.i 
managed to at least bring the bassinet into our room after a few 
nights..but i never slept that well and nor did the baby.and nor did 
dad ...by the time our second son was born, thanks to an older friend, i 
was starting to trust my own intuitive wisdom more and morei tuned in 
more to his needs particularly when he was unwell or unhappy and would take 
him into our bed and feed him only for short periods..it felt so 
natural, yet somewhere still feeling as if i was doing something 
wrongwith our third child i was a little more informed and confident 
that unless there was smoking/drugs/alcohol/obesity and/or an instinctive 
feeling that i might roll on her that i could at last relax and enjoy 
sleeping with my baby...however, much to our dismay this baby was a 
mover and a shaker and disturbed dads sleep ,so the  solution for all of us 
, which worked for everyone was to lift her into her own bed ,with the 
safetsleep sleepwrap  on of course!once she was fast asleep.it was great 
as she had all the warm fuzzies of cuddles with mum and dad and brestfeeding 
(for 18 months), i relaxed more, dad got more sleep and every morning she 
would wake up in her own bed...everyone was happy.



thanks for this article.i will be ciculating it!...i was 
surprised that james mackenna and his wonderful work on co-sleeping was not 
mentioned . you can see a link to his site on www.safetsleep.com


nytnyt
miriam

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From: "Gloria Lemay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ; ; 
; ; <@uniserve.com>

Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 6:05 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Co sleeping



From Laura Shanley:

Did you see the article in last week's Times about co-sleeping (12/29/05)? 
Not too bad!  I'm enclosing it below.  The last paragraph says it all! 
Love, Laura


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/29/fashion/thursdaystyles/29sleep.html?pagewanted=all

And Baby Makes Three in One Bed

By AMY HARMON
Published: December 29, 2005
JENNIFER JAKOVICH has spent most of her 5-month-old daughter's life 
dodging questions from friends, family and strangers about how and where 
Chloe sleeps. But since hearing that Dr. Richard Ferber, the country's 
most famous infant sleep expert, has relaxed his admonition against 
parents sleeping with their babies, she has taken a different tack.


Jennifer and John Jakovich (with Chloe) consider themselves vindicated by 
the reversal of Dr. Richard Ferber, the infant sleep expert.
"I now mention Ferber's new view while openly admitting to co-sleeping," 
said Ms. Jakovich, an engineer in San Diego. She has broken the news to 
friends that Chloe sleeps in the same bed with her and her husband, John, 
a computer programmer. "I feel I have now been given the green light, that 
it's O.K."


The Jackoviches are part of a growing group of American parents who share 
a bed with their baby, a common practice in the rest of the world, which 
had become nearly taboo in this country. A survey by the National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development has found t

Re: [ozmidwifery] cot death research

[safetsleep international]

as an ex nurse and passionate educator (hav'g 
presented 3 medical papers at international level over the past 5 years) ,i am 
very happy and proud to say that the sleepwrap, which i originally 
designed for general safety during sleeptime for my own children,  has now 
reached well over 150,000 users worldwide with not one reported death 

 
if people are interested in the medical  
resource info pack pls email us.includes international published studies 
(also on flat/deformed heads)
 
otherwise see the little video and some good but 
reduced info on www.safetsleep.com
i hv given this project 13 yrs of my life as i know 
it works and gives huge peace of mind to mums esp.,
 
while ,after 50 yrs people are still researching 
this is at least something practical and easy to use that works also to help 
prevent cot and bed falls.
 
statisticaly nearly one in five 0-4 yrs olds 
hospitalized each yr from falls , are  from cot,bed, falls!!!and of 
course hospital admissions are just the tip of the iceberg
 
rgds
miriam rutherford
educator

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Helen and Graham 
  To: ozmidwifery 
  Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:58 
  AM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] cot death 
  research
  
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4617976.stm
   
  Large rise in infant sofa 
  deaths There has been a four-fold increase in infants 
  dying after falling asleep with a parent on a sofa, research shows. 
  A team at Bristol's Royal Children's Hospital warns "cot death" does not 
  always mean a cot - about 30 babies die in the UK a year after sharing a sofa. 

  The researchers say parents should never snuggle up with very young 
  children on a sofa if they feel tired. 
  The Lancet study also found more deaths are occurring among poor families, 
  and among those where the mother smokes. 
  
  The researchers said a very successful public education campaign had helped 
  to slash cot death rates by 75% since 1991. 
  However, their study suggested the appropriate messages had still not got 
  through to many poor young mothers. 
  
  
  


  
  
HOW TO REDUCE COT DEATH RISK 
Cut smoking during pregnancy - fathers too 
Do not expose your child to smoke 
Put your baby to sleep on its back 
Keep your baby cool, with its head uncovered 
Parents should not share a bed with their baby if they 
are very tired, smoke or have been drinking or taking drugs which make 
you drowsy 
But the baby should be in a cot in the same room for at 
least the first six months 
Never sleep with a baby on a sofa or armchair 
If your baby is unwell, seek medical advice promptly 

  
  It is already known that the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is 
  higher for babies that are born premature, or have a low birthweight. 
  Male babies also appear to be more at risk, as do those who sleep on their 
  side or front. 
  Smoking during pregnancy, or in the house after a child is born, is another 
  risk factor. 
  And the latest study, led by Professor Peter Fleming, underlines that 
  sharing a sofa with a child is also a significant risk. 
  The Bristol team examined data on 369 SIDS cases that occurred between 1984 
  and 2003 in Avon. 
  These were compared to information on 1,300 healthy babies from a study 
  carried out between 1993 and 1996. 
  Deprivation link 
  The researchers found that although the number of deaths in the parental 
  bed had fallen by 50%, the number of deaths on a sofa shared with a parent 
  increased four-fold in recent years. 
  However, there are still about 135 bedsharing deaths a year in the UK, 
  compared to the 30 linked to sharing a sofa. 
  Professor Fleming said: "Although the reasons for the rise in deaths when a 
  parent sleeps with their infant on a sofa are unclear, we strongly recommend 
  that parents avoid this sleeping environment." 
  The study also found that that the proportion of SIDS deaths among poorer 
  families increased from 47% to 74%. 
  The proportion of deaths in which the mother smoked during pregnancy also 
  rose, from 57% to 86%. 
  The researchers are calling for a standard protocol to aid the 
  investigation of cot deaths and to enable as much relevant information to be 
  collected as possible. 
  Joyce Epstein, director of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death, 
  said: "Over 14,000 lives have been saved in the UK since the advice to reduce 
  the risk of cot death was introduced in 1991. 
  "But still over 300 babies every year in the UK are dying as cot deaths - 
  that's more babies over one month old than from any other cause. 
  "The battle against sudden infant death is far from over. 
  "It is absolutely vital that we get our safe infant care messages across 
  more forcefully, especially among the more vulnerable sections of society, and 
  that we continue our lifesaving research into the c