Re: [ozmidwifery] SEEKING RESPONDENTS

[simsarch]

Alphia,
I am planning a homebirth for my third child in Feb and would be very happy
to be interviewed if you still need people (I live in Adelaide).  If you are
interested, email me back and I'll give you my phone number.
Kathy Lynch
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From: "Alphia Garrety" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 1:07 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] SEEKING RESPONDENTS


> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was wondering if anyone out there might have some home birth mothers who
> are willing to participate in my research.  I am currently interviewing
> women who give birth through the private system, the public/tertiary led
> system and the public/midwifery led system.  I feel that the women who
seek
> out a home birth experience are needed for this study.  I live in the NSW
> area, but am able to interview face to face in Melbourne as well.  I also
> have a transcriber that allows me to tape conversations over the phone,
but
> I do realize that not everyone enjoys this form of interaction.  I would
> greatly appreciate any assistance with this.  As always I greatly enjoy
the
> debates that continue on this listserv- very passionate and intelligent
> debates- including the most recent one on Sting :-)
>
> Take care everyone
> Alphia
> Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.)
> PhD. Candidate
> School of Sociology and Justice Studies
> Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney
> UWS Locked Bag 1797
> South Penrith Distribution Centre
> NSW 1797 Australia
>
> Phone: 02 97726628
> Fax: 02 97726584
>
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[ozmidwifery] "infants friend"

[simsarch]

Can anyone provide me with information on a product called 
"infants friend"? It is apparently a natural 
product sold in chemists to assist with reflux and unsettled tummies.  
Thanks, Kathy 

 

[ozmidwifery] co sleeping

[simsarch]

I  too am co sleeping with my six month old baby and am 
loving every bit of it.  She is my third child and I didn't do it with the 
other two (don't know why).  She tends to feed a lot at night 
which hasn't been a problem.  However, I don't know what to do 
now as I am returning to work in a month and don't know how my partner will cope 
with these night time grazings if I am out with a labouring woman.  Can 
anyone offer me any advice?  She probably feeds every 2 hours, but it is 
more of a snack than a decent feed.  we am getting plenty of pressure 
to do the controlled crying thing in order to get her feeding less frequently at 
night which we really don't want to do, but on the other hand we need to make 
the situation more manageable for my husband who doesn't have the boobs if I'm 
not there overnight.  Many thanks, Kathy

 

Re: [ozmidwifery] Adelaide

[simsarch]

Sheena,
I am doing a childbirth education class at the women's and children's
hospital on Thursday the 20th at 7pm to which you would be most welcome.
Kathy Lynch


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From: "Sheena Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Adelaide


> Hi everyone
>
> I am going to be in Adelaide at the Women's doing my neonatal placement
from
> 17th to 21st November. Was just wondering if there were any meetings,
> classes I could attend as a Midwifery Student whilst I was there. The only
> night I am not available is the Wednesday, which is my daughters final
year
> vocal performance for Uni.
>
> Regards
>
> Sheena Johnson
>
>
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Re: [ozmidwifery] natural birthing options in Adelaide

[simsarch]

Unfortunately your friend is out of the catchment area to have 
her baby with the Midwifery group practice at the women's and children's 
hospital, although she can still go to the W&ch delivery suite. The is an 
excellent birthing centre at Flinders hospital which would be closer to 
her.
Kathy

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Melissah & 
  Scott @ Spilt Art 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:06 
  AM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] natural birthing 
  options in Adelaide
  
  Hi there everyone! This message was 
  posted on a parenting forum, Ithought Id copy it here to see if anyone could 
  help.
   
  Thanks in advance! 
  Melissah
   
  My best friend is pregnant and looking at birthing options - she wanted 
  to go to the Womens & Childrens birthing centre but lives in Belair so was 
  told she was 'out of the catchment area'. Does anyone have any info I can pass 
  on to her for Adelaide ?
  
  
  www.Splitart.com 
  
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From: 
Debbie 
Slater 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; MCMgtCte ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 1:06 
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] NICE guidlines 
for C Section published

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence 
(NICE) in the UK have just published their CS guidelines.
 
Haven't studied them in detail (it's about 60 
odd pages), but here are summaries of some of the points I picked up (I 
think):
 

  CS should not be offered before 39 
  weeks; 
  Women should be advised that a homebirth will 
  reduce their risk of a section, but using midwifery-led units doesn't 
  !!! 
  Continous support in labour reduces risk of 
  CS; 
  Induction should not be offered until after 41 
  weeks; 
  Maternal request should not be a reason for a 
  section; 
  Active managment and early amniotomy should 
  not be offered, but a four hour partogram should be used !!; 
  EFM increases the likelihood of a CS; 
  Breech presentation should be offered ECV 
  before a section is offered; 
  Twin pregnancies should try vaginal birth if 
  first twin is cephalic; 
  VBAC should be supported
Interestingly, it says there should be RCT's to 
compare vaginal birth and sections !!!
 
For the full guidelines - see http://www.nice.org.uk/Cat.asp?pn%20=public&cn=toplevel&ln=en
 
Debbie
Perth, 
WA

[ozmidwifery] 60minutes

[simsarch]

Last night I returned home from a birth of a client which 
resulted in an emergency c/s.  Since starting my caseload job in January 
this is the first of my clients whose birth has ended this way and it has left 
me feeling very saddened, as I know my client will really grieve for the 
experience of a vaginal birth. While she knows the c/s was absolutely necessary, 
due to quite profound fetal distress, it really annoys me that her birth 
experience will be pushed aside by the type of people who, from reading the 
lists' discussion, were reporting on 60 minutes.  So many people think 
there is nothing wrong with having a c/s, it is just another mode to deliver the 
baby, and what was being reported on 60 minutes will confirm what these 
people think: that it is a viable, safe way to have their baby.  My 
client has already been told that "at least she has a healthy baby, so what 
is all the fuss about" etc etc, and I feel very sorry for her as so many people 
cannot appreciate her sense of loss.  She is already talking about "next 
time" and how things may be done differently in order to achieve a vaginal 
birth, and I can only hope she has some understanding family and friends she can 
share these discussions with.
From a professional point of view, as I watched the events 
unfold in theatre with all the doctors and theatre staff rushing about,the 
bright lights, the noise, the incidental conversations, the petrified look 
on my client and her partners face, the thrusting of her body as the doctor was 
trying to get the baby's head from out of her pelvis, I was thinking to myself 
that some people choose this way to give birth!!!  Give me a vaginal birth 
anyday.  

 

[ozmidwifery] vbac

[simsarch]

Could anyone point me in the right direction 
for any info I could pass on to a client.  She had an emerg c/s 10 
months ago for fetal distress and op position when fully dilated, and is 
passionate about having a vbac this time. However, she has been scared by many a 
friend and doctor, that as this only happened 10 months ago and she is now 12 
weeks pregnant, she shouldn't be attempting a vbac, due to risk of uterine 
rupture. She had her first baby in a private hospital and has now come to 
me - I work at the W&CH in Adealide in a caseload model. I have given her 
the Cares brochure, but english is her second language, and she seemed reluctant 
to ring or join them in any way.  I know I have plenty of opportunity 
to discuss these issues with her, but also want to give her lots of stuff to 
read.  I am also not sure myself if the risk of uterine rupture in her case 
is real as I remember reading somewhere it is ideal to wait 2 years before 
getting pregnant again after a c/s.
Thanks,
Kathy


 

Re: [ozmidwifery] caseload

[simsarch]

I am working at the women's and children's hospital in 
Adelaide in a caseload model which has been running now for a year.
My pay is the base rate + 30 %. This is to cover the on 
call and penalties, and extra responsibility.  We get 6 weeks holiday per 
year. 
The caseload is 4 women per month for a full time midwife. 
We see the women from @ 12 weeks, do visits in the community and at the 
hospital, and see them postnatally until 6 weeks.
We are now in the process of evaluating the model as it 
has been running for 1 year.  A lot of us feel the 4 women per month is a 
large load especially if some of the women have complicated medical or social 
issues.  The director of midwifery is extremely supportive of us and wants 
to see the program continue, but is also responsible for the budget, so it will 
be interesting to see how things pan out.
Kathy

  
   

breast feeding advice (long)

[simsarch]

From: "simsarch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: 
breast feeding adviceDate: Monday, 7 January 2002 8:49 AM
 
Like Jackie, I was the sister/auntie/midwife when 
my sister birthed her second baby in the same Birthing Centre in November.  
What a great experience it was for me, really inspiring and a great 
encouragement to my midwifery practice.  A beautiful normal birth without 
unnecessary intervention and so empowering not only for my sister, but also for 
me as a midwife.  I felt truly blessed that I was able to share such a 
wonderful experience with my sister and her partner.Unfortunately baby Nick 
was born with a cystic hygroma which was a complete surprise to us all, and it 
is now that I write to this list to seek any advice regarding his 
breastfeeding.  His cystic hygroma is a fluid filled sac (500mls) around 
his neck which goes into his mouth and protrudes under his tongue.  
Thankfully it is just a cosmetic problem which will be treated with surgery when 
he is around 6 months old. He cannot be operated on any earlier than this. 

He went straight to the breast at birth and 
appeared to suckle well and as my sister had a drug free labour he was lovely 
and alert, and for the first week of life it seemed as though breast feeding 
wouldn't present a problem.  However he is now 7 weeks old and is still 
only 50 grams above his birth weight of 4520g. He is now starting to look pretty 
skinny, but not obviously dehydrated, and still has lots of wet and dirty 
nappies, and is usually settled in between feeds (other than between the 5-10pm 
feeding frenzy time). He appears to attach and feed well @ every 2-3 hours at 
the breast and has had the advice of an independent L.C. who agrees with me on 
this.  My sister has been expressing and giving Nick a top up 4 times a day 
of 60mls of Ebm via a syringe (she cant manage a cup) yet his weight gain is no 
more than 10gs per day.  I think that the cyst is preventing Nick from 
getting a really good attachment, and other than expressing more frequently and 
topping him up (which I am sure she will find overwhelming as she has a very 
active 23 month old at home) can think of no other advice to give her.  The 
paed she is seeing, and is influenced by, is not breastfeeding aware and I feel 
is on the verge of telling her to supplement with formula. Can anyone offer any 
advice?  Kathy
 
 

nitrous oxide

[simsarch]

Does anyone know of any recent literature on the 
use of nitrous oxide or entonx with women in labour?  I am currently 
reviewing the clinical standard on this in our hospital.
Thankyou in advance
Kathy