for Nola

1999-08-28 Thread Robyn Thompson
Dear Nola How heartening to hear your strength and commitment. this to me is the utomost as a midwife practitioner, strength and courage to pursue your professional judgment and beliefs, women need you and will respect you. Robyn Thompson *Independent MidwifeMelbourne MidwiferyPregnancy,

LUSCS and informed choice.

1999-08-28 Thread Bruce McGregor
Help! In the media a few months ago (the Melbourne Herald Sun and a current affairs program) there was research done on women that had had LUSCS. The research found that most women were unhappy with their decision to have a LUSCS and felt that they were not given the correct information to

Re conference next year

1999-08-28 Thread Janet Caulfield
Dear Raelene, I can't go to the Hobart conference but I would love more information on your conference to be held next year. I have already chosen November for holidays and I would love to visit with midwives working from rural areas. yours trully Janet Caulfield

Re: Dear Nigel

1999-08-28 Thread D Staff
It would help if we could actually READ your notes Nigel!! Love, MUM -Original Message- From: CATHY AND NIGEL BOCK AND DUNCAN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; oz midwifery [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, 26 August 1999 19:38 Subject: Re: Dear Nigel Dear

Re: Appropriate Change

1999-08-28 Thread D Staff
Dear Sue there is nothing to hide in notes and all of the mothers I have ever attended want to see their notes or have a copy of them. I do not have a problem with this - it is their story - their journey. Not "allowing" women to view their notes is but another way of witholding information,

Re: Partogram II

1999-08-28 Thread CATHY AND NIGEL BOCK AND DUNCAN
Dear Mandy, How wonderful your detailed explanation was. I have had my eyes opened to the potential uses of the partograph, and will cautiously keep one openly recorded at births yet am aware of the restricted vision of what a partograph means to many. So shall also continue making extensive

The breath/Yoga teachings.

1999-08-28 Thread Christina Damien
Pru, Thankyou for your yoga-based explanations of what we often see (and expect) in an uninterfered with labour. Breathing is such an instinctive and natural process (as is labour) and your explanations of the yoga-based origins or teachings of it are enlightening. I believe that yoga is an

Fundal Pressure

1999-08-28 Thread Mandy O'Reilly
I would dearly love to hear responses and opinions regarding the use of fundal pressure during the second stage of labour. To define what I mean by fundal pressure: It is pressure applied to the fundus of the uterus by the open palm of the hand in second stage of labour, in order to assist the

Re: Oh to have the energy

1999-08-28 Thread sunnah haid
dear andrea im in...just have to be registered first !!! lots of love arwa From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Oz Midwifery" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oh to have the energy Date: Fri, 27 Aug 99 09:57:47 +1000 I was thinking after reading the list over the last few days of what a great idea it would