Re: sanctimonious pretensiousness

2001-12-17 Thread Cheryl LHK
Yikes?? Slaughterhouse! I gather the first time around must have been a shocker! But in defence of hospitals (which I know at times do the indefensible), I have had two babies in hospital with minimal intervention, excellent support from midwives and GP, and absolutely no stranded beetles ei

Fw: Proverbs

2001-12-17 Thread Denise Hynd
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 12:04 PM Subject: Proverbs > > A first grade teacher collected Proverbs. > She gave each child in her class the first half of a Proverb and asked them > to come up with the remainder of the Proverb. > > Their

virus warning

2001-12-17 Thread sheryl
if your computer is unprotected, do not open a letter from Tammy Peters entitled for your interest:   medscape due dates"   IT IS INFECTED WITH THE BADTRANS VIRUS

Re: Support homebirth on Thursday

2001-12-17 Thread Jayne
Title: Re: Support homebirth on Thursday Dear Jan,   Thank you for your response - I don't feel so 'out there' now or worried about consulting with a midwife should I feel the need one day.   It really does all come down to choice and I'm very thankful that I had two great ho

More on Lay Midwifery

2001-12-17 Thread ljg
Well said Rhonda ! I'll make mine a nice cold beer thanks !! This is the point I was trying to make - measuring ability, recognising experience and skill, thus ensuring safe practice. ljg - Original Message - From: "Rhonda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, D

TBAs etc

2001-12-17 Thread ljg
Dear Denise The difference is we are not in a developing country - I am well aware of the improtant roles TBAs/lay midwives etc play for the women in these countries !! In Australia, until the law changes, to call oneself a "midwife" one must meet the requirements whether we agree with it or not.

homebirth conference

2001-12-17 Thread Jenni
well I just got the flyer for the homebirth conference in march, & Im wondering whether I can 'fit it in' or not. If by some small miracle I do decide to fly to Sydney the weekend before Uni starts, is anyone on the list going to the conference at Katoomba from Sydney I could catch a lift wit

Any suggestions?

2001-12-17 Thread Jackie Mawson
Title: Any suggestions? Can anyone help? This is from the VBAC Discussion Forum on the Birthrites website: === I had a wonderful doctor for my first pregnancy, although due to complications I ended up with a Caesarean. He was very supportive even prior to the Caesar giving me information