Hi all:
It was quite interesting to me when I was visiting in Sydney in January, to
witness the use of N2O2, since we don't use it in the US. Some midwives here
(homebirth) have heard of midwives in Great Britain and Canada using it
(nitrous) at home and are quite intrigued by that. I have read
Hi
I'm an australian citizen and have been living and working in the UK for the
last 14 years during that time I have worked as a midwife, neonatal nurse
practitioner and Midwifery Lecturer Practitioner.
My family and I are returning to Oz in August - september this year and
would ideally like to
Hi Guys,
I know that some posted something about asthma
recently and I went back to the archives but couldn't find much. I have a
lady who was hospitalised for 9 days for a prolonged asthma attack. She is
now 33 weeks and went into preterm labour on the weekend. She is on Adalat
and is c
Lois
You wrote:
Yes Deb, you're right, TENS is only used in some areas routinely, mainly because there are limitations on its use supervised by midwives it's regarded as a physiotherapist"s area of expertise.
But surely it doesn't need supervision by midwives (or does it here in Aus?) What
Sally
Meptid is a brand name for Meptazinol. It is similar to pethidine and has similar side effects, but has half-life of 3.4 hours for babies, compared with 22.7 hours for pethidine. Research indicates that it has a less depressive effect on newborns, and fewer side effects on Mothers. I have
Nitrous oxide is used in Canada, perhaps not as widely as it used to be
because people pretty well go straight for the epidural now . However it is
still here for use. Women are usually told it has no effect on the
baby.sigh.
Meaghan
At 08:31 AM 5/7/02 +0100, you wrote:
>I know this is a
Good on you Joy. Can't think of a nicer way for a wonderful midwife to
spend IMD.
regards Barb.
>
> The baby was born beautifully, and was suckling strongly within minutes. I
> marvel at the strength of this and every woman in birth, and at every
> aspect of the natural process. It was a
Seems to be becoming more common for some
obstetricians to offer Morphine rather than Pethidine. I can't understand why -
the effects are more sedating and I personally don't really like giving
it.
I wonder why N2O2 is not
used in the US - it is definitely one of the more useful tools for p
some offer Meptid instead of pethidine
Deb, What is this drug? I haven't heard of it before.
MM
In a message dated 5/7/02 3:52:00 PM W. Australia Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I know this is a little off topic, but I'm a BMid
student originally from the US, where nitrous oxide is
not used in birth presently & from what I know, has
not been historically. There are obviously studi
I know this is a little off topic, but I'm a BMid
student originally from the US, where nitrous oxide is
not used in birth presently & from what I know, has
not been historically. There are obviously studies
that show that it can have a negative impact on babies
later in life, but similar argumen
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