RE: [ozmidwifery] Presenting a united front

2002-08-30 Thread Marie Heath
I personally am terribly reluctant to make much comment - but in this instance feel compelled Presenting a united front is important, but the reality appears to be that we have had different and at times passionate and very dynamic actions being taken by various groups involved with the current

[ozmidwifery] Research

2002-08-30 Thread Sheena Johnson
Hi List I have a friend, Allison,who is doing Midwifery with me and she is having difficulty subscribing to the list. She has asked me if I can find out if anyone has got any information on research done on Skin to Skin contact after birth. She has done quite and extensive Lit search and

RE: [ozmidwifery] Aust Midwfery

2002-08-30 Thread Rose Pete Guley
Dear Denise The Mercy Family Birth Centre (FBC) is a midwifery model of care. Women receive their antenatal care, education postnatal care from a team of midwives. All women see an obstetrician for 1 antenatal visit (usually around 16 weeks) again if any complications arise during

[ozmidwifery] pregnant men!?

2002-08-30 Thread phil0159
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Aust Midwfery

2002-08-30 Thread Sandra J. Eales
Denise I need to correct your info about Mareeba model of care. We do not have a birth centre as such. Our unit is part of the hospital but is like birth centre in that we have family rooms so that partners, children or significant others can stay with the womanthroughout her stay in

[ozmidwifery] a rock and a hard place

2002-08-30 Thread Jo Dean Bainbridge
I know that some of you will read what I am about to say in the wrong context: so I am just going to flag it with I AM PRO NATURAL BIRTH AND DON'T AGREE WITH ELECTIVE CS WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE! BUT! at the moment I am seeing how dam hard it is to try and achieve a natural vaginal birth in the

Re: [ozmidwifery] a rock and a hard place

2002-08-30 Thread Rhonda
Frustration well placed! I am so cross that when i was searching looking, anting, needing alternatives - there were none presented to me. I was railroaded into the system like so many others. Regards Rhonda. ---Original

[ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

2002-08-30 Thread Rosemary Wayne Weckert
Hello all. My name is Rosemary Weckert and I've been a silent reader of the list for a long while. Thought I had to tell Jo about the birth I attended today at Alice Springs Hospital. I am gathering evidence to apply for accreditation as an Independant midwife. The hospital is supporting

[ozmidwifery] Emily's list

2002-08-30 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Greg/Barbara Cook I do not understand your response to my question about how to get NMAP into Emily's List My email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dwenise Hynd - Original Message - From: Greg Barbara Cook To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:05 PM

Re: [ozmidwifery] Aust Midwfery

2002-08-30 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Rose Thank you for this information I will add it to my list You have not indicated that the women get continuity of a midwife, In fact you have implied this is not the case and that this lack of 1-1 midwifery care exists in the other Vic places!!As I said previously I will add an

Re: [ozmidwifery] Aust Midwfery

2002-08-30 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Sandra Please email me off list so I can reply to you and you can get more support and in return give support to the action that maygive more women and midwivesthose new birthing shoes!. Denise - Original Message - From: Sandra J. Eales To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ozmidwifery] National Union of Students - FemX National conference 2002

2002-08-30 Thread TinaPettigrew
Hi all fellow listers just a thought Re: NMAP..has anyone thought of the NUS for their endorsement of NMAP.the NUS represents over 600,000 uni students nationally.across appox...50 campuses around Australiathese are parents and potential parentsand are very politically

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

2002-08-30 Thread Mary Murphy
Hi Rosemary, I read your post with interest. Congratulations on your initiative! I want to tell you that you can practice as an independant midwife without the ACMI accreditation. I realise that you would like to do it with the ACMI Certificate of Accreditation, but you don't have to. Read