Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC Petition

2002-09-27 Thread Carolyn Donaghey
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC Petition Thanks Debby and Justine Thanks for the advice, we have collected well over 100 signatures petitioning for VBAC to be accepted into Birth Centres. It is all the more urgent now that Flinders Med. have made a reversal of this right for vbac women 8 weeks

[ozmidwifery] Language

2002-09-27 Thread Sally Williams
Does anyone know the first tiem the term confinement was used to describe childbirth? Thanks Sally

Re: [ozmidwifery] Language

2002-09-27 Thread JoFromOz
not sure about the first time, but it probably came from the south east asian custom of the 40 days of confinement of the mother... or the 'mother roasting' custom. Jo Babies are Born... Pizzas are Delivered.

Re: [ozmidwifery] News from the Prix Italia!

2002-09-27 Thread Jan Robinson
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] News from the Prix Italia! On 23/9/02 3:04 PM, Aviva Sheb'a [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear friends, colleagues and family, It's with great excitement I'm informing you that my radio play, Soft of Hearing, received a Special Mention in the Radio Drama category of the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Senate Inquiry into childbirth procedures 1999

2002-09-27 Thread Lynne Staff
I just have to find it on my discs! It was basically to say that where there was increased midwifery input into care in a private hospital, outcomes could be improved. My Prof Doctorate is the story of a maternity unit I set up in 1997-98. It has been running for almost 5 years now and the

Re: [ozmidwifery] test

2002-09-27 Thread Lynne Staff
Title: Message Sue McKee (Director of Nursing). We are also a Supervised Practice centre for QNC if that helps - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] test

Re: [ozmidwifery] Chronic Fatigue and Pregnancy

2002-09-27 Thread Sandra J. Eales
We admitted a woman last week about 10 days postnatal with mastitis and some breastfeeding difficulties. She had had a homebirth and she said that it it gone very well. She said that she just slept between contractions and that was how she was able to cope with the physical work of labour -

[ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

2002-09-27 Thread Jo Slamen
It's very quiet out there... hope everyone is well?? Alec weighed in at 19lb 10oz, or 8.9kg at his 6 days earlier than 6mo weigh-in on Wednesday. He is heavier than Nick and 1cm longer, but with a littler head! Clinic sister astounded to learn it was all breast and no solids. She referred us

Re: [ozmidwifery] Hep B at Birth

2002-09-27 Thread Sandra J. Eales
Hep B immunisation at birth was introduced in May 2000 for all babies. When we were getting inservice prior to the introduction of the new schedule we were told another recommendation of the advisory body was that flu vax was recommended for all pregnant women! It wasn't included on the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Hep B at Birth

2002-09-27 Thread Sandra J. Eales
We have certainly considered delaying the firstdose until discharge and some of the parentsalready elect to do that.It is still a major concern though if we are giving it just before we send them home and not observing the effects.We are in the process at the moment of working out how and

Re: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

2002-09-27 Thread Pinky McKay
Jo, Its so lovely to hear you so enjoying Alec. What a precious bond. You know, your tears are normal - mothers need to be weaned gently too! An osteopath may help the neck tilt. Pinky - Original Message - From: Jo Slamen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Midwifery List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [ozmidwifery] has any one information

2002-09-27 Thread CHERYL JONES
Rebecca, thanks for that information Cheryl - Original Message - From: Rebecca O'Gorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 7:09 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] has any one information It is not a website but you may like to talk to someone from

Fw: [ozmidwifery] has any one information

2002-09-27 Thread CHERYL JONES
Jen, I've not seen Trish David's paper I'd be really interested to see it. many thanks Cheryl - Original Message - From: Jen Semple [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] has any one information Hi Cheryl,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Chronic Fatigue and Pregnancy

2002-09-27 Thread Pinky McKay
Sandra This reminds me - unwell mothers with bubs are able to receive a nanny through centrelink in home care - it is FREE but it isnt publicised - mothers in Melbourne can go through International Nanny Services -apparently there are a few agencies around the country who are accredited to do

[ozmidwifery] Sorry - a mistake

2002-09-27 Thread Ricardo Herbert Jones
Sorry for all I sent a message to Vicki to show her a picture of her Poster that I took here in Porto Alegre - Brasil I also sent the picture of the homebirth I helped 2 hours before. But I sent to Ozmidwifery, and I fear that it became a big message, because it has 4 photos... Sorry... It was

Re: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

2002-09-27 Thread Jo Slamen
Hello Pinky and List, Pinky, thanks for your lovely message and the comment re osteopath. I do apologise though, as you all must think I'm such a gusher, I didn't mean to send this to Ozmid! I meant to send it to another list of breastfeeding, co-sleeping Mums that was started when we all got

Re: [ozmidwifery] test

2002-09-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Message Interesting, you weren't on the list I was sent. - Original Message - From: Lynne Staff To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:58 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] test Sue McKee (Director of Nursing). We are also a

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC Petition

2002-09-27 Thread Debby M
Carolyn, Just a thought but something you may want to try. When I was trying to get the Birth Centre/midwifery care for Claire's birth I also contacted the Women's Legal Service to find out what the legal position of such policies were. Anyway it came back that the hospitals could basically make

Re: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

2002-09-27 Thread Jenny Balnaves
Excuse me Jo, just a comment from a midwife out here. I don't think you could give your boy any food "realer" than breast milk. You are doing so well at this stage and both of you are obviously happy with breast feeding and Alex is thrivinghe will let you know when he wants something other