[ozmidwifery] Adelaide and B Mid Accreditation Standards

Hi all fellow listers I attended the ACMI National Education forum in Adelaide on Fridaywhat a fantastic forum !! Congratulations to all involved in its organisation. The highlight for me as a Bachelor of Midwifery Student was meeting with my Fellow BMid sisters from Flinders University an

Re: [ozmidwifery] Chronic Fatigue and Pregnancy

Dear Lst, How does a mum get home care?I was not able to get anything.Something about "you were a private patient you can afford to pay for your own help".Excuse me but if I have a health care card does not that mean I am on a low income.Ann --- Aviva Sheb'a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Free home

[ozmidwifery] Replies to posts

Jo Wrote "I think that we should be conscious of the fact that some post things and there is sometimes no replies.  To inadvertently ignore a fellow birth related supporter should try and be avoided at all costs." I often don't reply because I just accept that this is someone's opinion-stat

Re: [ozmidwifery] Choosing the sex of your baby

Dear List, I read one study back in the 1980's that was suppose to have found that the sex of a baby was due to which parent had enjoyed the sex the most at the time of conception.With 3 of each sex does this mean that I enjoy sex 50% of the time?!Ann --- Rhonda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't

Re: [ozmidwifery] love you wonderful women

How about - "reply requested"  on emails that are of the sort that an answer is wanted - or help needed. You are so right often things are posted just for interest and no reply is necessary - it is just a sharing thing and other times an oppinionis wanted. 

RE: [ozmidwifery] petition

I would have to fight hubby to let me go to a hospital  He can't stand what they did to me and that he could not protect me. Also not sure if I could try again. Rhonda   ---Original Message---   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ozmidwifery] computer databases

Please forgive my ignorance on the issue... but does a computer database take place of the midwife making notes & obs on paper? I was w/ a woman @ her birth in a hospital in the US where they had a PC in every labour & birth room (every room was private)... all of the notes & obs were entered

[ozmidwifery] love you wonderful women

you know, I am very aware that this list is of a 'professional' nature, but I just love the honest postings that get sent.  I have heard some  critics say that the list can be daunting and even clicky in some cases...but for all those lurkers out there, could the clickiness be misinterpret

RE: [ozmidwifery] petition

Yep, if I had no other choice I would birth at home, unassisted.  Hubby would never agree to that one - just as well we've stopped having kids!   Karen -Original Message-From: Rhonda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 11:08 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject

Re: [ozmidwifery] Senate supports NMAP!!

In a message dated 30/09/02 10:32:03 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear all, Senator Meg Lees has been fantastic in her support for the NMAP.  Below is a motion she tabled in the Senate the day after the national launch... FYI Barb.  Senator Meg Lees Dear Barb and

RE: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

Babies that don't sleep and infants that don't eat solids. I have learnt that babies sleep longer when and if they need to without teaching them and infants eat solids when and if they need to without forcing them. My 45 min cat nappers came to be sleeping for 11/2 hours on their own and my

Re: [ozmidwifery] computer databases

in the Hunter we use OBSTET, and we love it - at least I do. It collects info from the booking visit right through to postpartum discharge. While we are anxiously awaiting the windows based version, the current one isn't all that bad - we were able to go live (after our previous programme crash

Re: [ozmidwifery] Headline - Parents fail to get full picture on ultrasounds

pity it doesn't mention the subway train effect on bub! - Original Message - From: Julie Clarke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:10 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Headline - Parents fail to get full picture on ultrasounds Greetings,Julie Clarke wants you to know

Re: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

Oh, Woe!   I find the term, 'boob' for breast rrgh. Booby trap, booby prize. I like the term Breast.   My mother was concerned that I was eating snails, shell and all. The doctor's answer: Give her more meat. I stopped eating snails and cut my teeth on chop bones. I fare well on meat fo

Re: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

ditto, ditto, ditto and ditto again!   Had a fabulous day yesterday with Vicki, Nic, Tania, Jan and a whole gorgeous collection of mothers, a couple of dads, littlies, videos, cups of tea, oh it was so good to be with women and birthing experiences after what I realised was a kind of drought

Re: [ozmidwifery] Senate supports NMAP!!

Barb; This is great, but the government did not even support the senate enquiry into childbirth practices, "Rocking the Cradle", 1999. I do hope that someone from government takes it on. Liz - Original Message - From: "Vernon at Stringybark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ozmid" <[EMAIL PROTEC

[ozmidwifery] intuitive midwifery workshop

Dear everyone, attending the intuitive midwifery workshop in Adelaide this weekend was truly amazing. Words can't really describe - it was work and play and song and connectedness and wisdom and beauty. It was women, raw, honest, sharing sorrow and happiness and love. It was dancing and singi

[ozmidwifery] Senate supports NMAP!!

Dear all, Senator Meg Lees has been fantastic in her support for the NMAP. Below is a motion she tabled in the Senate the day after the national launch... FYI Barb. Senator Meg Lees Independent Senator for South Australia MEDIA RELEASE Senate Supports Midwives The motion by Independent S

Re: [ozmidwifery] computer databases

The Northern Hospital (Epping, Melb) has one called "Vital" and aparently someone from the UK is buying it! Jo Babies are Born... Pizzas are Delivered. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: [ozmidwifery] virus alert

Here is the info on the virus:   W32.Magistr.39921@mm Discovered on: September 3, 2001 Last Updated on: April 15, 2002

[ozmidwifery] Mareeba Vacancy

Mareeba Maternity Unit requires the services of an experienced and passionate midwife. (We need to try to replace the wonderful Kathryn Borrie who left us for love in S.A.)   We are a 13 bed Maternity Unit, and have about 200 births per year.  We work on a midwifery model of care.    Maree

[ozmidwifery] Headline - Parents fail to get full picture on ultrasounds

Greetings, Julie Clarke wants you to know about a story on www.smh.com.au Personal Message: ABC Radio Darwin wants an interview - I have fractured molar/dentist visit today. Recommended they contact the CEA Darwin. ABC Radio Darwin 08 8943 3222 Opportunity for us all to ring any radio stati

[ozmidwifery] Headline - Parents fail to get full picture on ultrasounds

Greetings, Julie Clarke wants you to know about a story on www.smh.com.au Personal Message: ABC Radio Darwin wants an interview - I have fractured molar/dentist visit today. Recommended they contact the CEA Darwin. ABC Radio Darwin 08 8943 3222 Opportunity for us all to ring any radio stati

Re: [ozmidwifery] Physiological 3rd stage.

Hi Lois - I don't think I will be as I also wanted to go to the NSW Midwives Assoc conference in Byron. I can't afford to go to both, and the Noosa one is expensive, even for one day. So I would be very happy if you could send me a copy of your paper. I just wish I had enough money so I coul

Re: [ozmidwifery] petition

This is an interesting point you have brought up Debbie - the fact that most obstetric complication rates are higher for the general chilbearing population than uterine rupture is for women planning VBAC. It is a factor that I bring up in information sessions when women bring up the chance o

Re: [ozmidwifery] petition

Jo, You might want to ask them that given the incidence of placental abruption is higher than that of uterine rupture (according to some studies I read), equally unpredictable and potentially just as fatal to mother and baby why all women are not subject to CTG.  My understanding is that fetal dis

[ozmidwifery] virus alert

I/my computer has been infected with a virus probably from this list. If you have received a random attachment from [EMAIL PROTECTED] with no accompanying email, DELETE IT NOW! and run your anti virus software. I am sorry, I have picked up a virus which randomly picks anyone who has ever sen

Re: [ozmidwifery] Alec's 6mo stats

Pinky wrote -   " how her sisters neighbours baby was the same age as mine and eveneating CHops!!! and sausages!! and she was TWICE the size of mine"   My reply to this would have been - well that Poor little baby - it's kidneys and liver w

Re: [ozmidwifery] petition

    " reducing the options for women will in fact make them see home birth as a greater alternative (although we don't think this as a bad thing) but we have said that with the current crisis with mw insurance that women will try and birth at ho

[ozmidwifery] Intuitive Midwifery workshop

I'm finding it a bit difficult to put into words just how special this weekend has been, but wanted to let you all know that Vicki and Nic are doing something really amazing.  I know it's a bit exxy for some of us, but when my chance comes around again, and they venture down to "cold old Ade

Re: [ozmidwifery] petition

Dear Liz, I have sent you the petition via snail mail.  But to answer your question about why not allow vbac... the multicentred study in vbac management (which only looked at one type of management) stated that with the ruptures that did occur the first signs were fetal bradycardia detected

[ozmidwifery] Hey Lynne

Lynne Staff, I am waiting for you to contact me off list regarding vbac   BTW good to meet some of the ozmidders at the ACMI AGM thing in Adelaide the other day!    Jo Bainbridgefounding member CARES SAemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]phone: 08 8388 6918birth with trust, faith & love...

Re: [ozmidwifery] Chronic Fatigue and Pregnancy

Dear Sally, Just attended a wonderful 1st birth with a lady with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (so bad that she had to stop working as an interior designer). While she had said in her birth plan that she might want an edidural if the birth was long, because she wasn't sure she would have the energy to