Re: [ozmidwifery] hurtful birth experiences

2002-11-08 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Oh, by golly. Imagine what will happen when EVERYONE speaks out! Go get 'em! Strength to all. aviva - Original Message - From: Dr Penelope A Barrett To: Ozmidwifery Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] hurtful birth experiences I wonder how many

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Born in the sea.

2002-11-08 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
lucky Sydney. I bet he's caring. a. - Original Message - From: Julie Garratt To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Born in the sea. Hi, He is a GP in Sydney. Julie'',From: "Aviva Sheb'a" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ozmidwifery] Julia's birth

2002-11-08 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Rhonda, have you come across a woman by the name of Rhondda Mahar? I last saw her when she was living in Wallington...one of my Active Birth students. I was at Patrick, her fourth child's homebirth in Melbourne(1987ish) and she was at Rosie, my daughter's, 1988. We'd love to catch up with

Re: [ozmidwifery] hurtful birth experiences

2002-11-08 Thread Robin Moon
Not everyone will speak out though. The repercussions are too damaging. Which is probably why midwives do internalize so many critical incidents. - Original Message - From: Aviva Sheb'a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 7:22 PM Subject:

[ozmidwifery] Haemoglobin and ferritin levels

2002-11-08 Thread Sue Cookson
Hi, Needing some help to clarify the difference between haemoglobin levels and ferritin levels. Have a local GP who switches between the two readings depending on which one is lowest and suggests/insists on iron injections. Levels I've had quoted from some of the women are: Hb 107 Ferritin

Re: [ozmidwifery] introducing birthtalk

2002-11-08 Thread P A Koziol
Title: introducing "birthtalk" Dear Aviva I have always been so sad around the times that we remember the waste and futility of war (ANZAC day and Rememberance Day). I find it difficult to put my overwhelming sense of waste into words. Last year I had to share some of it with a group of 28

RE: [ozmidwifery] prostins

2002-11-08 Thread Christine Tony Holliday
The story regarding PGs being made from pig semen does the rounds every few years, last time it was discussed on Ozmidwifery a hospital pharmacy was contacted who checked the composition of the PGs (including contacting the manufacturers) who said it was definitely all synthetic and did

[ozmidwifery] URGENT Victorian Election Rally - Wed Nov 13

2002-11-08 Thread Justine Caines
Title: URGENT Victorian Election Rally - Wed Nov 13 Hello All The Greens have decided to make the National Maternity Action Plan (NMAP) the main feature of their health policy launch. This launch is to take place on Wednesday November 13 at 11am, venue to be confirmed (somewhere in Melb city,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Haemoglobin and ferritin levels

2002-11-08 Thread Lois Wattis
Haemoglobin is a pigment contained in the red blood cells which enables them to transport oxygen round the circulation. It is a compound of the ferrous-iron containing pigment haem combined with the protein globin. Each haemoglobin molecule contains 4 atoms of ferrous iron, 1 in each haem group,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: [birthnews] Consumer Express October 2002 edition

2002-11-08 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear liz Can you please share with us your ACC complaint Denise hynd - Original Message - From: elizabeth mcalpine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ozmidwifery [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: [birthnews] Consumer Express

[ozmidwifery] Noah'sArk

2002-11-08 Thread Denise Hynd
Noah's Ark Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark... ONE: Don't miss the boat. TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat. THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to

Re: [ozmidwifery] registration

2002-11-08 Thread Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital
Why not Midwife the nurse part is irrelevant. Megan [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/11/2002 7:55:13 am Well, good on you Marilyn. There will be more following you. (I canny wait!!) I think RM is right. You are registered as a midwife. I worked with a lady in Abu Dhabi - direct entry midwife who was

[ozmidwifery] out of hospital birth for American women

2002-11-08 Thread elizabeth mcalpine
Listers, If you haven't seen this www.gentlebirth.org lizmc

Re: [ozmidwifery] BRUSHING TEETH

2002-11-08 Thread Kirsten Blacker
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC of twins I"ve always been told that once teeth are there they need to be brushed. Initially with a piece of gauze on your finger, then a baby toothbrush. But no toothpaste till they are 2. That advice came from an ex dental nurse Kirsten Blacker in chilly

RE: [ozmidwifery] prostins

2002-11-08 Thread Rhonda
From what I know they can't make the actual hormone "protoglandin" synthetically. I guess too we need to look at the honesty of laboritories etc they are not going to disclose information to make people not want to use their drug are they.

Re: [ozmidwifery] out of hospital birth for American women

2002-11-08 Thread Debby M
Maybe this needs to be forwarded to some politicians as an encouragement for support for NMAP. If the USA isbeginning to recognise the need for support of alternative health care systems then why can't Australia? Debby From: "elizabeth mcalpine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ozmidwifery] hurtful birth experiences

2002-11-08 Thread Jennifer Semple
Marilyn, what's DIC? Thanks, Jen - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, November 8, 2002 10:17 am Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] hurtful birth experiences she survived,most probably one of the few people to survive DIC (it was only a probable

[ozmidwifery] Commonwealth Office of the Status of Women

2002-11-08 Thread elizabeth mcalpine
http://www.osw.dpmc.gov.au/index.html Commonwealth Office of the Status of Women.url Description: Binary data

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Commonwealth Office of the Status of Women

2002-11-08 Thread elizabeth mcalpine
Dear Listers, Ignore previous email. Liz McAlpine sent this link. No need to open the attachment. Click the link click - Our networks click- Womens NGO network click - Australian Women Working Together and there! you have it -a list of organizations who may help with the National

Re: [ozmidwifery] Haemoglobin and ferritin levels

2002-11-08 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
There is an excellent article on this in the Journal of Nurse Midwifery, I will have to ferret through some boxes to find it, just off the top of my head haemoglobin will neasure the amount of haemoglobin circulating in your blood and so the amount of iron and hence oxygen carried by your red

Re: [ozmidwifery] hurtful birth experiences

2002-11-08 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
disseminated intravascular coagulation: it basically means your body has lost its ability to clot blood throughout the whole system. Pretty serious. I have heard it said that a woman would not be given a blood transfusion immediately after a severe PPH here, that we would wait for the CBC the next

[ozmidwifery] Fw: COMPLAINT

2002-11-08 Thread elizabeth mcalpine
Attention Denise, No go, as expected the government can do what it likes. Robyn thought of trying Human rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, but when I called they said no way. As expected. lizmc Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:51 PM I have lodged a complaint to ACCC on unfair