[ozmidwifery] pregnancy and vet clinics!

2003-01-20 Thread Janine and Steve Clark
Hi all, Just wondering if any of you have some advice or information regarding a pregnant woman working at a vet clinic - a woman I am following is currently 8/40, and employed as a vet nurse. She is aware that she should avoid cat litter and x-ray, but are there any concerns with her being

Re: [ozmidwifery] NSW Maternity Wards Face Axe Sun Herald 19.1.02

2003-01-20 Thread Jayne
Title: NSW Maternity Wards Face Axe Sun Herald 19.1.02 OMG I wonder how much an ob earns per MINUTE??!!! She was shocked, however, at the out-of-pocket costs involved. Though she has top hospital cover, she has had to pay $1500 so far in visits to the obstetrician, for ultrasounds

[ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Wayne and Caroline McCullough
Hi all! Just had a major win today and had to share. I am due to VBAC in mid April and I just got my obgyn to agree to no IV bung and no continuous monitoring (except for 15 minutes per hour while in hospital unless there is foetal distress evident from intermittent monitoring). I went into my

Re: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Lieve Huybrechts
Congratulations, questions like yours let things change. You even can ask the midwife to listen with the doppler to the heartbeat in stead off the monitor. It will be difficult to have each hour 15 minutes of monitoring when labor will go on really. You are stricted in moving around and in the

RE: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Wayne and Caroline McCullough
Hi Lieve, To be honest I very much doubt they will have any time to put the monitor on me as I'll probably get into the shower straight away... Who knows! But it is nice to know that I can go in there feeling confident I won't be pressured into anything I don't want and continuous monitoring was

RE: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Sally Westbury
That is fantastic! I use my pinards for all my antenatal visits too, as I don't like to put electronic gadgets near a developing and sensitive baby Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife You are a midwife, assisting at someone else's birth. Do good without show or fuss. Facilitate what is

Re: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Wonderful, Cas! I can see you doing it all so beautifully. Aviva - Original Message - From: Wayne and Caroline McCullough To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:43 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today Hi all!Just had a major win today and had to share. I am

Re: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Fantasties, Lieve! Aviva - Original Message - From: Lieve Huybrechts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:03 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today Congratulations, questions like yours let things change.You even can ask the midwife to listen with the

RE: [ozmidwifery] pregnancy and vet clinics!

2003-01-20 Thread Julie Clarke
Hi Janine I would recommend that she ring the Royal Hospital for Women at Randwick. Medications in Pregnancy and Lactation Service. Mothersafe Unit on 9382 6539 (Sydney Metro are) or 1800 647 848 (non-metro area) Monday to Friday They provide A free phone counseling service for the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

2003-01-20 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
OK, wot's pinards? (Is it so obvious I need to duck?) Aviva - Original Message - From: Sally Westbury To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:06 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today That is fantastic! I use my pinards for all my antenatal visits too, as I

[ozmidwifery] New to the group with lots of questions!

2003-01-20 Thread S R Tempest
Hi Everyone! My name is Rachael and I am new to the group. I have recently decided to become a midwife but I need some help because I am not 100% sure how to go about it. I am in Queensland. I read on the Queensland University of

[ozmidwifery] Want to Support the MC NSW Election Campaign

2003-01-20 Thread Justine Caines
Title: Want to Support the MC NSW Election Campaign Hello All Maternity Coalition has been lobbying the NSW Government for some time to implement community midwifery across NSW. An implementation document was developed to stand beside NMAP. It was presented to the NSW MP Committee in November

[ozmidwifery] New to the group with lots of questions!

2003-01-20 Thread S R Tempest
Hi Everyone! My name is Rachael and I am new to the group. I have recently decided to become a midwife but I need some help because I am not 100% sure how to go about it. I am in Queensland. I read on the Queensland University of

Re: [ozmidwifery] New to the group with lots of questions!

2003-01-20 Thread S R Tempest
Sorry about the double post! The first one took about 1/2 hour to come in so I thought it hadn't worked - Rachael. ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January

Re: [ozmidwifery] New to the group with lots of questions!

2003-01-20 Thread Jennifer Semple
Hi Rachel, I'm a Bachelor of Midwifery student @ Victoria Uni, in Melbourne. My understanding is that if your do nursing first, after that you can do a graduate dipolma in midwifery. You could do the Bachelor of Midwifery instead of the grad dip, but the bmid is 3 years (though you'd

RE: [ozmidwifery] New to the group with lots of questions!

2003-01-20 Thread Holly Wright
Hi Rachael I am a Mast.Midwifery student at Griffith Uni (in Qld). Feel free to email me privately about your enquiry. Holly :o) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of S R TempestSent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003

[ozmidwifery] Women

2003-01-20 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Now, here's an interesting one: UCLA STUDY ON FRIENDSHIP AMONG WOMEN By Gale BerkowitzTaylor, S. E., Klein, L.C., Lewis, B. P. , Gruenewald, T. L.,Gurung,R.A. R., Updegraff, J. A. (2000). "Female Responses to Stress: Tendand Befriend, Not Fight or Flight", Psychological Review,