Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: ICE ON SWOLLEN CERVIX !

2003-03-25 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Just some info on ice: most women are not temperature sensitive in the vagina and cervix: we just don't have those particular sensory nerves there. So, all of those "sexy" movies with people putting ice in their vaginas: for most of us just hype. I always say "most" as for sure someone will

[ozmidwifery] technical difficulties

2003-03-25 Thread Mary Murphy
I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE THE ANSWER TO SOME OF OUR BLANK EMAILS ETC, mm This from our technical support..Jan Hello Jan,I had a chamber of commerce member who got his own message back blank - andhe was using Netscape. We've also had problems with people whose emails are usually fine, but when

[ozmidwifery] Fw: [birthnews] Some technical info..

2003-03-25 Thread Mary Murphy
I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT ANSWER SOME OF OUR OWN QUIERIES ABOUT BLANK EMAILS ETC. MM - Original Message - From: "Jan Cornfoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:36 PM Subject: [birthnews] Some technical info.. > This from our technical support.. > J

Re: [ozmidwifery] Dutch Birth Statistics

2003-03-25 Thread Graham & Helen
Hi Julie I couldn't find the attachment but would love a copy.  Could you please send it to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if possible.   Thanks for the good work.   Helen Cahill - Original Message - From: Julie Clarke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 200

[ozmidwifery] Dutch Birth Statistics

2003-03-25 Thread Julie Clarke
Hi You might recall recently I forwarded questions about Holland Statistics. I received some good suggestions and followed up on them (scroll down for my q’s) I’m not sure if I can send an attachment to the list but I’ll try anyway. The attachment is an excellent, interesting, infor

[ozmidwifery] HypnoBirthing

2003-03-25 Thread Mary Murphy
My "sooky" neice gave birth to two babies with the help of relaxation through hypnosis from a medical hypnotherapist. Her first birth was 7 hrs, nearly 10lbs , intact peri; her second, 4 hrs, 10lbs12. intact peri. (sorry about the imperial measure) She was magnificent in labour and reverted to he

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: ICE ON SWOLLEN CERVIX !

2003-03-25 Thread Laraine Hood
I have been told about it, never actually seen it done although I was asked for ice once by another midwife for this reason, but it was not applied.  My concerns were, the effect on the vaginal tissues of the ice (big enough to grasp but not too big or sharp corners as to damage vagina), the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
You know there was a hypnobirther on the list a while back and we all kind of flamed him. I think it was his language. After his input, it was back in november I think, when i went back to Seattle i asked some of my friends who had both done hypno for birth and studied it an taught it to mums, and

[ozmidwifery] Headline - Self-hypnosis takes the pain out of giving birth

2003-03-25 Thread alphia
Greetings, alphia wants you to know about a story on www.smh.com.au Personal Message: article on hypnobirthing found within the SMH. Self-hypnosis takes the pain out of giving birth By Bonnie Malkin March 22 2003 URL: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/21/1047749923780.html -- This mailing

RE: [ozmidwifery] Hypnobirthing

2003-03-25 Thread Joyce, Sally
There are quite a few hypnobirthing practitioners in Australia. You just need to track them down. I have managed to find a couple in Queensland by contacting HypnobirthingR - The Morgan Method http://www.hypnobirthing.com/ . They provide a referral services anywhere in the world. The webpage

[ozmidwifery] Re: ICE ON SWOLLEN CERVIX !

2003-03-25 Thread Robyn Borgas
  Has anyone tried applying 'ice on a swollen cervix' with a LABOURING WOMAN ? Does this really work ?

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread jireland
thanks that would be great jan - Original Message - From: Sally Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola > there is a place just off malvern road that offers hypnobirthing, wil find > out de

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread jireland
Iwould love a photocopy and there are n signs f thrush she is 28 weeks pregnant jan - Original Message - From: Lois Wattis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola > Hello Jan - regarding the Hypn

[ozmidwifery] Hypnobirthing

2003-03-25 Thread DebSlater
IIRC correctly there is someone (Frank?) on the birthnews list who is a hypnobirthing practitioner.  He explained once that hypnobirthing originated from the work of Grantly Dick-Read - the inspiration behind the NCT in the UK. Debbie Slater Perth, WA

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread Lois Wattis
Hello Jan - regarding the Hypnobirthing query - A fellow midwife found me a one-page article published in the latest "Wellbeing" magazine on Hypnobirthing - Australian based info and contacts. Let me know if you would like me to post you a photocopy. Quite a good theoretical description of it, tho

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread Lois Wattis
PS - could the areola problem be topical thrush? Lois - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:22 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola from client can someone help? have done the usual ie no soap no bra no sytheti

Re: [ozmidwifery] visit to perth

2003-03-25 Thread altrewern
Thank you Sally for that address                                                   Linda Trewern - Original Message - From: Sally Westbury To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:00 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] visit to perth Silly

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread jo hunter
Jackie McFarlane in Sydney offers a service called Body-centred Hypnotherapy for childbirth, I presume this is the same as hypnobirthing??? Her email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone 9566 1035. Has your client tried expressing a bit of milk regularly and rubbing it around her aerola - worked for me!

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread Sally Williams
there is a place just off malvern road that offers hypnobirthing, wil find out details if you wish. Sally - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:22 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola > > from client can someone

[ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

2003-03-25 Thread jireland
from client can someone help? have done the usual ie no soap no bra no sythetics its a real problem thanks in anticipation jan what can I use to soothe very itchy, dry > areola at the moment? > > Oh and also meant to ask you if you knew anything about Hypno birthing > yesterday..can't seem to get