Re: [ozmidwifery] mammalian diving reflex/hypnobirthing

A miracle baby was born recently into a toilet, was left there for at least 1/2 an hour, placed in a plastic bag (presumed dead) and brought to hospital... she is still alive. In this case I assume the baby was born into air (not water) then was face down in the toilet water... They're pretty tou

[ozmidwifery] constipated baby

Can anyone give me some hints please?  I have a client with MS who has a 3/12 breast fed baby who is constipated.   This baby has only had X2 episodes of this constipation, waits 4-5 days, pain and then a result of rabbit pellets which are chalky in appearance.   The GP had an x-ray whi

RE: [ozmidwifery] mammalian diving reflex/hypnobirthing

Dear Trish Thanks for your responses, how fascinating is the world, and our bodies in particular. Judy -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: [ozmidwifery] A positive VBAC article

Judy Thank you Denise - Original Message - From: Judy Giesaitis To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:29 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] A positive VBAC article Name Faculty/Division Unit Position E-

[ozmidwifery] my baby is 1 today

Hi all,  Just letting you all know my little one is 1 today.  How this past year has flown by.  Also Lieve, I remember that baby Lars was born within days of Jay.  If you are still in contact with his family can you please let them know that I am thinking of them all.  I am sure Lars & his f

[ozmidwifery] Hypno birthing and other preparations for "Natural" events

Regarding preparation for birth: It strikes me that we prepare ourselves all the time for biological changes and tasks in our lives, and preparing for birth in a way that fits our personal philosophy of it should be no exception. It seems not worthy of comment that we accept women need preparation

[ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

I am not sure I know what is meant by 'natural birth' since it is totally embedded in cultural practices. Who has a reliable definition for this that is NOT biomedically oriented? Trish -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubsc

[ozmidwifery] mammalian diving reflex

I participated in a physiology experiment once that aimed to elicit this primitive reflex. We were set up with large basins of cold water (cold is important) and asked to place our entire face to the hairline and earline into it. Meanwhile our responses of heart rate, BP and SaO2 were recorded. Alm

[ozmidwifery] International Midwives Day

Title: Message Hi listers,   I am coordinating entertainment for our Friends of the Birthcentre/Maternity Coalition "International Midwives Day" event in Brisbane and wanted to see if anyone from this list has hidden talents they'd like to contribute to the event. Details are as follows:  

[ozmidwifery] NSW Health & homebirths

Dear Jan Robinson,   I listened to a cd yesterday of the interview re NSW homebirths and NSW Health, how are the discussions going??    Judy Giesaitis   Take care,    Judy ___ C

RE: [ozmidwifery] A positive VBAC article

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Re: Re: [ozmidwifery] Hypno birthing

-  "All I am saying is all labours are not equal, and it seems to me that in abandoning the "methods" of prepared childbirth because they don't work for everywoman we have abandoned many women to pharmacological methods of pain relief. Just look at our stats. We have had (and are having) a