[ozmidwifery] Severe Back Pain

2004-04-30 Thread jacora
Hello wise women, Today I saw a primip term woman in spontaneous labour, who presented around midnight last night contracting, she was assessed to be in early labour and choose to return home. She returned around 10.30 and quickly became increasingly distressed by severe back pain. She said

[ozmidwifery] FW: leader

2004-04-30 Thread Justine Caines
Title: FW: leader FROM the UK this week, interesting! Cutting argument Leader Thursday April 29, 2004 The Guardian If women can have abortions on demand, is it right to deny them caesareans? Here is an awkward question to embarrass health ministers, especially given the emphasis they have

Re: [ozmidwifery] Severe Back Pain

2004-04-30 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Megan, did you administer sterile saline or sterile water? It has to be the water and this really does sting since it isĀ  hypotonic, the saline will have no effect. And you do giveĀ  (usually) 4 injections, 2 points either side of the sacrum as indicated on a diagram that was posted a week or

[ozmidwifery] The Midwifery Intensives tour

2004-04-30 Thread Andrea Robertson
Hello Everyone, The first event of this tour, in Launceston, was a wonderful event. The presentations were fabulous - there wasn't a dry eye in the house when Vicki Chan roused us all to new heights of emotion with her lovely new video ("A child is born") and her practical session on dealing wit

Re: [ozmidwifery] testing

2004-04-30 Thread Andrea Quanchi
Sure, give her my email address/ phone number and we will go from there 0419 246 303 / 5482 6283 How are you? I am fine, fed up as usual with the hospital, have some nice homebirths arranged for later in the year Have a son who will turn 18 this week ( i have no idea how that happened) but people

Re: [ozmidwifery] The Midwifery Intensives tour

2004-04-30 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Andrea I am several of the Community Midwives are looking forward to the Wednesday Itensive in Perth!! Would it be ok for me to update other attendees about the activities of Maternity Coalition in WA namely our activity on Saturday for the National Campaign and also the "implementing NMAP in

Re: [ozmidwifery] Severe Back Pain

2004-04-30 Thread jacora
It was sterile water - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Severe Back Pain Megan, did you administer sterile saline or sterile water? It has to be the water a

Re: [ozmidwifery] The Midwifery Intensives tour

2004-04-30 Thread Kathy McCarthy-Bushby
As one of the midwives attending yesterday's midwifery intensive tour in Launceston i can confirm the fact that it was indeed a wonderful workshop for all the reasons Andrea has stated. Well done Andrea as it was a fantastic event. The midwives speaking were great, passionate and awe inspiring sp

[ozmidwifery] RBWH birth center brisbane

2004-04-30 Thread nicole and gareth
Hello all, Could anyone out there tell me how you can become a client at the RBWH birth centre, my SIL is 6 weeks and very keen to give birth there. I understand there is a ballot at 30something weeks?? Is there any other ways to book in?? thanks in advance Nicole. -- This mailing list is spo