[ozmidwifery] mothers choice

Well! ok, im breathing ;) Just a quick vent! * Justine, well done fabulous, to think you gave birth at home with "ONLY a midwife", ONLY!!! oh my goddess, only a solitary midwife, how did you cope!?!?!? * Bloody Tracey's pelvic floor!! Im suprised she could even utter those words,

Re: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes transcript

Thank you for posting the transcript for those of us unable to see the show. Truly a shame the way they took things out of context. I would love to see a follow up highlighting the countless discrepancies raised by so many here. Wishful thinking...? I must restrain myself from cursing that

Re: [ozmidwifery] caesarean section

I was in fact reading the Maternal Deaths report at work today, the most recent complete one (94-96); over the past 30 years maternal deaths have decreased but hit a steady patch over the lastfew triennial periods. As Marilyn says, many were extremely ill, to the point where one must wonder

Re: [ozmidwifery] Cs story

Jo You have written a fantastic letter here and I hope you will consider sending it to 60 minutes - With your previous experiences and way with words you have summed up the issues perfectly!! Helen Cahill - Original Message - From: Jo Dean Bainbridge To: [EMAIL

[ozmidwifery] Informing Tracy

I was wondering how effective it would be if we all wrote to Tracy Curo (news reader in Melbourne ...which station Melbournites?) and bombard this journalist with all the research that shows that cs does not save pelvic floors. Perhaps a thousand wonderful birth stories of how amazing and

Re: [ozmidwifery] caesarean section

Hi Monica: Group A Streptococcus pyogenes is the haemolytic streptococcus (it is a gram-posotove coccus) which most commonly causes "strep throat" or mild pharyngitis, impetigo, through to puerperal fever (childbed fever), septicaemia,scarlet fever, necrotosing fasciitis, andalso toxic

[ozmidwifery] Elective LUSCS

I saw the segmentyou had last night on Elective Caesarean Section.It and was left quite angry - Justine Caines wasn't given much opportunity for her view, and seemed unable to rebutt the other's comments because she seemed unaware ofwhat they had to say.I think to place a balanced viewa

Re: [ozmidwifery] Informing Tracy

Dear all: It has also occurred to me that the wayTracy brought up the pelvic floor "issue" was as if this was a big secret. Now I am wondering if the general public (ie those that haven't had a baby vaginally) think all of us who have had babies vaginally are actually wearing diapers under

Re: [ozmidwifery] Informing Tracy

Gack - I just realised the huge grammatical error in my first line of the letter I wrote to 60 Minutes - gee, that will make them want to keep reading - bet they think I'm a bit loopy now! Oh well - I hope it got the message across. I also wrote to Media Watch. My boss at work was quite

RE: [ozmidwifery] 60 MINUTES

Hi all, As everyone has said I am also appalled at the segment on 60 minutes, it just goes to show how the media works and that we simply shouldn't believe anything we watch and read. Where was the interview with the woman who had had a previous c/section and then went on to have a VBAC?

[ozmidwifery] 60 minutes

Dear All Here is what I have sent to 60 minutes: Debbie "Sirs I would like to comment on your recent story about the choice of caesarean section vs a natural birth. At a rate of nearly 30%, the rate of caesarean sections in this country (as in many others) is way above the WHO

[ozmidwifery] 60minutes

Last night I returned home from a birth of a client which resulted in an emergency c/s. Since starting my caseload job in January this is the first of my clients whose birth has ended this way and it has left me feeling very saddened, as I know my client will really grieve for the

[ozmidwifery] Mother's choice???

Congratulations again 60 Minutes on yet another biased, sensationalist story on Australia's out of control rising caesarean section rates. As a third year midwifery student, I was absolutely dismayed to see the lack of effort put into researching the evidence surrounding 'maternal choice'

Re: [ozmidwifery] Informing Tracy

Dear Jo I am sure Barb Vernon and/or Marge Phelan from ACMI will have sent some thorough communication to 60 Minutes about their poor converage of the true facts about C/S choices in Australia and their misrepresentation. Denise Hynd - Original Message - From: JoFromOz

Re: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes

Debbie Well put and respectful!! Denise - Original Message - From: Debbie Slater To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 7:40 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes Dear All Here is what I have sent to 60 minutes: Debbie "Sirs I

Re: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes

Well done Debbie. marilyn - Original Message - From: Debbie Slater To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 4:40 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes Dear All Here is what I have sent to 60 minutes: Debbie "Sirs I would like to

[ozmidwifery] The Caesarean section interview

Dear Liz, I watched your report on Caesarean sections on Sunday night with amazement and horror that such incorrect, biased andsloppy journalism could be fed to the Australian public. As Justine Caines made mention of in the interview there is a plethora of research on the side effects of

[ozmidwifery] re 60 Minutes

Dear All I missed the show last Sunday, but am now fully aware of the contents, I should not be surprised by the lack of information, but considering that Liz Hayes used to be married to an OB reg @ the Royal in Paddington, her apparent lack of knowledge says more than I want to think about

[ozmidwifery] 60 minutes

Hello everyone, I share in your frustration over the recent report presented on 60 minutes. I have just read over the transcripts as I unfortunately missed the program. Beyond the complete lack of evidence based research that so many of you have picked up on and discussed within the list is a

Re: [ozmidwifery] The Caesarean section interview

BRILLIANT letter Jackie!!! - Original Message - From: Jackie Kitschke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] The Caesarean section interview Dear Liz, I watched

[ozmidwifery] FW: Please explain? re caesarean section segment

Well, Ive given it a go and sorry if Ive pinched anybodys lines but in the end what matters is that as many of us as possible tell them that it wasnt acceptable. From: jayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2004 1:03 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Please

Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: Please explain? re caesarean section segment

Excellent letter jayne. marilyn - Original Message - From: jayne To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] FW: Please explain? re caesarean section segment Well, I’ve given it a go and sorry if I’ve pinched

[ozmidwifery] Letter to 60 minutes

Dear 60 minutes team, To state that one in four Australian women *choose* caesarean birth is misleading and ill-informed. Currently, one in four women *submit* to caesarean birth - due to complications arising in childbirth; due to advice based on the opinion of their doctors (rather than

[ozmidwifery] Prenatal Classes in Perth - Midland and Hills area?

Hi Everyone, Just wondering if anyone can recommend any prenatal classes in Perth particularly in around Midland. Thanks Dawn Whitten At 01:03 PM 1/06/04 +1000, you wrote: Hello everyone, How can a cs be wrong when you end up with children like that and a proper functioning

RE: [ozmidwifery] Letter to 60 minutes

Wonderful letter Jodie - -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.