Re: [ozmidwifery] Doppler anyone....?

Well picked up Abby! That would certainly have been me. I'm a neurotic mess when I'm pregnant at the best of times, without having that extra worry! That's what I love about this group. You see things in a way I never would have thought of. Education by email - love it. Thanks! Kirsten --

Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: What the Pollies are offering Midwifery? and women

The Families First Party , despite their denials ,has a very strong connection to the Assemblies of God church for those who like a strong religous/moral element to their politics . Interesting quote from one of their candidates - "Mr Nalliah, who heads the Catch the Fire Ministries, is on the Fam

Re: [ozmidwifery] Doppler anyone....?

>>So imagine the excitement, joy and peace of mind you could get frombeing able to hear your baby's heartbeat and movements.  OR the terror and anxiousness from not being able to accurately find the heartbeat, or worry from an irregular or slow heartbeat!!and then the extra drs

[ozmidwifery] Doppler anyone....?

      This is from an advertisement at this Australian site http://www.firstbeats.com.au/index3.html where anyone can hire or buy a Doppler!  I always thought that they were a bit dangerous so I'm amazed that it's ok for anyone to own them. Sad that women have so little faith in their bo

RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: FOR INFO: primary accouchuer

Hi all, thanks for passing this on and making sense of it, at least I understand it better. cheers Megan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dr Barbara Vernon Sent: Thursday, 7 October 2004 5:04 PM To: ozmidwifery (ozmidwifery) Subject: [ozmidwifer

RE: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

Susan Weed in her book recommends that rather than take castor oil internally the women could rub it on her tummy and then put a hot towel over the castor oil. Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife "It takes courage to remain a true advocate for women, challenging authority and sacrificing social an

Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

Abby and Toby wrote: thanks Love Abby ( P.S. Wondering if it is normal to spot after a "stretch and sweep"? She was incredibly shaken for quite a while after it and has started spotting.) Abby, as a stretch and sweep is pretty much forcibly separating the cervix from the membranes, so some bloo

[ozmidwifery] RE: What the Pollies are offering Midwifery? and women

Thanks for the run down Justine, you are AMAZING! I feel a need to add some comments to what you mentioned in regard to the Australian Democrats and our activities. In terms of the Dems, we have been very active for ages with support of NMAP and insurance issues for midwives, for example, you ma

Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes Hi All Homebirth UK list raves about pineapple, no personal experience. Quaffing Raspberry leaf tea (blackmores makes the tablets) is reported good I have personally used the essential oil, Clary Sage.  To my mind it WORKS! With numb

Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

I have had some success with information accessed throught another discussion group and they suggested raw pineapple as it has an enzyme that affects the cervix effacing and also is better tasting than castor oil and works it seems just as well for some people.. hope this also helps but sorry

[ozmidwifery] What the Pollies are offering Midwifery?

Title: What the Pollies are offering Midwifery? Hi All While I am very aware that there is a lot more in life than midwifery (however my life is a little full of it!!) I thought I would outline what the parties have offered midwifery over the last 3 years. Considering I have met with represen

Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

>>From there you can go to acupressure points and acupuncture.Then herbs and lastly castor oil. You can find recipes for these on various web sites. > marilyn Thanks Marilyn. Suggested all those earlier today just didn't want to miss any if there was extras. www.gentlebirth.org ( i think) have a g

Re: [ozmidwifery] Mackay Birth Centre student placements

Maybe you could offer grad midwife positions so that they are on the payroll and hence covered by insurance. What a shame.   marilyn - Original Message - From: Birth Centre-MBH To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

Abby: If the doc was able to do a "stretch and sweep" then he was able to reach her cervix, and some dilation had occurred as he was able to put his finger inside the cervical os and then "sweep" between the cervix and membranes probably doing some cervical stretching as well. Theoretically suppos

Re: [ozmidwifery] ICM conference dates?

The dates for the 27th ICM Congress in Brisbane 2005 are 24th to 28th July. More information can be obtained from the Congress website - www.midwives2005.com Ann Grieve ACMI/ICM 2005 Ltd Tania Smallwood wrote: >Part 1.1Type: Plain Text (text/plain) >Encoding: quoted-printable

[ozmidwifery] RE: FOR INFO: primary accouchuer (aka catching or delivering the baby)

Dear ozmidders,   Pls see below for an email from Nicky Leap, as Convenor of the ACMI National Education and Standards Taskforce, regarding the issue of which births can be counted under the National BMid education standards….   Dr Barbara Vernon Executive Officer Australian College

[ozmidwifery] Re: ICM conference dates?

Hi Tania! It's July 24-28, 2005, check out the website at http://www.midwives2005.com Hugs,Larissa - Original Message - From: Tania Smallwood To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 4:23 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] ICM conference dates? Does

[ozmidwifery] ICM conference dates?

Does anyone know exactly what dates are for the ICM conference in Brisbane next year?   Thanks   Tania