[ozmidwifery] 'Puberty Girl' book launched today - a fabulous gift idea for your 'tweenage' girls!

2004-10-27 Thread Maree Lipschitz
Hello wonderful woman!   I am very thrilled and excited to tell you about 'Puberty Girl' -  the new book by my friend and colleague Shushann Movsessian which is being launched today by Allen & Unwin.   I've seen an advance copy and I'm sure the girls are gonna love it!  Shushann has used her

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Joyous Birth Fw: axing of ABC George Negus

2004-10-27 Thread Abby and Toby
    Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: Joyous Birth Fw: axing of ABC George Negus Subject: axing of ABC George Negus Dear friends, I have just rung the ABC to congratulate the showing of a homebirth.  Spoke to a VERY upset producer who informed me that she was tooupset to mak

RE: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Isis Caple
I supported a woman and her partner at the birth of their little girl a few weeks ago, when I asked how she was feeling, after she had worked through a couple of beautiful second stage contractions, she replied ‘I feel like I am vomiting through my bum..’ That made me smile. The midwife who

Re: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
You know Sally, that is about the best description I have heard or read. I have tried to say the same thing and have used other bodily functions as an example (like thinking you need to poo and then having no doubt about it but I don't think that works as well as your scenario).   marilyn

Re: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Alesa Koziol
Great analogy Sally- I've never thought about it like that but its a perfect description:) Thanks for the tip:) Always learning Alesa   Alesa KoziolClinical Midwifery EducatorMelbourne - Original Message - From: Sally Westbury To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, Oct

Re: [ozmidwifery] GNT and HBAW - and a ramble

2004-10-27 Thread Alesa Koziol
Dear Rita Jodie has already responded and provided information on the Core of life program which is actually available in every state and territory in Oz at the moment bar TAS, (although following the recent NACE Conference there with one of the sessions being a Core of Life Presentation thi

RE: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Sally Westbury
The analogy that I tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to vomit.   When you feel nauseous you are probably going to vomit some time. You know that it is coming but you are not actually doing it. When you feel like you want to push you know you are probably going t

Re: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital
Tania, It is handy to distinguish between a slight urge to push and an overwhelming desire to do so. If a woman can breathe through the contractions she is either not quite ready or possibly she is fully dilated and her body is calmly and quietly without wasting too much energy bringing the b

Re: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Graham and Helen
Hi Tania Quite a reasonable question to ask and one which i have also asked. You will no doubt get plenty of feedback on this question not all the same either but here is mine I go by my own anecdotal evidence If a woman is wanting to push, then encourage her to do what her body is telling

[ozmidwifery] BeckyGlover'sWebsite

2004-10-27 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear All The wonderful inovative LC Rebecca Glover has a web site as follows http://www.rebeccaglover.com.au/index.html Denise Hynd   "Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.  For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have."  Margaret Mead