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2005-07-13 Thread Dean & Jo
I will ring Women’s Health Statewide and ask if they have details.  The people listed on the back are no known to me currently but I have only been in Adealide since 1998 so one of the ‘locals’ might know them.  I will hunt around! Cheers Jo Bainbridge CD CARES SA Maternity Coalition B

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2005-07-13 Thread Ursula and Henk
Hello   I run a voluntary support group in Brisbane for women who have had traumatic births.  I picked up a Postnatal Distress handout from a Womens Health community centre in Logan and i was wondering where i could contact the writers of the handout.  The names on the back of the handout a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story...

2005-07-13 Thread Kate &/or Nick
Thank you Tania - look forward to the info. Kate - Original Message - From: "Tania Smallwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story... Have emailed Brian Peat to access the study he was quoting, will let you

RE: [ozmidwifery] 39 week inductions

2005-07-13 Thread Andrea Robertson
This book is available through Birth International - it is excellent, and inexpensive! http://www.birthinternational.com/product/book/bk800.html Cheers Andrea At 12:20 AM 14/07/2005, you wrote: A very good booklet about induction is from Sara Wickham: "Induction, do I need it?" printed trou

Re: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story...

2005-07-13 Thread Tania & Laurie
What the?? - Original Message - From: "Tania Smallwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:21 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story... > > How misleading a promo can be... > > A news story saying that Brian Peat, chief Ob at the W

RE: [ozmidwifery] 39 week inductions

2005-07-13 Thread Lieve Huybrechts
Title: Bericht A very good booklet about induction is from Sara Wickham: "Induction, do I need it?" printed trough Aims http://www.aims.org.uk/ She did research and compared the outcomes of studies. She found that the deaths in the studies had nothing to do with overdue, but had other reasons

[ozmidwifery] 39 week inductions

2005-07-13 Thread Dean & Jo
What needs to be asked here is just how many still births are we talking about?  We (mainly the doctors) PRIDE ourselves on having one of the lowest perinatal mortality rates in the world and yet they are happy to suggest inductions at 39 weeks for women to potentially save a few?  What abo

RE: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story...

2005-07-13 Thread Tania Smallwood
Have emailed Brian Peat to access the study he was quoting, will let you know what the reply is Tania x -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan & Larry Sent: Wednesday, 13 July 2005 10:15 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [o

RE: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story...

2005-07-13 Thread Megan & Larry
Hi Miriam, My Mum taped it for me if that helps?? It will probably be in tomorrows Advertiser. Otherwise contact Brian Peat or at least the hospital for a copy of the study. It was pretty basic, as you expect from a news story and of course nicely followed by the "special delivery" of a baby in t

Re: [ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story...

2005-07-13 Thread Miriam Hannay
Hi tania and all, I missed the story as I was at work and can't find the transcript on the website. Does anyone have more info and maybe a link to get further info on this so called research. i'm sitting at the computer fuming with rage. love, miriam (2nd year FUSA) --- Tania Smallwood <[EMAIL PR

RE: [ozmidwifery] story sharing

2005-07-13 Thread Lieve Huybrechts
Title: Bericht Hip hoi, that's what happens when you speak from the bottom of your womb :-)   greetings Lieve     Lieve Huybrechts vroedvrouw 0477/740853 -Oorspronkelijk bericht-Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Ceri & KatrinaVerzonden: woensdag 13 j

[ozmidwifery] story sharing

2005-07-13 Thread Ceri & Katrina
Hi everyone I had an awesome day today and just have to share it with someone!! Just sharing a story with you, today i presented my speech about how the media influences the thinking and perception of birthing women (I posted awhile ago regarding references) to my fellow uni students and other 'mid

RE: [ozmidwifery] Ascending head

2005-07-13 Thread Mary Murphy
WHAT a lovely explanation of how to do a VE (if it is necessary). Our medical colleagues would benefit from that description. Cheers, MM I loved Ina May Gaskins approach to doing a VE. Put your fingers in and then rest gently on the cervix. Don't do.. just wait a moment so that the cervix doesn'

[ozmidwifery] Channel 7 induction story...

2005-07-13 Thread Tania Smallwood
How misleading a promo can be... A news story saying that Brian Peat, chief Ob at the Women's and Children's hospital is considering recommending that all women be induced at 39 weeks, given the evidence that babies over 39 weeks gestation are at high risk of death and disability. Oh dear...

RE: [ozmidwifery] Risk of uterine rupture + CARES

2005-07-13 Thread Dean & Jo
That sort of comment can be taken to politicians and the media if desired: that a professional would use blackmail and/or defamatory comments to sway your choice.  It adds to Jenny Gambles comments about OB’s defaming midwives and midwifery and the shit you would get in if you said it about

RE: [ozmidwifery] Birth Pool suitable for use in a small unit

2005-07-13 Thread Tania Smallwood
Hi Justine, We have a guy here in Adelaide who is making the most awesome pools, they are movable, hard sided, easily erected, lightweight, durable, all the good things, he is the hubby of a homebirth mum I've birthed with, and also an excellent carpenter/machinist/something like that. I can giv