Re: [ozmidwifery] High babies

2005-07-23 Thread Megan Woodman-Browning
Dear Sally, I am an independant midwife in Melbourne. could you please contact me [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a friend of a friend who is in need of a professional further opinion in regards to a transverse baby and apparently a LUSCS is definitely needed (according to her OB) because the uterus

[ozmidwifery] Homebirth in NSW

2005-07-23 Thread Helen and Graham
Could anyone give me an update on how the publicly funded Homebirth system in NSW is going?  Haven't heard anything about it on the list lately   Helen

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Emailing: OG-Homebirths

2005-07-23 Thread Fiona Rumble
  Regards Fiona Rumble Just in case you couldn't access the homebirth article Jo sent, here's a complete link. http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/publications/o-g_pdfs/O&G-September-2004/OG-Homebirths.pdf OG-Homebirths.url Description: Binary data

Re: [ozmidwifery] High babies

2005-07-23 Thread brendamanning
She is a Multi ! Some good contractions are all that's probably needed & the baby will come down when she starts labouring - odds on ! Don't fret. Have faith !! - Original Message - From: "Dean & Jo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:56 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery

Re: [ozmidwifery] High babies

2005-07-23 Thread mmoon
Jo, It is true that babes of multips often don't engage until labor. However I have found that a babe who does not come into the brim at all before labor often turns out to have associating factors that may lead to cesarean section i.e. deflexed head, very large birthweight etc. All you can do is

RE: [ozmidwifery] High babies

2005-07-23 Thread Sally Westbury
It in not usual for a woman to have an engaged baby if she has had previous vaginal births. It would be more surprising if the baby was engaged. Love Sally Homebirth Midwife Fremantle -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscr

[ozmidwifery] High babies

2005-07-23 Thread Dean & Jo
Just a quick question...a vbac mum with her fifth baby (to be 4th vag birth) is concerned she is 40+3 and babe is still high (according to her OB). Is there anything she can do to bring baby down? As a vbac you start to fret about things like this especially when you have someone sharpening their

[ozmidwifery] Just some interesting articles

2005-07-23 Thread Dean & Jo
Just some interesting articles from the RANZCOG site about home birth and the such. The thing that I find amazing is that recently the article promoting induction at 39 weeks as the best thing to do got nationla TV coveragebut these articleswell not even a sniff! http://www.ranzcog.edu.au

Re: [ozmidwifery] Future for caseload midwifery in Australia

2005-07-23 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Helen and all   Also be aware Kenneth Clark is the current (NZ) president of RANZCOG and his term does not finish untill OCt 2006 when the national RANCOG conference will be in Perth!! Denise Hynd   "Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the sake of freed