I've booked in to the course in Adelaide next year, and know a couple of
students who did it last year, they couldn't stop raving about it, in fact,
one of them is thinking of doing it again! Must be good...
Having heard Maggie speak several times before as a part of different
programmes, I
I'd have to add that if she is looking for 'permission' to have a lotus
birth, she needs to work harder to understand it is her right to make
choice irrespective of whether that choice is understood or supported
by others.
If she firmly stands in her place with her decision to have a lotus
I attended Maggie's Intensive in October 2004 in New Zealand at Maggie's
house.
It's a wonderful workshop to either reaffirm the work midwives already
do, particularly if you work independently, or to give you many new
persepectives and questions about why you do what you do, where your
I attended Maggie's course in July. Reaffirms midwifery and women centred
care. Shows how to deal with shoulder dystocia etc from a midwifes
perspective and focuses on working with women that do not have the first
intervention of bed dystocia, which, as we all know, is often the first
stage of
Yes!
I have been to Maggie Banks Midwifery Intensive and it was truly inspiring
and had a midwifery perspective whereas the ALSO course is very obstetric in
nature.
It is worth every cent!!
Leanne.
Leanne Wynne
Midwife in charge of Women's Business
Mildura Aboriginal Health Service Mob 0418
Hello Listers,
Sherokee Ilse will be out guest in February as part of the Preparing for
Birth and Parenthood Conference we are presenting at Sydney University. If
you haven't checked this out yet, here's the link to the full program and
all the details. Anyone who is involved in parent and
Dear Justine,
I am meeting with senator Steve Fielding at 3pm this afternoon so I hope you
get this and are able to get that previous briefing to me by then. If not
then I will just use the briefings drafted by the ACMI for Julia Gillard.
Thanks,
Leanne.
Leanne Wynne
Midwife in charge of
Hi all
Does any one have information on actual studies of the effect of the full moon
on birth? I've heard anecdotally that more babies arrive then etc, and
searched google which produced snippets relating to the tides. Any other
comments from you wise people?
(I am in New York with my
Dear Kerreen,
Here is one:
The Christmas Effect and Other Biometeorologic Influences on
Childbearing and the Health of Women Sandra K. Cesario, RNC, PhD
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2002 31: 526-535
Objective: To review the body of literature addressing
biometeorologic and chronobiologic
