RE: [ozmidwifery] Manual rotation

2006-06-28 Thread Ken Ward
One really shouldn't try and do a manual rotation before full dilation. I'm surprised the woman agreed, especially the second time, it must have been very painful. One doesn't usually push back the last cm. One may try and slip an anterior lip over. Seems pretty dodgy to me. I saw a midwife push

[ozmidwifery] Ask an Expert PR Registration Site

2006-06-28 Thread Kelly @ BellyBelly
Came across this website, which I thought some of you would qualify for, plus a definite for the Maternity Coalition and ABA: http://www.expertguide.com.au Do you want journalists to contact you for your expert opinion? If youre an expert in your field, become a part of Australias

Re: [ozmidwifery] Manual rotation

2006-06-28 Thread Susan Cudlipp
Hi Astra Thanks for the further details In this case I would suggest (not having been in the room at the time) that there was obviously unwarranted interference and the midwife would seem to have compounded the problem of OP instead of helping. If the woman was a primip, 'pushing back the lip

Re: [ozmidwifery] Manual rotation

2006-06-28 Thread Nikki Macfarlane
There is a low intervention alternative to encouraging babies to turn when they are posterior or ROA in labour - Rotational Positioning. It does not involve any manual manipulation, vaginal examinations or any other intervention and it is successful. Unfortunately no controlled trials, only

Re: [ozmidwifery] ACT Government's Health first website

2006-06-28 Thread Barbara Glare Chris Bright
If you really want to freak yourself out, check out the "raising children network" It's a shocker.And funded by the Commonwealth government to the tune of $4 million.But you can feedback and give them a serve. coming from an ABA culture the "shoulds" and "should nots" always slap me in

[ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery

2006-06-28 Thread Nicole Carver
Hi all, I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed

RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery

2006-06-28 Thread Christine Holliday
I have found an annualized salary to be much the best way, you need to get the ANF to help you with this, in SA they were of great help and have even negotiated an increase for us based on their survey of the work we actually do. Christine -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery

2006-06-28 Thread Andrea Quanchi
Nicolecontact the ANF as they have three or was it four different ways you can choose to be paid which all ensure you get your payment and still remain within the award. They seem compilcated when you firstĀ  read them but all ensure that over the year you get all your money but allow the

Re: [ozmidwifery] ACT Government's Health first website

2006-06-28 Thread Janet Fraser
Helen have you seen the fed govt's site that advocates cc? It's bloody criminal! JB women have gone en masse to the govt site to offer feedback and ratings for the cc crap so perhaps the same thing should be done for the ACT site? What a load of boring old dangerous anti-bf crap! J -

RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery

2006-06-28 Thread Dr Barbara Vernon
Hi Nicole, It's great to hear your service is looking at developing continuity of care for women. Which service is it? The College is working on a project to bring this kind of information together in one place on our website - but won't be available on line till later in the year. In

[ozmidwifery] Perineal massage

2006-06-28 Thread Helen and Graham
Just wondering whether everyone is recommending perineal massage antenatally as a way of reducing the risk of tearing? I have read research to suggest it has been effective so I have just started to tell women about it. I also am careful to say that it may not work but there is no harm in