[ozmidwifery] testing

2006-07-22 Thread Susan Cudlipp
test post - is the list is very quiet?  Only mails lately from Mary - thanks Mary :-) but I seem to have missed a lead post or two judging from recieving replies only.  Gremlins in cyberspace again perhaps Sue

[ozmidwifery] changing midwifery

2006-07-22 Thread Mary Murphy
Back in January, there was a discussion about birthing rooms.  The link to Andrea Noll’s website was published.  I have only just followed up and found a great story about the making  of a midwife in a country she describes as: ’Well, my country, Hungary is one of the few places in the worl

[ozmidwifery] Iron status

2006-07-22 Thread Mary Murphy
I realize this has been discussed before, but good ammunition when needed. MM   Mother's iron status, breastmilk iron and lactoferrin - are they related? - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition , vo9l 60, no 7, July 2006, pp 903-908 Shashiraj; Faridi MM; Singh O; et al - (2006) Objective

[ozmidwifery] Midwives work

2006-07-22 Thread Mary Murphy
As VacE xt is so common, we midwives need to recognize the necessity for good preparation and good follow-up.  Sometimes we think VE is great, at least it is not a C/S.  Looks limke we need to try all our means to avoid it.  Standing up, upright kneeling on bed should be options tried befor

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

2006-07-22 Thread Mary Murphy
 Rupture of uterine scar 3 weeks after vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) - Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine , vol 19, no 6, June 2006, pp 371-373 El-Kehdy GI; Ghanem JK; El-Rahl CC; et al - (2006) Uterine scar rupture in vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) u