[ozmidwifery] routine VE

2006-09-16 Thread Mary Murphy
Did this make it to the List?: Hi Sarah, it's a good question.  If I were her, I'd be looking for evidence that VEs can increase GBS infections, e coli infections, etc.  There must be data somewhere about "the less VEs the better for women with PROM", maybe that could be used.  I always li

[ozmidwifery] caesareans

2006-09-16 Thread Mary Murphy
Preventing first time mothers having an induction for non or dubious medical reasons would go a long way to preventing complicated labours and C/S for “lack of progress and/or fetal distress”.  There seems to be an epidemic of inductions, as tho this is the best way for women to go in to la

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC after more than one c-sec in the perinatal data?

2006-09-16 Thread jesse/jayne
I received the message below of yours Brenda.   "AS 1 OB colleague states:  "if we could just prevent the first CS happening she wouldn't be faced with this awful dilemma now ie to VBAC or not."   An ob really said that?!  My, my must have been one of those more unusual obs!   Jayne   --

[ozmidwifery] Mec Stained Liquor

2006-09-16 Thread Mary Murphy
From National Womens Hospital NZ. www.adhb.govt.nz/newborn/Guidelines/Admission/MeconiumStainedLiquorAndMAS.htm - Delivery Room Management The Paediatric Resident (SHO, Registrar, or NS-ANP) should be called if there is thick meconium staining or light meconium plus fetal dis

[ozmidwifery] testing

2006-09-16 Thread brendamanning
My messages aren't making it to the list. I wonder what is happening? Maybe I haven't paid my membership !!! With kind regards Brenda Manning www.themidwife.com.au BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;[EMAIL PROTECTED] FN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ORG:themidwife TEL;HOME;VOICE:0359862535 TEL;CELL;VOICE:0409194623