Re: [ozmidwifery] Birthskills workshops?

Hi Tania Calmbirth, HypnoBirthing and Birth Skills are all very similar programs. Shari was a HypnoBirthing Practitioner who like many of us wanted to create the Aussie program so calmbirth and Birth Skills were born. All have the same really good underpinnings of Grantly Dick Read. warm regar

RE: [ozmidwifery] Birthskills workshops?

Thanks for that Natalie, just what I was thinking, but good to hear from someone who has done the course, Tania _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Natalie Sent: Monday, 15 January 2007 3:38 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwife

Re: [ozmidwifery] where has this list gone?

Justine, do you have some references for the midwifery led units that you refer to: To prove this look at the NZ rural units stats where midwives are providing a total care package without an obstetric unit and epidural service at the door. These stats are stunning. It is very hard to find ref

[ozmidwifery] Fish oils and postdates

Hi all, A woman I am supporting for her first birth has 'heard/read somewhere' about stopping her fish oils supplements if she is post-dates (now 40+9) as this may help bring it on - she has been on fish oils throughout pregnancy  - and I know all about the prostaglandin-like effect of evening prim

[ozmidwifery] Article: US Mums Need Breastfeeding Education

US mums need breast feeding education - study Reuters | Saturday, 13 January 2007 NEW YORK: A growing number of Americans incorrectly believe that infant formula is as good as breast milk, while more are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with mothers breast-feeding their infants in public, a su

Re: [ozmidwifery] Birthskills workshops?

Hi Tania I discovered BirthSkills prior to becoming pregnant with my second son, as I was looking for that something extra after a traumatic first birth. I was very impressed with Shari and her program...my second son was born without fear, minimal pain and in the bath. As a midwife, a certainly

[ozmidwifery] Birthskills workshops?

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has attended Shari Read’s Birthskills workshops? I’ve just spoken to two women who went, and both were pretty impressed, but I’m wondering from a midwives perspective whether they would be beneficial? Any ideas or comments? Tania x -- No viru

Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwives eat their young, don't they?

Thank you Andrea, The article is brilliant...I will definately be using this in our workplace...many of us have been subject to this sort of behaviour. The main culprits have not been pulled aside or cautioned for their behaviour, so it goes on! What once was a lovely unit to work in, and it's

RE: [ozmidwifery] Midwives eat their young, don't they?

Midwives not only "eat their young," they also eat their elders. MM Hi Honey and others, A more recent article on this issue can be found here: http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/hastie02.html and an earlier article on the same topic, also by Carolyn Hastie is here: http

Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwives eat their young, don't they?

Hi Honey and others, A more recent article on this issue can be found here: http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/hastie02.html and an earlier article on the same topic, also by Carolyn Hastie is here: http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/hastie01.html Both should be widely read an