RE: [ozmidwifery] Sheila K @ HB conference

2007-02-08 Thread jo
Hi Julie, I think 1991 she was here for the International Homebirth Conference held in Sydney. She was also here a few years ago 2003?? 2004?? At the NACE conference in Sydney. All the best jo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie

RE: [ozmidwifery] Sheila K @ HB conference

2007-02-08 Thread Mary Murphy
She has also visited Perth, I think with CAPERS for a seminar. She could have been here more often. She was a very entertaining and challenging speaker MM I think 1991 she was here for the International Homebirth Conference held in Sydney. She was also here a few years ago 2003?? 2004?? At the

[ozmidwifery] Lymphedema

2007-02-08 Thread Katrina Flora
Hi All, has anyone had any experience with caring for a woman with primary lymphedema? A friend of mine has this condition and is 24/40 at the moment. Her symptoms haven't worsened through the pregnancy up to this point. I have had a look at a few databases and texts and it seems there hasn't

Re: [ozmidwifery] Effect of Obs Conferences on Birth Rates

2007-02-08 Thread Denise Hynd
Here is the Pdf on Effect of Obs Conferences on Birth Rates http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/~aleigh/pdf/ObsConferences.pdf If like me you can not deal with pod casting Denise Hynd Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the sake of freedom for all women to choose

Re: [ozmidwifery] Lymphedema

2007-02-08 Thread Judy Chapman
What is excessive pushing and who is to say that she will have to do it? Is the downside of excessive pushing worse than the downside of post CS infection, which I have seen some nasty cases of. Cheers Judy --- Katrina Flora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, has anyone had any experience with

[ozmidwifery] Birth Stats around the world..?

2007-02-08 Thread Kristin Beckedahl
Hi All, I was wondering how Australia compares to rest of world re interventions into birth. I know its pretty *up there* on the grand scale but can anyone give me some other countries - either on the lower end or higher end above us. My guess is USA very high??Netherlands/Austria/New

Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth Stats around the world..?

2007-02-08 Thread Janet Fraser
We're pretty crap, not surprisingly. The latest OECD figures for c-secs I've seen were 2005, anyone seen 2006? We had a higher rate of c-secs in 2005 than the US. Try a search for OECD figures, they're pretty eye opening. J - Original Message - From: Kristin Beckedahl To: