Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery in East Timor

2005-06-19 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Margaret : I would be interested in assisting in some way! Please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] marilyn - Original Message - From: Margaret Aggar To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:34 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery

Re: [ozmidwifery] Success!!!

2005-06-11 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
excellent and so well done. marilyn - Original Message - From: Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 5:52 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Success!!! It is now official as it is in todays Cairns Post and

Re: [ozmidwifery] face presentation

2005-06-07 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
a face presentation cannotbirth when the mentum or chin is posterior, unless of course the baby rotates so that the mentum is anterior then depending on the sacrum of the woman, the baby can birth vaginally. It just depends how firmly the baby is in a mentum posterior position. marilyn

Re: [ozmidwifery] vulval varices

2005-06-06 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Lindsay: I don't know if there is any evidence on this, I have only anecdotal info: I have seen vulval varices on several homebirth clients in the USA. First thoughts were in alignment with Foote. However at least 2 of the women stated they had them during previous births and all went well

Re: [ozmidwifery] gastric washes

2005-06-06 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I had only known of a gastric lavage being done once when I worked in California and that was to a baby who had swallowed a tummy full of blood birthing through an abruption (apgars of 8 and 9, c/s birth). In his case it seemed quite reasonable though perhaps also unnecessary. It seems to be quite

Re: [ozmidwifery] gastric washes

2005-06-06 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Sue: I found this one on pubmed after entering: neonates AND gastric lavage. marilyn Eur J Pediatr. 1999 Apr;158(4):315-7. Related Articles, Links Is gastric lavage needed in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid? Narchi H, Kulaylat N. Saudi Aramco - Al-Hasa Health Center,

Re: [ozmidwifery] vulval varices

2005-06-06 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Lindsay: there are some articles and reviews on pubmed. I entered "vulval varicosities" AND birth and got nothing but I did get 3 articles whenI deleted "AND birth". If you then go to the related articles button you will get some interesting papers. I've pasted one below on vulval

[ozmidwifery] icm program

2005-06-01 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Just thought i'd let you all know that 2 of the founders of Seattle Midwifery School are presenting at the ICM on Monday 25th July:Suzy Myers as below and Joanne Myers-Cieko as per the conference (I'll send another email). marilyn From Lay to Licensed: A Tale of Two Midwives Practicing

[ozmidwifery] icm part 2

2005-06-01 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Ok so this is the abstract for Jo Anne Myers-Cieko's presentation on Monday 25th July. marilyn: This is the story of a midwife whose career began with the unlawful and highly political act of attending home births in when the state did not recognize midwives. And of a mother who had her

Re: [ozmidwifery] re epidural top ups and iv cannulation

2005-05-23 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
was allowed to facilitate descent until we had head on view no assistance was required. The power of these women's bodies birthed their babies despite the block and it was marvellous to watch. Miriam (2nd year Bachelor of Midwifery Flinders uni of SA) --- Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [ozmidwifery] re epidural top ups and iv cannulation

2005-05-23 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
with Penicillin than the broad spectrums. WHO have big concerns about antibiotic resistance. 30% is a lot of women and babies. Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM PO Box 1465 Howard Springs NT 0835 0419 528 717 - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery

Re: [ozmidwifery] GBS

2005-05-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Exactly 20to 30% of otherwise healthy women will test positive for GBS by either urine culture or lvs at 37/40 wks: we have no way of knowing which GBS positive women will have a GBS septic baby and, in fact most GBS positive women wont!! Somehow some women who are gbs positive transmit immunity

Re: [ozmidwifery] IV epidural

2005-05-21 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Exactly!! To be licensed as an independent midwife in Washington i had to be able to cannulate (I was stunned that this wasn't expected here): it's emergency skills if you don't have them you shouldn't be practicing independently, plus suturing plus other emergency skills: exactly how can

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Epidural top-ups

2005-05-20 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
With our epidurals post c/s we use pcea's which are quite different and easier to manage re adding more drugs than the epidural syringe type plunger used for top-ups in birth suite (at least for me). I had never seen these plunger type things before coming to oz so i don't knowwhere they

Re: [ozmidwifery] Epidural top-up Policy

2005-05-20 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I think we need to be united in what we do too but we do also need to be able to identify what is a nursing skill and what is a midwifery skill. Just because a skill is a nursing skill doesn't mean it isn't delivered with compassionate care. We have to stop deprecating nursing but

Re: [ozmidwifery] Epidural top-up Policy

2005-05-20 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Epidural top-up Policy I can't agree about the iv insertion either. How can any midwife practice independently if she can't insert an iv. And it is too a nursing skill in most of the world. If Australian nurses are not inserting iv's now what were they doing 30 years

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: cannulation

2005-05-20 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Exactly! perhaps it falls into the category of health care provider skill, just one we all need. marilyn - Original Message - From: Barbara Stokes To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:34 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: cannulation

Re: [ozmidwifery] re epidural top ups

2005-05-20 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
LOvely, Alesa that is exactly how I had experienced epidurals being set up in the USA. However, I have been told here that these large syringes that require top ups are more innovative than the infusion (pcea) pumps: I can't see how, even though I can see (in some ways) that if this is the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Breastfeeding

2005-05-19 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I think what gets up my nose with regards to this issue is the implication that at the individual level a mother's ease with birth and breastfeeding necessarily makes the woman a great or better mother. While I don't think the numbers have yet been crunched at a population level (probably because

Re: [ozmidwifery] Epidural top-up Policy

2005-05-19 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Epidural top-up Policy Dear Justine and all: With respect, if midwives in Australia stop doing things like epidural top ups etc., you will see the introduction of the obstetric or labour and delivery nurse this is her/his domain in places where she/he exists, not

Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: Breastfeeding

2005-05-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: Breastfeeding Thank you Kerreen and Carina. It seems to me that despite the BFHI about 10 to 20 % of women within our maternity system will and do have problems with breastfeeding. I appreciate that only 1 % may have truly insurmountable difficulties neverthless

Re: [ozmidwifery] Quote

2005-05-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
absolutely, me too! marilyn - Original Message - From: Sue Cookson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 1:50 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Quote ME TOO!!! Sue I am amazed to have been a midwife from the era in which women marched in the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Iron infusion

2005-05-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Sue: It seems to me that iron infusions are often advised for anyone who has a Hb less than 100, antenatally/postnatally asymptomatic/symptomatic and blood transfusions for postnates with Hb's less than 80 or 90 depending on the doctor because again the woman maybe asymptomatic. Also

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:physios

2005-05-06 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Thanks for that Belinda as I also attended brilliant antenatal classes led by a physio in the '70's. Small country hospitals that had a physio even part-time were offering antenatal classes long before midwives were. I am not sure why physios picked up antenatal classes on the breath of the

Re: [ozmidwifery] HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MIDWIVES DAY!

2005-05-05 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Denise and all who are interested: I have the Shamamas cd: yes i got it on the Farm in '99. It may be possible to buy one from the various Farm websites or even Ina May's website not sure? Of course I could prolly get some child of mine or someone elses to burn it and make copies if there are no

Re: [ozmidwifery] Antenatal Screening/Informed Choice Agreement. Vitamin D supps.

2005-04-30 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I hopeI don't sound too rude but it highlights exactly why I am not practicing independently at the moment. Australian midwives do not have a mandate to be independent practitioners; I simply cannot imagine not being able to order path tests for the women I am caring for, not being able to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Antenatal Screening/Informed Choice Agreement. Vitamin D supps.

2005-04-30 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I totally agree Kim with everything you have said. I need to know how these limitations to practice autonomously have arisen and why it seems to be accepted. marilyn - Original Message - From: Kim Stead To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Saturday, April 30,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Antenatal Screening/Informed Choice Agreement. Vitamin D supps.

2005-04-29 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi: I am not yet a lactation consultant but I am a midwife who lived in the USA until 2002. There are a number of factors involved here re the vitamin D drops. I am assuming this is in response to an increase in the prevalence of rickets in babies and young children. I will list them below.

Re: [ozmidwifery] implanon and breastfeeding

2005-03-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
No they both coexist. Implanon being iseerted in the arm and i think its life in oz is 2 yrs or maybe 3yrs (need to reread the pamphlett from Family Planning), there was one in the USA called Norplant which lasted 5yrs. Mirena is the IUD which is implanted with progesterone and also a very

Re: [ozmidwifery] implanon and breastfeeding

2005-03-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
wow! where does that 10 % risk of uterine puncture come from - insertion technique? One of my daughters uses the Mirena and after years of painful periods with the other IUD is very thrilled with the Mirena, she also cannot use other hormonal contraceptives, but thought the Mirena was worth

Re: [ozmidwifery] one umbilical artery

2005-03-08 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Mary: A 2 vessel cord is associated with some syndromes and some kidney anomalies not all of which are problems. Have had one baby with a 2 vessel cord lovely birth centre birth no u/s during pregnancy so no suspicions prior to birth. Another mum did have u/s and 2 vessels cord was picked up

Re: [ozmidwifery] one umbilical artery

2005-03-08 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Here is another article Mary: J Matern Fetal Med. 2001 Feb;10(1):59-63. Related Articles, Links Perinatal outcome following fetal single umbilical artery diagnosis.Pierce BT, Dance VD, Wagner RK, Apodaca CC, Nielsen PE, Calhoun BC.Department of

Re: [ozmidwifery] Preconception care?

2005-03-04 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Ditto: likewise it was a big part of our education and practice in the USA. marilyn - Original Message - From: Callum Kirsten To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Preconception care? I'm

Re: [ozmidwifery] newborn bath

2005-03-03 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I totally agree with you Megan and Denise. For most of us up here (Cairns) teaching the parents how to bath their baby is showing them that water immersion is actually OK and they take it from there. Of course there are the safety messages about hot water and not leaving baby alone in the bath

Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT

2005-03-01 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
- From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT Jenny: I know that what you say is Australian practice and if i were attending homebirths here I would always transfer

Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT

2005-02-28 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
short time frame if a real bleed is occurring. Sue I am a bit confused here - can you please explain how you do manual removal in the home situation? Surely this is too dangerous a procedure to do at home? Thanks Sue - Original Message - *From:* Marilyn Kleidon

Re: [ozmidwifery] ACTIVE Vs EXPECT MAGMT

2005-02-28 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I think the other reason which tag teams on this one is the prevalence of malaria and resultant loss of rbc and hence anaemia. There are also other parasitic diseases coexisting chronically which also lead to a depletion of rbc. From reading the Hinchinbrook trial I was under the

Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT

2005-02-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
had all normal, quick births so far. Would you use active management of third stage because she is a grand multip or would you still encourage a physiological third stage?? Leanne. From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au

Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT

2005-02-24 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
. Just curious as to what is the 'norm' ??? Thankyou, Fiona - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT

Re: [ozmidwifery] MORE ACTIVE MANGAEMENT

2005-02-24 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
midwives how they would care for a woman who is a G10P9 if she chose to birth at home. She has had all normal, quick births so far. Would you use active management of third stage because she is a grand multip or would you still encourage a physiological third stage?? Leanne. From: Marilyn Kleidon

Re: [ozmidwifery] DEM's

2005-02-17 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
: Marilyn Kleidon To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] DEM's We have been discussing restrictions on practice to Direct Entry Midwives can others tell us what the restrictions are state

Re: [ozmidwifery] epidural research

2005-02-17 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I still think it's all about marketing, isn't everything these days. I hate to be cynical and try to be sceptical... but I really think we are in a turf war with the obstetricians (not all of them but with their professional association aka AMA) and anaesthetists over normal women and

[ozmidwifery] Tsunami Relief Work

2005-02-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi all: I have copied this from the most recent Midwifery Today Enews. Gives us all a chance to do something perhaps. marilyn Aceh Midwifery Relief Update from Robin Lim February 2, 2005 Dear family, loved ones, In two days our "Mother/child survival" team will leave for Aceh. It has been

Re: [ozmidwifery] Bach Mid

2005-02-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Well said Sadie, exactly my experience in Qld. It isn't that I wont work Gyne or any other general ward here, it is that the QNC forbids it as it is NOT what I am licensed to do as a DEM. There are only 2 of us here so we have had to make it perfectly clear it is not our preference. However

Re: [ozmidwifery] Uterine rupture Castor oil

2005-02-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I have definetly seen higher incidence of mec liq with births from women who have taken castor oil, but then they have all been postdates (well and truly and trying to avoid hospital inductions) and there is a higher incidence of mec liq with postdates babies anyway. I am sure there isn't a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Uterine rupture Castor oil

2005-02-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I just did a pub med search on "castor oil"AND labour and got 4 hits, 2 which had abstracts which seem to contradict each other, marilyn: S Afr Med J. 1987 Apr 4;71(7):431-3. Related Articles, Links Meconium during

Re: [ozmidwifery] Telemetric?

2005-02-12 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
From: "Marilyn Kleidon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role Just a question of interest: how common are telemet

Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role

2005-02-11 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
the telemetric ctg available it is just the staff which dont tend to use this as it can be a bit fiddly. - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support

Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role

2005-02-10 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Just a question of interest: how common are telemetric ctg's here in Australia?? marilyn - Original Message - From: shaz42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:01 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role Kirsten as a

Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: SA maternity hospitals info

2005-02-10 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Message how interesting, never seen or heard of this before. marilyn - Original Message - From: Sylvia Boutsalis To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:31 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: SA maternity hospitals info

Re: [ozmidwifery] baby knows breats photo

2005-01-26 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Thank you so much Jo I think it is brilliant. marilyn - Original Message - From: Dean Jo To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:54 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] baby knows breats photo This seems to be generating a

Re: [ozmidwifery] attachments

2005-01-25 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I would love this too , Jo. [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks marilyn - Original Message - From: Wendy Taberer To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:23 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] attachments Hi Jo, I too would love to see

Re: [ozmidwifery] Breast reduction site

2005-01-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I took the time to visit this site this morning and it is wonderful. marilyn - Original Message - From: Alesa Koziol To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:35 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Breast reduction site Thanks Di,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Breast reduction

2005-01-17 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Dear Barb: What I have found is that the women themselves who have had breast reduction surgery when they come back for a second baby often don't want to repeat what happened the first time and so many choose to bottle feed. I think many do have unrealistic expectations and with early

Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth Centre

2005-01-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Jan and all: I'll go back to Andrea's issue with the gas and pethidine being on the menu why is this "* A natural birth is encouraged with hot showers, baths and hot packs, but if you want there is the gas or needle for pain (hard to believe this one!) offered in a birth centre? marilyn

Re: [ozmidwifery] Triumphant birth for Caroline (Cas) McCullough!!

2005-01-14 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
fantastic news, congratulations to Cas and her baby, Wayne and Lynne and Vicki. much love marilyn - Original Message - From: Jodie Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Triumphant birth for Caroline

Re: [ozmidwifery] Clexane

2004-12-21 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Clexane Hi Justine and all: I tried real hard to let this alone a wait for a while but just couldn't. I do think that a homebirth could be possibly contraindicated for this woman because of these cardiolipin antibodies coupled with her apparently needing anticoagulation theraapy. I

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: The risk that follows caesarean

2004-12-17 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
This is the actual article from medscape: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/496128 Not nearly as alarmist as the smh version. marilyn - Original Message - From: Andrea Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 6:55 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fwd:

Re: [ozmidwifery] feeds in 24 hrs?

2004-12-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Dear Maureen: For what it is worth I totally agree with all you've said. Very common scenarios. regards marilyn - Original Message - From: Ken WArd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] feeds in 24 hrs? Ok I

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: feeds in 24 hours....

2004-12-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
age - From: JoFromOz To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: feeds in 24 hours Marilyn Kleidon wrote: Thanks Tina: you've actually posted that before 'cause I had copied it and pasted it into

Re: [ozmidwifery] feeds in 24 hrs?

2004-12-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I would think a baby generally needs comping when all is not well. This can present in a variety of ways at various times. Recently came on to special in HDU a young woman who had birthed over night (approximately 12 hours previously), spontaneous vaginal birth but pre-eclamptic in labour, Mg SO4

Re: [ozmidwifery] Glucose Challenge Testing

2004-12-14 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Abby: Firstly the other links provided should give you a good idea of the evidence around this test. Logistically though, if the mother wants to go ahead and have the test, the fasting should be no more than the normal overnight "fasting" in other words have a good meal around 8pm and

Re: [ozmidwifery] Glucose Challenge Testing

2004-12-14 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Apologies to sally etc. I read "glucose tolerance test" and not "glucose challenge test". Your (at least mine) eye sees what it expects to see. It is my understanding that the "glucose challenge test" is even more debatable. marilyn - Original Message - From: Abby and Toby

Re: [ozmidwifery] Rhogam product

2004-12-10 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Kristin: I do believe the anti-D WINROH products are thimerosol free, according to the product info sheet glycine is the preservative used. I am not at all familiar with Bayroh-d. Rhogam is just a brand of anti-d and does use thimerosol as a preservative, at least the last time I looked. I don't

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: [MCVic] spiritual needs in pregnancy

2004-11-28 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi nicole: I couldn't resist doing a quick search on Pubmed using the terms pregnancy AND "spiritual needs" I came up with 3 journal articles which do appear to be commentories and also all more than 10 years old. The web site is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgiand it is

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: [MCVic] spiritual needs in pregnancy

2004-11-28 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Also Nicole: if you go to www.medscape.com you can run searches on both medscape and medline, I had most success here with pregnancyAND spirituality. The articles will be international though most (but not all) will be in US journals. I did notice a few from Australia though. marilyn

Re: [ozmidwifery] ParvoB19

2004-11-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Thanks for that! marilyn - Original Message - From: Jenny Cameron To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 5:05 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] ParvoB19 FYI http://www.obgynworld.com/international/obgynworld/reference/pdf/cpg119.pdf

Re: [ozmidwifery] Breech birth question

2004-11-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Dear Abby: My own breech birth actually ended up pretty managed though it wasn't intended that way! My daughter was born 27 yrs ago this december 29 at Corinda maternity, Brisbane. I was seeing a Gp for my pregnancy as this was back in the day when Gp's attended births ie they did have

Re: [ozmidwifery] Breech birth question

2004-11-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I would relish that! marilyn - Original Message - From: Kim Stead To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Breech birth question Hi Marilyn and Abby Interesting topic

Re: [ozmidwifery] Breech birth question

2004-11-26 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Abby: I would expect this midwife was trained in breech birth management sometime ago probably by an ob in the 70's who was still delivering babies at home as they did in some parts of the US at this time. This midwife's address is Massachusetts. It seems like she is reacting to the

Re: [ozmidwifery] terbutaline

2004-11-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Terbutline is a bronchial dialator but is also used to relax uterine muscle. it is definetly used in the USA to stop or even prevent uterine ctx's (like for example before an ECV is attempted). As homebirth midwives we also carried it in case we ever had someone with severe fetal distress who was

Re: [ozmidwifery] Gentian Violet?

2004-11-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Because it is an old remedy many people think or assume it is herbal in origin, but it actually is of the heavy metal group of agents. If you are into colloidal silver and other treatments of this nature then it is effective, but as with other heavy metal agents there is a level of biotoxicity and

Re: [ozmidwifery] Gentian Violet?

2004-11-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
to intravesical instillation of gentian violet completely recovered with conservative therapy. Yonsei Med J. 2003 Feb;44(1):163-5. PMID: 12619193 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23

Re: [ozmidwifery] Gentian Violet?

2004-11-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
, and no quality standards currently exist. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you. Please read the end user acknowledgement. - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [ozmidwifery] gestational diabetes and antenatal ebm

2004-11-19 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
that there is a multi centre study going on - they were trying to recruit pregnant women or babies where one parent was diabetic.. hoping to follow 6000 kids. I don't recall the details of where it was being done though. Sandra - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL

Re: [ozmidwifery] gestational diabetes and antenatal ebm

2004-11-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
or babies where one parent was diabetic.. hoping to follow 6000 kids. I don't recall the details of where it was being done though. Sandra - Original Message - From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:56 AM Subject: Re

Re: [ozmidwifery] Here 'tis!!

2004-11-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Thank you for this jenny!! When will Queensland follow suite! marilyn - Original Message - From: Jenny Cameron To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:16 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Here 'tis!!

Re: [ozmidwifery] Great News for NT Women

2004-11-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: Great News for NT Women Congratulations to all whop have worked so hard on this!! fantastic!! marilyn - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List ; MC NSW Branch Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:33 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Great News for

Re: [ozmidwifery] Great News for NT Women

2004-11-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
yes we do!! marilyn - Original Message - From: ID AC Quanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Great News for NT Women Oh you wonderful wonderful women. Now we just need the remainder of the mexican states

Re: [ozmidwifery] gestational diabetes and antenatal ebm

2004-11-17 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Way to go Denise, I totally agree. However, am part of a working group for BFHI reaccreditation and was asked to find the evidence. So, I was just wondering if there was some that I had missed. marilyn - Original Message - From: Denise Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ozmidwifery] gestational diabetes and antenatal ebm

2004-11-16 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I remember some time ago one of the midwives on this list having a practice of having mothers with GDM express colostrum antenatally so it was available to feed the baby in the early postnatal period should the baby's BSLs be low. I have just been trying to search pubmed to find research on

Re: [ozmidwifery] sodium

2004-11-06 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi there: This is quite complex and unusual, at least for me. I have done a google search for low sodium or hyponatremia AND neonates and came up with quite a list of info sources. Low sodium for a neonate can have severe consequences as it can lead to cerebral oedema and seizures. It seems to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:

2004-10-30 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
people do? How often after birth do you have to give a second dose? I can see more homework is needed to find out what is best practice. Andrea Quanchi On Saturday, October 30, 2004, at 08:15 , Marilyn Kleidon wrote: Yes there is. In the hospital up in FNQ at least, we do a FCAD (free

Re: [ozmidwifery] Gary Ezzo

2004-10-30 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Great site Abby. marilyn - Original Message - From: Abby and Toby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 1:04 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Gary Ezzo been doing the right thing to let the baby cry for hours ... naturally nobody in the house has been

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:

2004-10-28 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Yes there is. In the hospital up in FNQ at least, we do a FCAD (free circulating anti-D blood test) 48 hours after the anti-D is given (apparently this test was done 24 hrs after the previous brand of anti-D but this changed with WinRho to 48 hrs). If there is passive anti-D detected then no

Re: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour

2004-10-27 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
You know Sally, that is about the best description I have heard or read. I have tried to say the same thing and have used other bodily functions as an example (like thinking you need to poo and then having no doubt about it but I don't think that works as well as your scenario). marilyn

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: anit-D

2004-10-26 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Sara Wickhams amazing and informative site is http://www.withwoman.co.uk/. marilyn - Original Message - From: Kristin Beckedahl To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:56 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Re: anit-D Thanks for that info

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:

2004-10-26 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Nicole: I think perhaps you are confusing giving anti-D prophylactically (usually given once at 28weeks if antibody negative and then again postnatally if the baby is Rh pos) with treating a possible sensitising event. When given prophylactically the life of the antibodies is thought to be

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:

2004-10-26 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I am assuming that a FCAD was done after the birth and if the presence of passively aquired antibodies was positive then it could be assumed that no further anti-D was required. How was this determined andrea? marilyn - Original Message - From: JoFromOz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [ozmidwifery] Urgent Help Needed

2004-10-25 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Has the ABC been promoting this in other parts of Australia? I think I have heard of everything else George is doing this week except Tuesday night over here in FNQ, I do hope we're getting the same broadcast. All it says in the Weekend aus. Review is : Explores the issues, trends and

[ozmidwifery] Re: anit-D

2004-10-25 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Kristin: I am presuming you mean the new brand of anti-D that has been re-introduced and can be given in prenancy and postpartum to Rh neg mothers (for prevention of haemolytic disease of the newborn HDN). This product has been for use in Australia for at least 36 months and is called Whin-Rho

Re: [ozmidwifery] BMid Info Session

2004-10-23 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Abby: While on the one hand I agree with you that there ought to be at least an overview if not an introductuction to alternative/complementary therapies in a midwifery course I can also understand why this has been left out. I also agree with you with regard to the evidence based

Re: [ozmidwifery] AMA and midwifery-led care

2004-10-18 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Try this MJA article at: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/181_08_181004/dec10468_fm.html There was an article by the authors / AMA press release in Monday's Courier Mail (18/10/04) marilyn - Original Message - From: Kirsten Wohlt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [ozmidwifery] FFP

2004-10-13 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
or not they want support from and association with any party that endorses a candidate who claims on national radio/print media/TV that all lesbians are witches and should be burnt at the stake. Maybe time to tread lightly, miriam Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Abby and Philippa

Re: [ozmidwifery] Post rupture discussion

2004-10-13 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Jo: I think this comment was mine: I did read the comment about the complacency of VBAC that had occurred during the last few years with interestI could see how that could be viewed. BUT could it be the ever creeping obstetric interventions imposed upon VBACS that led to the increased

[ozmidwifery] FFP

2004-10-12 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Abby and others: I am wondering if you or anyone else know Family First's position on homebirth and PI insurance for midwives? I am only wondering because of your biblical familiarity and so may be off base entirely. In the USA at least, conservative christians, especially pentecostals and/or

Re: [ozmidwifery] FFP

2004-10-12 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Great, Abby. It may well be a difficult discussion for some of us, however they could also be a powerful alliance for midwives and childbearing women. As you may be aware conservative christians come in many types of clothing and hairstyles etc., in the USA difficult to tell apart superficially

Re: [ozmidwifery] Induction by Rupture of Membranes

2004-10-07 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Abby: If the doc was able to do a stretch and sweep then he was able to reach her cervix, and some dilation had occurred as he was able to put his finger inside the cervical os and then sweep between the cervix and membranes probably doing some cervical stretching as well. Theoretically supposed

Re: [ozmidwifery] Mackay Birth Centre student placements

2004-10-07 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Maybe you could offer grad midwife positions so that they are on the payroll and hence covered by insurance. What a shame. marilyn - Original Message - From: Birth Centre-MBH To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] Students, training and other things was Re: uterine rupture 1998

2004-10-05 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
You have both said it all very well i think. marilyn - Original Message - From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Students, training and other things was Re: uterine rupture 1998 Yes,

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