RE: [ozmidwifery] prostins

2002-11-08 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
The story regarding PGs being made from pig semen does the rounds every few years, last time it was discussed on Ozmidwifery a hospital pharmacy was contacted who checked the composition of the PGs (including contacting the manufacturers) who said it was definitely all synthetic and did no

RE: [ozmidwifery] VIRUS WARNING

2002-10-12 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
This message has been around for some months now.  When I checked with my internet provider they said it was not a virus and not to do anything which I didn’t and nothing untoward happened.  It may be best to check with your internet provider or the provider of your anti-virus systems befo

RE: [ozmidwifery] Waterbirth

2002-10-08 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Christine & Tony Holliday To: Midwifery Research ; Birthnews@Capersbookstore. Com. Au ; Ozmidwifery Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:41 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Waterbirth Thanks to all who helped me with information on Waterbirth some months ago, we have developed a midwifery standa

RE: [ozmidwifery] computer databases

2002-09-30 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
I feel we need to write in the women's notes, databases and pathways do not reflect the woman's individuality or the finer points of what happened. We do not want the midwives voice to be removed from the notes, we will be even less visible as providers of maternity care. If we are not careful w

[ozmidwifery] Waterbirth

2002-09-20 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Thanks to all who helped me with information on Waterbirth some months ago, we have developed a midwifery standard of care for waterbirth, which has been accepted.   Christine

[ozmidwifery] UK Article

2002-07-27 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Here is an interesting article from the British press that you may want to read.  http://www.observer.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,758963,00.html.   Christine

RE: [ozmidwifery] email address

2002-07-23 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Lynne,   Emma’s address is [EMAIL PROTECTED].   Christine   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lynne Staff Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2002 8:36 AM To: ozmidwifery Subject: [ozmidwifery] email address   Hi All Does anyone out the

[ozmidwifery] Dimensions Web site

2002-07-16 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Try this for the transcripts of last nights segment on Midwives   http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_health/Transcripts/s609217.htm   Christine

FW: Harvard Health Policy Review - Call for Submissions

2002-06-08 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
    -Original Message- From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jane sandall Sent: Saturday, 8 June 2002 7:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: Harvard Health Policy Review - Call for Submissions    

Waterbirth and labour in water.

2002-05-24 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Dear All,   I am looking for any information you have on using water in labour and/or waterbirth.  Any policies or statistics, published or unpublished would be useful to me.  In fact any information you think may be useful.   Christine

RE: professional indemnity

2002-05-14 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Mary, Contact the ANF in Adelaide where we nearly have reached an agreement regarding caseload salary. Christine -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mary Murphy Sent: Monday, 13 May 2002 7:02 PM To: Shandell Elmer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

ACMI (SA) IMD awards

2002-05-06 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Hello all,   The SA branch of the ACMI celebrated IMD with a lunch yesterday and there we presented our annual awards.    Our Recognition of Midwifery Excellence Award was won by two community midwives from Whyalla, Verity Timms and Julia McMahon.  Included in the nomination were the f

RE: viruses

2002-05-03 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
I hate to tempt fate but I have never had a problem with a virus, I have VET virus screening. Christine -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Meaghan Moon Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2002 11:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: viruses Hello, Is any

RE: sorry -ignore previous email here

2002-04-19 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
I don't think we should presume the breastfeeding advice will be poor. I think without some education about breastfeeding that the advice may have been poor. I believe that it is verbal support for the women and not "hands-on" care. I have to say my initial reaction was that breastfeeding advi

RE: vbac scar check

2002-03-27 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Yes it is in there, page 367 of the third edition of A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth.  Also refer to page 486 in the same book, first paragraph.   Christine   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jo & Dean Bainb

RE: [BMidStudentCollective] Re: Flinders Uni PI Insurance !!!!!!!!

2002-03-26 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
The newspaper article led me to believe that the employees of FUSA do not have insurance for mid either. Christine -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 27 March 2002 4:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTE

RE: Re 10 min Apgar scores

2002-03-06 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Dear Jane,   I have only ever seen an apgar score recorded at 10 minutes if the apgar score at 5 minutes was low, as far as I am aware apgar scores reflect the condition of the baby at the time they are done only and in the case of active resuscitation they reflect the effectiveness of t

RE: umbil cord bld merchandising.

2002-03-05 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
There is an article on the aims website www.aims.org.uk on this subject, it is called Blood Money.  If you go to the website and then click on articles you will find it. Christine   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mary Murphy Sen

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2002-01-18 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Hello all, I thought this may interest a few people. The weekly ABC Health Update is an interesting source of information, if you are interested just go to the www.abc.net and link in to health.   BATTLE CONTINUES OVER TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (7.30 Report: 15/1/2002) The

RE: 12 hour shifts

2002-01-10 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Chris, The Birthing Centre at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide has been working twelve hour shifts now for some time, I can't remember how long exactly but that information will be available if you contact them directly. Christine. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTEC

RE: Ultrasound dangers

2001-12-10 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Once again I suggest that the onus is on the intervener to provide evidence that the intervention is safe and beneficial. Christine -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lauren Duncan Sent: Monday, 10 December 2001 5:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: measuring urine

2001-12-06 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Sadie, When writing a policy it may be easier to look at it from the point of view that if there is no evidence to support an intervention then it shouldn't be done, put the ball back in the court of those who think this is necessary and ask them to provide evidence to support this. If this doesn

RE: Night Cramps

2001-11-28 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Just a word of warning regarding quinine, last time I contacted our pharmacy department quinine is now contraindicated in pregnancy.   Christine.   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anne Clarke Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2001 12:3

RE: ANF & MIDWIVES

2001-09-04 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
To achieve collective industrial bargaining you need to be organised. You're right that we don't need a union to change to caseload but you do need a union to help with the practical employment issues such as payment. To do it properly takes a lot of time and you need to then pay someone for their

RE: ANF

2001-09-02 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Katrina, I have to support what you say about needing industrial representation and I too do not see this as the job of the ACMI. We also need numbers for industrial representation to be effective and joining with (not being part of) the nurses is a way of gaining numbers. In SA we have a Midwi

RE: Nambour etc

2001-08-21 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
One way to "deal" with unreasonable complaints is to ask for the person's name and note it down, then offer them a pen and paper together with the name of the person to whom their complaint about you should be addressed and show them to a seat where they can write. I've rarely had to do this but

RE: Understanding?

2001-08-21 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
I believe it would be due to legalities in that the hospital is insured to cover it's employees only and a hospital employed midwife has to be provided by the hospital to women admitted for care. The hospital-employed midwife is then responsible for the care. I know this may sound unreasonable b

RE: insurance

2001-07-31 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
Sorry, what/who is PIAC? Thanks, Christine   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth McAlpine Sent: Tuesday, 31 July 2001 12:14 PM To: ozmidwifery Subject: Fw: insurance   thought you might be interested in this.    there i

RE: INSURANCE FOR MIDWIVES

2001-07-09 Thread Christine & Tony Holliday
I feel our ultimate goal is to change to a no fault system such as New Zealand has, this would be a benefit to many people (including obstetricians), the bigger the group the more we can change.  I know this will take a long time but we need to look at long-term solutions too.   Christin