Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources

2005-05-23 Thread Elissa and David
Check out the leaflets at http://www.infochoice.org they have just beeen revised and updated in the last month or so . Cheers, David - Original Message - From: "Kelly @ BellyBelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:10 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] epidurals and long term effects

2005-02-13 Thread Elissa and David
You may also find the leaflets at http://www.infochoice.org/ic/ic.nsf/icx/6?OpenDocument helpful the professionals version is fully referenced . Cheers, David - Original Message - From: "Miriam Hannay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> T

[ozmidwifery] Midwife MSP could be struck off

2005-01-20 Thread Elissa and David
See the following link for more details of Caroline Leckie , Scottish Midwife and MP http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4191815.stm Emails in support of Caroline can be sent to the UKs' Nursing and Midwifery Council at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and to Caroline at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers, David

Re: [ozmidwifery] Glucose Challenge Testing

2004-12-13 Thread Elissa and David
Check out the following link for the relevant chapter from A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth http://www.maternitywise.org/pdfs/gecpc3ch11.pdf the entire book can be accessed via http://www.maternitywise.org/guide/ Cheers,   David - Original Message - From:

Re: [ozmidwifery] Incidence of meconium

2004-12-06 Thread Elissa and David
You might like to check out - Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning of meconium-stained neonates before delivery of their shoulders: multicentre, randomised controlled rial . ARTICLE The Lancet, Volume 364, Issue 9434, 14 August 2004, Pages 597-602 Nestor E Vain, Edgardo G Szyld, Luis M Prud

Re: [ozmidwifery] Thats simply NOT fair?

2004-11-29 Thread Elissa and David
The time limit on the free offer was clearly stated in the original email entitled "Midwives FREE offer" .   David   - Original Message - From: Graham and Helen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Thats simply

Re: [ozmidwifery] KYM- Caroline Flint Query.

2004-11-15 Thread Elissa and David
You can access a number of essays by Caroline Flint at http://www.birthcentre.com/essays/index2.htm there appears to be at least a couple relating to the Know Your Midwife scheme . Hope this helps , David - Original Message - From: "Graham & Wende Smith" <[EMAIL

Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: What the Pollies are offering Midwifery? and women

2004-10-07 Thread Elissa and David
The Families First Party , despite their denials ,has a very strong connection to the Assemblies of God church for those who like a strong religous/moral element to their politics . Interesting quote from one of their candidates - "Mr Nalliah, who heads the Catch the Fire Ministries, is on the Fam

Re: [ozmidwifery] group B strep

2004-10-06 Thread Elissa and David
You might find the RCOG , UK guidelines for the management of group b strep , of interest .I think section 9.2 covers the scenario you describe , they suggest that antibiotic use should be considered but do not recommend that it should be offered .The guidelines also discuss the risks to mother and

Re: [ozmidwifery] Prochiaden and breastfeeding?

2004-09-14 Thread Elissa and David
In NSW try the Mothersafe helpline on 1800 647 848 for info on medications in pregnancy and breastfeeding.It's listed in the front of the White pages under community help . Cheers, David - Original Message - Fro

Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife is a midwife...?

2004-04-11 Thread Elissa and David
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife is a midwife...? we just recieved a virus so dont open anything that just reads please read attatched file     Regards Elissa and David - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List Sent: Sunday

Re: [ozmidwifery] Check out BBC Health section

2004-04-07 Thread Elissa and David
If you check out the news section on BBC you'll see that the caesarean didn't rise this year , first time in 20 years . The following link will take you to the story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3588991.stm Cheers, David - Original Message - From: "Wayne and Cas" Se

Fw: [ozmidwifery] waterbirth article

2004-03-05 Thread Elissa and David
  The BMJ article on lbaouring in water can be found at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7435/314?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&andorexacttitle=and&titleabstract=water+birth&andorexacttitleabs=and&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1078364451058_4545&stored_search=&FIRST

Re: [ozmidwifery] Psychological impact of operative births - interesting article

2004-01-19 Thread Elissa and David
The original article is Rachna Bahl, Bryony Strachan, and Deirdre J MurphyOutcome of subsequent pregnancy three years after previous operative delivery in the second stage of labour: cohort studyBMJ, Jan 2004; 10.1136/bmj.37942.546076.44   You can view an abstract at http://bmj.bmjjournals.c

Re: [ozmidwifery] caesarean and stiilbirth

2003-12-15 Thread Elissa and David
You'll find the same topic covered at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3244410.stm if thats any use .Alternatively if you want the original Lancet article , I can email you a copy. Cheers, David - Original Message -

Re: [ozmidwifery] fetal heart in labour

2003-12-01 Thread Elissa and David
The following are extracts from the MIDIRS Informed choice leaflet for professionals 2.Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour , and the NICE The use of electronic fetal monitoring: The use and interpretation of cardiotocography in intrapartum fetal surveillance-Guideline C .The full articles

Re: [ozmidwifery] Andrea's Hypnobirthing entry

2003-10-31 Thread Elissa and David
I am curious how you can "have direct experience with Grantly Dick Read through his son" . He's not a medium is he ? Cheers, David - Original Message - From: "Andrea Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:15 PM

Re: [ozmidwifery] Term Breech Trial

2003-09-13 Thread Elissa and David
Title: Message  The following are all critiques of the TBT , first 2 are freely available on the web .I can email a copy of the third one off list if required. Cheers,    David Banks M (2001) Breech Birth Beyond the ‘Term Breech Trial’ ,sighted at http://www.birthspirit.co.nz Somerset,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth support group in Wales?

2003-09-06 Thread Elissa and David
Don't have any details of groups but would imagine either of the following websites should be able to provide useful contacts http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com or http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ Hope  this is of some help,     David - Original Message - Fro

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: Darwin A.C.M.I

2003-08-16 Thread Elissa and David
Here is the text from the attachments , both were the same: Hi, At present I am the manager of a Women's Unit at Mackay Health Service District,(1000 birth per year) which includes a birth centre. I have a clinical background as a tertiary centre birth suite midwife (Townsville), homebirth midwif

Re: [ozmidwifery] Skin2skin

2003-08-04 Thread Elissa and David
You can hear it via the following link , it's in the first hour http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/default.htm    Cheers,     David -Original Message - From: cheryl jones To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 04, 200

RE: [ozmidwifery] Costing the cascade - research evidence

2003-07-31 Thread Elissa and David
Hope the link works > Sent by: david > > I thought you would find this article on ScienceDirect useful. > > If the link below is not active or is partially hyperlinked, copy the entire link and paste the URL into the Address/Location box on your browser. > > Costing the cascade: estimating the cos

Re: [ozmidwifery] Possible warning??

2003-06-01 Thread Elissa and David
This is listed as a hoax at http://www.truthorfiction.com/virus.htm if you want to check the authenticity of warnings and other myths then it's worth searching at http://www.truthorfiction.com/ website before sending them on .Though as a general rule no geniune warnings or alerts , start Very

Re: [ozmidwifery] CTG Inservice

2003-05-28 Thread Elissa and David
There is a programme called CTG Tutor which you may find useful .It can be downloaded free at http://www.perinatal.org.uk/ctg/index_ctg.htm Cheers,  David - Original Message - From: ljg To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2:10 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] risks of 4th c/s and support for artificial feeding

2003-03-27 Thread Elissa and David
The following is an extract from "Fighting VBAC-Lash: Critiquing Current Research" By Jill MacCorkle , Mothering ,Issue 110 January/February 2002 . The full text including references can be found at http://www.mothering.com/11-0-0/html/11-4-0/vbac-lash.shtml Increased Complications in Subsequent P