I know that vaccination is an emotive issue, and
usually I keep my own convictions quiet, but has anyone been refused employment
because they are not vaccinated? I have been working in nursing now for ten
years, four of those in the field of midwifery and I have never had a problem
with my
Dear Cheryl,
Kanga cuddles is a nickname where I work for
Kangaroo Care. It involves removing all the baby's clothes, apart from its
nappy, and placing it skin to skin with its mother, between her breasts. Do you
need any more info? There is a website - www.kangaroomothercare.com
Regards,
All the sharing on the list about the wonderful
benefits of cosleeping has stirred my conscience. I have not had children, but
can see that this is a very natural thing to do. However, the is a big SIDS
prevention push at the hospital where I work, and one of the big no, nos is
cosleeping.
As hard as it may be for those who have experienced or
witnessed the joys of natural birth to understand, some women do desire
medicalised birth. The ultimate example of this in my experience was a
professional woman who hated her pregnancies, chose not to attend any antenatal
classes, had
At the private hospital where I work we do not separate the family unless
there are medical reasons, eg baby cold or resp distress and needs to be
taken to SCN. The midwife attending the C/s stays with the mother and her
support person in the OT, recovery ward and then accompanies them back to
I too have thought for sometime that perhaps the
education on birth should begin in school - it seems to often be too late once a
woman is pregnant! For some women though there must be emotional issues I think.
I have also wondered whether evolutionary theory has led to the belief that we
Hi, I have been listening into this list for months and learning heaps.
Perhaps I should introduce myself - my name is Janelle Webb and I have been
a midwife now for 3 years. I live 20 minutes south of Hobart with my
husband, dog, 4 chooks and a canary, no kids. Currently I am working 4
