Re: [ozmidwifery] Hep B Vaccine at Birth

Dear Sandra,   My sister had her baby at a large public hospital in QLD just 4 months ago.  I discussed many things with her prior to birth & Hep B vaccine was one of them.  As a result she chose not to have her baby vaccinated at birth.  She was made to feel like a "bad" mother at every tur

Re: [ozmidwifery] Immunisation before university/employment - Hep.B

Just a small amount of experience on my part.. but thought it might be worth mentioning.  As a Midwifery student in 97 -98 I can't remember having to have Hep B immunisation (but was already immunised anyway).  The hospital I trained at was a tertiary referral hospital in North QLD where the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Afterbirth pains

Thankyou to those who have replied so far...  I forgot to say that our other children are almost 9yo, 6.5yo, and 3.5yo.  I have been preparing them as much as I know how... borrowing videos from the birth centre & books.  Talking about the way the baby may look & feel.  Making them very awar

[ozmidwifery] Afterbirth pains

Dear All,   I am hoping you may be able to help.  I am expecting my fourth baby in approx. 2 weeks & need some advise.  I usually experience killer afterbirth pains that often seem worse than the labour.  For this birth I am attending the Birth Centre here in Brisbane & am planning to birth

[ozmidwifery] Birhting options in Brisbane

Hi,  My husband & I have just found out that we are pregnant (unexpectedly) with our fourth baby.  I am only 71/2 weeks at the moment & have already put my name down for the next ballot draw for the birth centre here in Brisbane.  I would also like to know if there is a homebirth option avai

Re: VBAC question

Sorry I didn't write that part, at the time I was breastfeeding my sick 2 1/2 yo & wanted to get the words onto the computer before they disappeared from my overtired brain. Thanks for reminding me of that important fact. Love Tina H. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit

Re: VBAC question

Please excuse my inexperience on this issue, but I thought that putting a hand inside a uterus that has just given birth was dangerous (unless there was a life threatening situation) & increased the chance of rupturing the uterus.  I am sure some wise woman told me this during my mid. traini

Re: Finally

Dear Lois & anyone else who may know, How do you go about getting a position with a Community Midwifery Programme? What state do you live in? Do homebirth midwives take on apprentices (if that is the correct term for it). I am a midwife in QLD, & whilst not in a position to start practicing in

Re: Finally

Dear Andrea, Reading your story was a wonderful way to end a bad week for me. I hope that one day (probably many years away yet) that I too will experience personally what you experienced that day. What a fantastic first!!! Tina H. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit

My thoughts.

I have been working in a number of different hospitals (both public & private) and have started coming across some interesting if not worrying trends in the clinical pathways used.  At some of the hospitals they use a clinical pathway in 1st, 2nd & 3rd stage of labour (which doesn't create p

Re: Questions - hope you can help

Dear all who replied to my question,   Your wisdom is much appreciated & will be passed on to my sister & her husband.  Also Jo, please pass on my sincerest thoughts to your friend over the loss of Josh...  it breaks my heart to hear of others who went through / are going through what my fami

Questions - hop you can help

Hi all, yet another question from me.  I have a sister who is trying to conceive at the moment & has been off the combined pill for approx 10 - 12 months now.  I have a few questions regarding fertility & when fertility treatments are normally started.   My sister is now 28yo.  She had Leukae

Largactyl

Recently I have been doing some work in a private hospital on the maternity ward.  Some of the Obs have been ordering Largactyl for hyperemesis.  I had never seen this before... is it becoming a common drug of choice in obstetric care?  I heard one time a couple of months ago that a woman wi

Phenergan & SIDS?

Whilst at work last night I cared for a young woman who had had a morphine spinal.  She had been refusing phenergan for the post anaesthetic itching because she had read that phenergan can be associated with SIDS.  Has anyone on this list ever heard of this relationship?  Has it been researc