Diane
It is great that you have reestablished the
service. It is distressing for a community to lose such vital
service. Your situation sounds similar to ours in Mareeba. Congratulations
and good luck with the inevitable ongoing fight.
regards
Sandra Eales
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I would also be interested in caseload payments and
classification structures.
The Qld Nurses Union is currently working on
an industrial framework to support midwifery models.
I would also be interested in workloads
determination tools that have been developed.
Most of the caseload models
Anne
I think this is a great idea to support and
progress development of midwifery models.
Sandra Eales
Mareeba
- Original Message -
From:
Anne Clarke
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:45
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
waterbi
Marilyn
There might not be much on expressing antenatally, but there is quite a bit
of research on the increased risk of children developing type1 diabetes if
they are exposed to cow's milk. In fact I heard just the other night on the
news that there is a multi centre study going on - they were
Kirsten
The bloke was in the "Young Ones". He has a little more grey hair these
days.
Sandra
- Original Message -
From: "Kirsten Blacker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Ab Fab birth - wandering off topic
> and
Title: Message
Thanks Jackie
It should be helpful to have the same concerned feedback
coming from the universities as well as the midwives directly affected in
hospitals.
Sandra
- Original Message -
From:
Jackie Doolan
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24,
Title: RE: [ozmidwifery] Queensland Midwives - Response required
Ping
I don't have your email but would be interested in seeing
your letter. My address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks
Sandra
- Original Message -
From:
hplerchbacher
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 0
Queensland Health have finally released their
position on the Qualifications Allowance which was part of the award determined
by the IRC last June/July.
This allowance (3.5% pay rise) is for post graduate
tertiary qualifications or post graduate qualifications that the "employer
values as e
Jan, Nola and All
This question of rights of patients to medical
interventions and informed choice is complex and varied as there are many
factors are involved.
Balance of risk of intervention vs risks of no
intervention
Source of information - is it biased
Subjectivity/objectivity of b
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Shoal Haven Model of Care
Oops! Yes I did mean Shell Harbour. You know
how it is..from up here in far north Queensland any place south of Townsville is
just clumped together as the "deep dark south"! Where are all these
places anyway?
Thanks Justine
Sandra
---
I would like to contact anyone connected with the
Shoal Haven birthing unit. I recall that they have recently commenced a
practice without medical coverage and am interested in expanding this as a
viable option elsewhere.
Sandra Eales
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tania
I recieved the same in the post yesterday and felt
the same indignation that you do. Pharmaceutical companies (along with
formula companies) and the manipulating behaviours they engage in in
pursuit of profits are a major cause for concern. They figure high
on my list of the most cor
r DRG's, and does not value this input enough
to
> support midwives who do this.
>
> Robin.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Sandra J. Eales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 11:12 AM
> Subject: [ozmidwif
Barb
Congratulations on your election to council. Good to have a practicing
midwife on it. I'm sure you'll do a good job. Catch up with you at
conference
Sandra
- Original Message -
From: "B & G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 10:00 AM
Subject: R
Fantastic Carolyn.
A union is only as strong as the membership involvement. Nurses and midwives
have the power of numbers but we can't realise that power if we are not
involved and being active. I have been a Qld Nurses Union activist for many
years and am often frustrated at the apathy and avoida
Good on you Tania. We need to take every
opportunity to get the correct information out there.
Sandra
- Original Message -
From:
Tom, Tania and Sam
Smallwood
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 8:53
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] re: article in the
Adv
ual vaccine given. In the
> end
> > they also get a vaccine bonus based on percent fully immunised in the
> > practice. That is the PIP (Practice Incentive Programme)payment.
> > I hope that answers your query.
> >
> > Peter
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -Ori
Megan
I am happy for them to reprint my email and thanks for the other info.
I would like to know of the US study you mentioned that had reported the
same experience.
Sandra
- Original Message -
From: "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, M
rilyn wrote: "Sandra you are so
brave." A long time agoe some ancient philosopher wrote something
like this: "In order for evil to flourish, good men do nothing"
I think that covers Sandra's stand. MM
- Original Message -
e lack of injection at birth would
> stop the baby from having full protection against Hep
> B.Both stated that there was no medical evidence that
> the Hep B at birth,except for Hep B mothers was
> necessary.When my baies turned 18 months I was
> entitled to that $250 + allowance.A
time agoe some ancient philosopher wrote something
like this: "In order for evil to flourish, good men do nothing" I
think that covers Sandra's stand. MM
----- Original Message -
From:
Sandra J.
Eales
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I recently cared for a woman in her second pregnancy with a bicornuate
uterus. Her first pregnancy was uncomplicated until the end when she had an
elective caesarean for primip breech. (breech presentation is quite common
apparently) The bicornuate was not noticed at this delivery! It was
diagno
Wonder if anyone can help me with a couple
of questions or references where I might find out the answers?
Do doctors miss out on their $18.50 incentive
payment if the child doesn't have the Hep B birth Dose but completes
the rests of the vaccination schedule?
What about parent's incenti
Megan
Go for it. Spread it far and wide. I want to
see lots of little blips showing up on the "Early Warning System".
Thanks
Sandra
- Original Message -
From:
Larry &
Megan
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:59
AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] He
asked by clients etc. Keep up the great efforts
towards enlightenment. I look forward to your published
work! Kind regards, Lois
- Original Message -----
From:
Sandra J.
Eales
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:30
AM
S
Jane
We don't give out any literature other than what is
supplied by QHealth and Immunise Australia.(We did not want to load the
guns of the powers-that-be) There is enough in those, when parents
attention is brought to the relevant and worrying sections to make room for a
discussion about t
Tina
Making us feel like "bad parents" if we refuse this
vaccination is the blatant and stated strategy to ensure conformity. It is
written up the the summary of recommendations from the meeting of "chiefs" from
the Antwerp conference that I included in my first posting.
Most women in Austra
t
I had a look yesterday and the articles I
found were on oxytocin and love, also sexual "fidelity" for want of a
better word - I guess trust comes into this one!
- Original Message -----
From:
Victoria
I had just sent off my own Hep B issue to the list
when I downloaded yours - must be something in the air.
I am a midwife and was immunized about 15 yrs ago
when I first graduated with little thought and few questions (I think it might
even have been produced from human source in tho
I have previously expressed concerns related to the
administration of Hep B Vaccine (HBV) to all babes at birth ie that the midwives
in my unit had become aware of marked increase in numbers of irritable babes and
many more with breastfeeding difficulties in the first few days, since May 2000
Denise
Have you checked out the abc website. They
normally keep a pretty good record of there programmes often containing
references and links.
www.abc.net.au
Sandra
- Original Message -
From:
Denise Hynd
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [E
I was part of a deputation to Health Minister,
Wendy Edmond at the Country Cabinet Meeting in Cairns in June. The main
issue I discussed was the rationalisation/centralisation of birthing
services in regional areas because of reduction of number of doctors doing
obstetrics and for short ter
We recently had a babe unable to
maintain BSL regardless of intake due
to rare metabolic disorder - required partial pancreatectomy
Sandra
- Original Message -
From:
Kirsten Blacker
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:01
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidw
I often use this devise to get a woman on track in
second stage.
The change in feelings and increase pain and
pressure sensations will often cause a woman to hold back, resist and try and
suck it up into themselves -(pain avoidance and fear) - I will direct
their vocalisation from high to
#x27;m sure you lobbied hard for that.Queensland
needs as much support as it can get to get this one heard.
Gabrielle
- Original Message -
From:
Sandra J.
Eales
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Barba
Anyone hear Geraldine Doogue on Life Matters this
morning interview with 2 women from La Trobe University (Dr Rhonda Small and
Pranee Lianputtong) who have done some research around migrant women and the
difficulites they face in australia related to childbirth
the inadequacies of hospital ch
s it can get to get this one heard.
Gabrielle
- Original Message -
From:
Sandra J.
Eales
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Barbara
Cook ; Bruce
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 8:44
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] NMAP
Thought I would l
Thought I would let you all know about another
little step taken today.
Regional ALP Conference held in Cairns today
unanimously carried the motion -
"That the conference endorse the National Maternity
Action Plan and recommmend it to the State and Federal Health policy committees
for consid
Title: Love of midwifery
Dear Fiona
Don't give up. I'm sure you are making a
difference for a lot of individual women and it is possible that you will be an
agent of change in this unit. It can seem like an impossible task
with insurmountable barriers (doctors and management) but you do ha
Isn't life a wonderful mystery.
I have encountered a couple of women with ulcerative colitis over the
years. One who thought she was infertile and did not realise she was
pregnant until she was full term - she had to have an emergency c/s for
severe fetal distress prior to onset of labour
You are right Leanne we should use every opportunity to talk about this to
those people who it does and will affect. They have a right to the real
information and we have a responsibility to "spread the word". The system
will only get changed by this type of grass roots activism. We should be
t
Liz
We felt a little bit out of it up here in North
Queensland as well so we had a little stall in the local shopping centre and
passed out pamplets (adapted from the FAQs& Answers that Denise recently
posted on the list) and collected signatures for the petition. I am also
going to speak t
There was a virus attached to posting from Denise
"RANCOG on NMAP"
virus name "WORM_BUGBEAR.A"
he 2 month immunisation visit if the parents decide to go with
immunisation. If they want the Hep.B injection sooner they can go to
their doctor. Best wishes, Lois
From: Sandra J. Eales
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Wednesda
Hep B immunisation at birth was introduced in May
2000 for all babies. When we were getting inservice prior to the
introduction of the new schedule we were told another recommendation of the
advisory body was that flu vax was recommended for all pregnant women! It
wasn't included on the "f
We admitted a woman last week about 10 days postnatal with mastitis and
some breastfeeding difficulties.
She had had a homebirth and she said that it it gone very well. She said
that she just slept between contractions and that was how she was able to
cope with the physical work of labour - said
PCIP is also very good for breast fed babies with eczema - Mother takes the
PCIP
- Original Message -
From: Vicki Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:35 AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Severe Nausea
> Blackmores PCIP is a wonder for mastit
Since we missed all the excitement and Launch
celebrations in the capital cities we are having our own little NMAP launch out
here in the sticks! Tomorrow the Mareeba Midwives will have a stall set up
in the shopping centre (similar to what we do for Midwives Day). We will
have a photo boa
Have been cogitating about this for a while and
thought I would throw it out to the list to see if it rings any bells with
anyone else out there.
I work in a small unit where we tend to get to know
the mother's and babies pretty well and follow their progress with
interest. We have low in
Dear Sheena
Breast refusal is often multi factorial and
difficult to give good advice over the internet without being able to see
exactly what is going on. Have you been to see a Lactation Consultant?
Babies usually do have a pretty good (and logical)
reason for their behaviour. We just ha
Jan
I know that the traditional wisdom is that
lactation should be suppressed as quickly as possible. I think this attitude
comes from the traditional difficulty doctors and midwives have in dealing with
the emotions surrounding stillbirth or death of child after birth.
The need to "fix"
but I need to know midwives who will be there to support this
and speak as I am not to articulate in things I am passionate about at
times.
Cheers Barb
- Original Message -
From:
Sandra J. Eales
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002
Fellow NMAP Supporters
There was a very positive response from my local
ALP branch when we discussed the NMAP this evening and it will be endorsed by
the branch at our next meeting. The branch will also put it up as an
agenda item at the next regional meeting of delegates.
Sandra
(Mareeb
Irene
You can probably guess my advice about weighing on day 3 - STOP it! It only
causes stress to mothers and many midwives and doctors. Observation of
feeds, output (passage of mec and transitional stools) and baby condition
and behaviour is much more useful than day 3 weight to assess how wel
You are right Sheena definitely tell her to keep
feeding. The most important treatment is to get the breast flowing and the
baby is by far the most effective way to do this.
Some doctors create more problems than they solve
when it comes to Breastfeeding!
Also anytime mother or baby have been
water
> to make up bottles, or indeed drink yourself as it contains no minerals
and
> will actually leach them from your body.
> Stephanie.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Sandra J. Eales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thu
Irene
There are many different types of bottled water. You can buy distilled
water which would be fine as it is just H2O, but spring or mineral water
would nnot be appropriate - I think they all generally have a list of the
minerals which are contained in them on the labels.
Sandra
- Original
Irene
I have not seen any evidence either first hand or published research to
indicate pneumonia assoc. with cup or finger feeding. We still use both
those methods as appropriate. The only relationship I am aware of is that
formula fed babes have higher risk of chest infection. Perhaps you coul
For the last couple of years on International
Midwives Day we have a stall in the local shopping centre. We have a photo
board of all the babes with their mums and dads that have been born with us in
the last year. This is always hugely popular in a small small community
like ours where ev
Denise
I need to correct your info about Mareeba model of
care. We do not have a birth centre as such. Our unit is part of the
hospital but is like birth centre in that we have family rooms so that partners,
children or significant others can stay with the woman throughout her stay
in hos
Marilyn
I saw a documentary on this hospital on SBS a year or two ago and remember
that the reason for the high incidence of fistulas from obstructed labours was
because of the extreme youth of the women when they became pregnant. Most
of them were "child-brides" often married before they st
Sheena
You might try Natren Lifestart which is a powder
form of bifidobacterium.
Babies will often get gut pain from oversupply as
they get too much of the sugar component of the milk which causes the explosive
diarrhoea that you mentioned. When this occurs the baby's gut gets
depleted
Hello
I have been a silent subscriber (rather than a "lurker") for some time.
I am attaching a copy of my email to Life Matters - rather long winded -
perhaps a result of being silent for so long. It is reassuring to see that
there are so many out there fighting the same fight albeit in slightly
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