Can I just say that it would be terrible if this thread deteriorated yet
again into a personal slinging match. Please can we all keep in our minds
and our hearts that we are all doing what we can, with the time we have, to
further the cause and help women...making comments on people's tone is
Great Jo, look forward to hearing more about the conference…
Tania
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Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2007 9:23 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] 25th Homebirth Australia Conference
HI
You go girl!
Tania
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Larry
Sent: Sunday, 4 February 2007 10:45 AM
To: ozmidwifery
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Marvellous mothers milk
Thought you might enjoy a story on my breastmilk curing my sons eye
Can we have the names of these practitioners then? As a member of the three
consumer groups, I get weekly phone calls from women wanting these kinds of
births, and they have no way of finding out who might or might not support
them…only yesterday I talked to someone who has a friend who has
I’m not recommending anyone per say, because as we all know, the difference
between the philosophies of midwives and private ob’s are often
great…however, it is worth looking at Chris Wilkinson and Brian Peat at the
Women’s and Childrens, and I know Basil Antonas does vaginal breeches for a
second
tune into inner self and feel comfortable with whatever is happening.
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Sent: Saturday, 20 January 2007 9:26 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] short doula/labour support
so calmbirth and Birth Skills were born. All have the
same really good underpinnings of Grantly Dick Read.
warm regards
Diane Gardner
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To: HYPERLINK
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Hi everyone,
Just wondering if anyone has attended Shari Read’s Birthskills workshops?
I’ve just spoken to two women who went, and both were pretty impressed, but
I’m wondering from a midwives perspective whether they would be beneficial?
Any ideas or comments?
Tania
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Thanks for that Natalie, just what I was thinking, but good to hear from
someone who has done the course,
Tania
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Sent: Monday, 15 January 2007 3:38 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re:
A metre deep would be far too deep in my opinion, think of being on hands
and knees…Most of the birthing pools I’ve known and loved have been about
60cms deep up to the fill line, and that seems perfect for just about any
position. The La Bassine Made in Water pools are a pretty good alternative
Hi there,
I was contacted last night by the programmer of the morning show on
‘alternative’ stuff, and they are doing a segment this morning about
waterbirth, on which I’ve been asked to speak! So if there is anyone on the
list that lives in that area, tune in around 10.15am and pray for
Absolutely agree Jo that it is the women who are perhaps at higher risk
that would most benefit from the continuity of care from a known midwife,
the outcomes at the Women's and Children's in Adelaide have clearly shown
that the women who are in high risk groups going through the MGP are having
Zonta and World Vision both do something of the sort, not sure where they
distribute to, also try any of the overseas charities such as Save the
Children. What I do know is that the Zonta kits are made in Australia by
volunteers and then sent over, and there is some agreement with the
government
Wow, what an excellent explanation Jennifairy! For the very first time in
my career as a midwife, I see the light!! (no pun intended)
Tania
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Hi Ramona, my understanding of this is that the bilirubin is produced when
the fetal red blood cells are broken down by the liver (adult
Hi Kristin,
This sounds a lot like the Nature’s sunshine product called 5W that’s no
longer available here in Australia. I’ve used it for the last year for
heavy menstrual bleeding and it works a treat! Helps with cramps, soothes
the belly, lightens the bleed, no clots…probably too much
Just going from a very faded memory from
my Mid education, but wasnt it the Hinchinbrook trial that outlined the
dangers of mixing the two practices? I know it was seen as a flawed and dated
trial, with dubious parameters of normal and of what physiological actually
meant, but if someone
This is part of the big problem with the
way in which independent midwives are forced to work here in Australia isnt
it? An IPM who chooses not to carry synto or erg would be crucified in the
event of a PPH, but the reality is that there are few ways to legally acquire
it, and even fewer
Approx $2000-$2500 here in SA I think,
from what I know anyway
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of diane
Sent: Wednesday, 15 November 2006
4:51 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
Hi Sonjya,
I got mine on ebay, just put in fish
scales and you should find them, have a good look at the max weight though,
some go up to 35kg!
Tania
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From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of Sonja Barry
Right back at ya Jo! Ive just received a call from
the producer of Radio Adelaides brekkie show, and Im getting a
whole 7 minutes on air tomorrow morning to promote HBAW and homebirth in
general! Its a community radio station, and I know they dont
have the listeners that some of the more
Janet,
Wanted to add my support and thanks for
taking on the formidable 60 minutes journalists, (and I use that
term loosely.) You came across as highly articulate and obviously loving
and caring towards your children, without fitting into the mould that they
obviously wanted you to,
Hi everyone,
Ive just received a very excited email from one of
our great consumers here in Adelaide to tell me that she has had an article
about homebirth printed in todays Sunday Mail, entitled No place
like home for giving birth. Its on page 44. I cant
access it electronically but
My kids are watching the ABC pet show tonightQuestion
so, whats the greatest risk when your pet is giving
birth?
Straight from the spunky vets mouthTHE THING
THAT PUTS YOUR PET AT THE GREATEST RISK IS THAT PEOPLE TRY AND INTERFERE TOO
MUCH
Sighand we cant see that fantastic wood
Sounds like the same one we were opposite
at last years expo here in Adelaide Kelly and yes, they even have a cute
cuddly bear that gives out the freebies to the kiddiesperhaps you need to organize
a breastfest sit in for an hour a day, get all the mums you can to gather
around and sit on
it that way
maybe we are so used to being out on a limb alone and always defending
ourselves we struggle to see that difference in debate or practice or
context is not a personal attack?
Belinda
Tania Smallwood wrote:
I’d like to add to the current conversation about cord blood gases
Id like to add to the current conversation about cord
blood gases
Ive been lurking just lately, as many of you know, Ive
had to make a difficult decision to stop practicing independently due to family
commitmentsand so, when the bloke Im married to is actually here,
I dont spend as much
I transferred a woman in from home and I think that's the woman you're
talking about Suzi, (small world) and yes, we didn't think anything was out
of the ordinary with her fluid intake, but her baby was very flat with a low
sodium level...I think they decided it was some kind of strange and self
they are
not thirsty is a good idea.
Christine
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Sent: 10 October 2006 16:22
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Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Fluids in labour
I transferred a woman in from home and I
Hi Chrisine,
Im with you on this one completely, but I
wonder if some of the confusion and difficulty in defining things is because
there is also a Post-grad Bachelor of Midwifery here in Adelaide? Essentially you are either an undergrad
doing the three year full time BMid, or a
Know a midwife here in Adelaide who has done this in the past, email
me off list and Ill pass on her details to you
Tania
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[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of lisa chalmers
Sent: Monday, 2 October 2006 10:11
] On
Behalf Of Lisa Barrett
Sent: Friday, 22 September 2006
9:35 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] FYI
news article
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From: Tania Smallwood
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Friday,
September 22, 2006 5
Is this like Raynauds? The
ABA have published some great information about nipple vasospasm in the past,
Barb might be able to put you in the right direction with thatI suffer
with Raynauds but never had any problems with my boobs, much more
affected in my hands and feet. Guess I was
Hi Louise and others,
No eating alive to be done from here J but I did want to
comment on this onethe thing I think I find most offensive about all of this
is that it just carries on the charade that the women are paying for, and
therefore getting the best care. Women have been conned
Ive been at two births at home
where it has become clear close to the time of birth that there is thick mec.
Both babies born with no problems at all, neither had a dicky heartrate at any
time. The two emerg transfers to hospital Ive done in 4 ½ years, have
been with a baby with severe
Just chiming in, we have three very active
consumer based birth support/education groups here in Adelaide, CARES, the
caesarean support group, Birth Matters SA, a more generic info group where
women gather and talk about where to get good information, and how to get a
good/better birth,
Just wanted to weigh in on this discussion
I agree Lisa, there is so much fear and
distrust of birth, and the processes that make it safe, that I dont
think insurance will make an ounce of difference per se, to the culture
surrounding birth in this country. Thats not to say that it isnt
Andrea saidI dont think you will get midwives who only
work in hospital to be interested even though I think they should be
I think this is a key quote that also deserves some discussionwhilst
on one hand we are all fighting for recognition as a profession separate to
nursing, and we
Thanks for that Andrea, we do feel a bit
in the dark over here, and many of us are members of the college, (the ACMI had
a study day a week ago and almost every IPM in Adelaide was there). I think it just feels a
bit like these discussions are going on, and were not quite sure of what
it
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Thanks for that Andrea, just on that
point, I think we all need to be mindful that there are probably many midwives
who are not online AT ALL. I know of a few here in SA, who rely on other means
of keeping updated with things, and one of them had no idea about any of this
I didn't get anything from you either Jennifairy :(
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Hi Mary,
The reference from the article by Lesley
Hobbs is the article that was initially published in the Lancethere is the
complete reference from the Hobbs
article
Byrne DL, Edmonds DK. Clinical method for evaluating
progress in the first stage of labour. Lancet
1997; 335(8681):
Megan,
There was a paper published in the Practising Midwife in 1998 by Lesley
Hobbs called Assessing cervical dilatation without VE's, Watching the Purple
Line, looking at this phenomena and the research study that had put forward
the hypothesis that the purple line that creeps up the 'bum
For anyone who's interested, the original piece of research was pubished in
the Lancet 1997, 335(8681): 122 entitled Clinical Method for Evaluat
Can hardly believe I could put my hands on it that quickly! I just remember
coming across it when I did my Mid and being fascinated by it all...
Tania
Good point, Tania. It's not the only tool. I'll have to get a pic
of my butt again next baby to compare the visibility of TPL.
Stunning, eh? Well, I think I will have to keep this email forever :)
Thanks ;)
Jo
On 01/09/2006, at 11:35 AM, Tania Smallwood wrote:
Megan
Hi all,
Just doing a bit of my own research, and wondering if there
are any stats yet for the newly formed midwifery led units such as Ryde, St
George etc. I have access to the ones that have been issued for the Womens
and Childrens in Adelaide (MGP), but I suppose there is also the
ammunition
Helen
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From: Tania Smallwood
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Sunday, August 27,
2006 5:52 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] c/s
and other stats for mid led units
Hi all,
Just doing a bit of my own
Hi Joanne,
Where exactly are we meant to be looking
on the ACMI website for this information? Ive searched, and cant put a
finger on it
Tania
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of Joanne and Steve
Fisher
This reminds me of the time we accompanied
a woman into hospital in premature labour, with PROM and recently suspected
twin pregnancy (no previous scans), and multiple midwifery and medical palps
later, and three (count them, three) confirming ultrasound scans later, the
woman gave birth
This letter really touched me too...having just 'retired' from independent
midwifery so I can be the mother I need to be for now, and let my husband do
his thing, (going away for work 2 weeks out of every 4, without the extreme
guilt he used to feel for pursuing his career...) It reminds me of
See where you're coming from completely Andrea, I suppose the difference is
that the institution where you can only attend as a support person is not
threatening to suspend you from practice if you make the choice to attend.
I have it first hand from a few BMidders at this particular uni that
I know this has been asked before, but Ive looked in
all the normal places and cant find the information I want
Who are the IPMs who will attend homebirths in the Brisbane area? Have a
friend who is 16 weeks pregnant and looking to birth at home,
Thanks
Tania
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No
and Joyous Birth meets regularly up
there too. Next meeting early June for us so send her along!
J
http://www.joyousbirth.info/
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From: Tania Smallwood
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Saturday, May 06,
2006 5:45 PM
Subject
Thanks to all for your replies, Ive
forwarded them onto my cousin, and shes following them up,
Cheers
Tania
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Hi there,
Query for Julie and any others that might have information
about antenatal education in the Dulwich Hill area of Sydney? Are there any groups, yoga centres,
antenatal courses or classes, or information nights that a rellie of mine could
attend in that area? Shes due in
their educaton with, i consider myself to be a midwife
first then a nurse , when i get my degree.
cheers sharon
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From: Tania Smallwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 6:58 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] de midwife course
Hi Janet,
There is a midwife here in SA who does
Hawaiian Kahuna massage on pregnant women, dont know much about it, but
you could email her on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Her name is Katherine
Cheers
Tania
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With you all the way on this one Jennifairy...
If midwifery is EVER going to come out of the shadow of nursing, and stand
up and be counted as a profession in it's own right, we need to stop the one
year cross over from nursing to midwifery altogether. No disrespect to all
my wonderful
You might like to get hold of Belinda Maier, she's on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tania
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Lindsay
Kennedy
Sent: Friday, 7 April 2006 12:02 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
*sigh*how
very disheartening, why are we setting these women up for a fall? What on
earth happened to a normal pregnancy, normal gestation, and normal birth?
Im sure the rates of stillbirth are even less at 37 weeks, why not just
induce everyone then? Or perhaps, women should be told that
Judy Slome Cohain had an article published
in the Winter 2004 (number 72) edition of Midwifery Today, called GBS,
Pregnancy and Garlic, be a part of the solution. Not sure if its
available online, or if it was published elsewhere, but she talks about the
research shes been doing and
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] placental gardening
How about a grafted fruit tree
Justine? Like a lemon/lime, or a lime/mandarine? You get two
different fruits off the same tree, and fruit trees love the
organic stuff
On this topic, I think I may hold the
current world record for
Oh Andrea,
What a joy to wake up and be greeted by this message...
May your addiction never wane!
Tania
(fellow birth adictee)
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrea Quanchi
Sent: Monday, 13 February 2006 11:21 PM
To: ozmidwifery;
Is there an IPM out there near Lilydale? Have a previous
client who has moved there, looking for a homebirth, not sure when
Cheers
Tania
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Just to add to this, after talking about this the other night, I've been
thinking a bit about it too. Obviously an awareness of positioning of the
baby is beneficial, but I'm with you Jo, too much emphasis on this, and not
enough practical applications, or answers to the questions, and it becomes
Sorry people,
Cant find the mail you sent me Janet, about listing
of midwives in Sydneycan
you send it again please?
Thanks
Tania
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Blooms Iron Tonic for me, tastes
heaps better than the Floradix, and our vegetarian and vegan women accept it
much more than the others available. Some women use stinging nettle tea, and
parsley is supposedly good too..
Tania
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From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Yoga and chiropractic, (let me know if you
need a referral, have birthed with a few) definitely the things for me! There
is a lovely belly dancing studio in Littlehampton, and a popular Pilates place
in a little mall off the main st in Stirling.
Tania
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From:
Oh, that, and an ipod just filled with the
gorgeous Mr Williams crooning voicemarch march march (its
my little pressie from Father Christmas!)
Tania J
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Hi Gloria,
Can you resend the link please, this one
doesnt seem to be taking me anywhere!
Tania
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From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of Gloria Lemay
Sent: Monday, 2 January 2006 6:02
PM
To:
Hi everyone,
Just wondering if there are any IPMs working in
either the Abbotsford or Cronulla areas in Sydney. I have a friend who is
pregnant, probably due around early August, and wanting to employ someone to attend
to her antenatal care, but will be moving over to SA to birth at
Anyone know of a midwife in the States in this region?
Birthed with a woman a year ago who has gone back there to live, and due in
August.
Thanks, and merry Christmas to all
Tania
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I've been thinking along these lines too... I think there is generally
speaking a low level of tolerance in our society, and in the medicalised
model of care that most women birth in, to anything other than the perfect
product. I've been witness sadly to women and families being badgered and
Hi Janet,
There are 3 for hire with myself and the
midwife I work with, one with the homebirth Network here in SA, and 2 with a
new independent midwifery practice thats just set up. How do I get the
rest of the info to you?
Tania
SA Independent midwife
From:
Hear hear Jennifairy! I've been keeping quiet and wondering if this is a
genuine poster, or if it's someone looking for contacts, money, etc. I'm
also eager to hear any constructive input into this situation, but the
reality is that those of us who practice privately are armed to the gills
with
http://www.birthrite.com.au/
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of Robyn Dempsey
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2005
5:27 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] birth
chairs stools
I think instead of becoming defensive about a programme that has obviously
improved some of our outcomes such as breastfeeding etc, we need to step
back and take a look at the broader picture here. From what I've been
reading, and correct me if I'm wrong, I think that some of the posts about
this
Oh my goodness
Can you refer this woman to a midwife,
doula, midwifery student, birthing centre, anyone out there who might be able
to support her? She certainly has every right to rock up to a public
hospital in labour, but if shes going to do that unannounced, she might
feel more
My goodness me not wait for
restitution, strikes me as someone trying to redefine the mechanism of
normal birth to suit their own fears and prejudices - Wow! So if in fact a
baby needs to restitute to birth the shoulders comfortably and in the best
position, and were going to cut that
I've booked in to the course in Adelaide next year, and know a couple of
students who did it last year, they couldn't stop raving about it, in fact,
one of them is thinking of doing it again! Must be good...
Having heard Maggie speak several times before as a part of different
programmes, I
Hi Emily
The midwife I work with has a nearly 5
month old baby, hes been to about 8 births so far, the first one when he
was only 10 days old! The women who have booked with us have known from
the start that there will be a baby coming along, there has only been one that
thought that
I was actually witness to a midwife (and I
do use the term loosely in this instance) calling a young woman a selfish
bitch for refusing to have antibiotics in labour, when she was of
unknown GBS statusthis was 6 years ago at one of our centres of
excellenceshame
Tania
From:
Blessings galore to you all, now go and get some sleep wonderwoman!
Tania
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Sent: Friday, 4 November 2005 9:08 PM
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and socialised into a particular way of practising. They often lack
confidence in their own midwifery skills and women's ability to birth.
Rachel - trapped in a hospital with pinging machines and missing homebirth
and midwifery.
From: Tania Smallwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: ozmidwifery
Absolutely Rachel, I am only too aware that I have chosen the 'easy way out'
by making the conscious decision not to practice in the hospital system, and
you are right, those women who enter into a system that is fragmented and
fear-based, definitely need woman centred midwives who are willing to
Hi Brenda,
Not sure if you are aware, but SA is in
the throes of releasing a government directed waterbirth policy for all public
hospitals, it might be a great time for you to approach the maternity heads and
offer to do some education along those lines, now that there is (nearly) an
Title: Message
Not just a question for Barb, but anyone
who knows about it, Im curious to know about the Midwife/nurse
practitioner that you refer to in Qld. What exactly do they do? How
is this different to working within the scope of a registered midwife? Im
aware that the college is
and utilising the human resources to
the best benefit of corporation which hospitals are fast becoming. The
macdonaldisation of society!!! It really worries me
Belinda
Tania Smallwood wrote:
Not just a question for Barb, but anyone who knows about it, I'm
curious to know about the Midwife
with pinging machines and missing homebirth
and midwifery.
From: Tania Smallwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] The Advertiser today...
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:06:12 +0930
Love that term, Macdonaldisation! I
Could this be the thin edge of the wedgedo they see
this as a way of banning independent midwifery too, or am I just being paranoid?
Tania
(who is aware that thankfully, we dont have to train
as nurses any more to become a midwife, but the reality is that many of us are)
Hi Kate,
I'd recommend Simon Kent, chiro at Victoria Park chiropractic, ad I've heard
that Andrea Wheatley at Nth Adelaide Osteopathic Clinic is a great osteopath
for children...
Tania
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How tragic and scary for both the midwife
and the women she attendslets hope the madness doesnt get that bad here
Tania
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From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of Dean Jo
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October
Just a friendly reminder that the next Homebirth Network
coffee morning is on next Friday, the 4th November from 10-12 at the
Eastwood community centre, 95 Glen
Osmond Rd, Eastwood.
In preparation for the Stirling Christmas pageant, we will
be decorating t-shirts for the kids (and
Hi Tina,
Its 2 years ago today that I caught
my first baby as an RM, and it was that gorgeous baby girl with her two feet
firstlreading your account of this magnificent birth took me back to
that day (a day I revisit often) and reaffirmed my strong faith in women and
their abilities to
Here here Belinda! This notion that anyone has the right to allow or
disallow women to do or not do anything when it comes to their birth, is
just not cricket!
Before we start debating the semantics of lotus birth, we need to all be
going in to bat for women and their right to birth the way they
Funny you should mention that Belinda, I was just writing a reply along
those lines...
I drank heaps of chamomile tea when we went on a long haul overseas trip
with our oldest son - he was 20 months old, and still a vigorous breast
feeder. We also tried to get him to drink a bit, but no luck
information about the next birth matters seminar, coming up
in November, I am happy to be contacted via email.
Tania Smallwood
Hows that!!!
Tania
Xx (waiting for the influx of registrations for the next
seminar!)
Hi Kelly,
I co-ordinate the birthing pool for the
Homebirth Network of SA, and am happy to have my details published online, either
phone 08 8339 4074 or email is best.
Full Circle Birthing Services have 2 hard
sided pools also available for hire; they are contactable via Larissa at
Title: Message
Thursday 13th October 2005
Today's Advertiser (Adelaide) carries this article, page
34. FW FYI.
Good opportunity to send them a quick letter by
Fax: 8206 3669
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Advertiser talk back line: 8212 3488 (City) 1800 066 799
I think they have been conducting a trial of this at FMC here in Adelaide...
Tania
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Printed in The
Advertiser in Adelaide
today
Too many caesareans in Gawler, says MP
By LAURA ANDERSON
30sep05
GAWLER Health Service - the birthing service embroiled in an
ongoing obstetrics crisis - has a caesarean section rate more than double the
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