Re: [ozmidwifery] Marvellous mothers milk

and antimicrobial properties of human milk, topical application of breast milk as a prophylactic measure in neonatal conjunctivitis is recommended. Cheers, David PS. I copied this to you as hardly any of my posts get through to ozmid these days. Perhaps you could repost my message on ozmid

Re: [ozmidwifery] Oblique presentation?

Hi Honey What's the problem? OP  / oblique? Let her go into normal labour encourage her in an upright position, leaning forward and all 4s. Ask her doctor if this practice is evidence basedNo inductionNo cord prolapseNo panicChris On 12/10/2006, at 2:57 PM, Honey Acharya wrote:Any suggestions for

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[ozmidwifery] Fwd: term breech trial

Begin forwarded message:From: david tonkin [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: 11 October 2006 10:30:40 AMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: term breech trial Hi allwhat is happening in your workplace re:  the flawed research to do C/S on all breech women. we  are ignoring it and doing as many C/S

Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources

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: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10

Re: [ozmidwifery] Test message

it worked! - Original Message - From: Kim Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Test message - Kim Hunter Step Two Designs Pty Ltd Knowledge Management

Re: [ozmidwifery] GDM question

Hi all This thread is very interesting. The body is wonderful the way it grows and nurtures not only the developing baby but also changes every maternal internal activity to prepare her for labour, birth and breastfeeding. That amazing placenta changes the way we metabolsie glucose to make it

Re: [ozmidwifery] Pulling hair from fetal scalp

Hi Isis This was the way amniotomy was performed before the advent of amnihooks and amnigloves (but after the midwives long 5th fingernail!). Theinstruments used were curved Harrison Cripes forceps and fetal hair indicated that the membranes had been "successfully" ruptured. And yes - the

[ozmidwifery] Midwife MSP could be struck off

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

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

and nasopharyngeal suctioning of term-gestation infants born through MSAF does not prevent MAS. Consideration should be given to revision of present recommendations. David - Original Message - From: Alan Rooney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10:27 PM

Re: [ozmidwifery] Thats simply NOT fair?

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] Th

Re: [ozmidwifery] KYM- Caroline Flint Query.

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] ICM conference

be ableto meet you Andrea Quanchi -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- Trish David FACM Senior Lecturer Midwifery and Nursing Monash University School of Nursing Gippsland Campus Northways Road Churchill 3842 (03

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

in sheeps' clothing ? Cheers, David - Original Message - From: Carolyn Hastie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; OzMid List [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MC Committee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MC NSW Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Nat exec [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004

Re: [ozmidwifery] group B strep

and baby of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis .It can be accessed in full at http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines.asp?PageID=106 under Group B Streptococcal Disease ,Prevention of Early Onset Neonatal(36) - November 2003 . Cheers, David - Original Message - From: leanne

Re: [ozmidwifery] primary accouchuer (aka catching or delivering the baby)

Unfortunately, ACMI Guidelines and now the various Nurses Boards who have adopted them don't see it this way. Previously in Victoria it seemed ok to be the person having the responsibility for oversight of the labour and after care, even if the birth ended in a last minute instrumental birth,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Catty midwives

Apology accepted Abby, and I meant pain in the as a true compliment. Trish -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: uterine rupture 1998

Abby, could I ask where you are studying midwifery??? I've read a fair bit about 'wise' women, don't romanticise some half-forgotten past. Don't idealise a model of training and education that isn't open to the scrutiny and evaluation of all its stakeholders. To talk about traditionally trained

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: uterine rupture 1998

Yikes, just re-read this. In the paragraph below where I invoke Shakespeare, the rose I am refering to is the generic but critical midwife, not the lovely Nicky, who could rightly be called a rose, but not in the context below. Nicky is very respectful of her midwife colleagues. Trish Trish David

Re: [ozmidwifery] Students, training and other things was Re: uterinerupture 1998

Abby, if I didn't think I was trying to impart a degree of wisdom, and assist students to find their own wisdom, together with the women (heard of the follow-through experience???) and the lovely midwives in hospitals who assist them with onsite learning, and the VERY occassional homebirth midwife

Re: [ozmidwifery] ve's

Lovely, Miriam. I also encourage student midwives to feel their own cervix, to chart their own patterns of sexual responsiveness across their cycle, and to smell and observe their menstrual loss, etc in preparation for the intimate encounters they will have with women. This is empowering as well

[ozmidwifery] Conferences and midwives in Canada

It must be the fact that I have been so ill and ordered not to speak for a week that has made me so vocal on the list the last week or so Don't worry, the voice is returning and I'll be back at work tomorrow. In the meantime, does anyone have knowledge of a midwifery conference in Canada next

Re: [ozmidwifery] student placements

Would you like some? I will put the word out amongst my students. Trish Birth Centre-MBH wrote: We haven't had any BMid students yet. Cheers *** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is

Re: [ozmidwifery] VE

Mary, Denise, I agree. However, and I risk a minor lashing, I have found it, on occasion, necessary to do a VE on a woman not in labour to reassure her that she will (or will not) go into labour shortly. This has been for a variety of reasons ranging from my imminent absence for a few days

Re: [ozmidwifery] VE, ARM etc..

: confirming it or not... so as to decide place of birth: home or hospital perhaps ... for baby resusc purposes (actually not supported by current research on MAS), just wondering what you all think? marilyn - Original Message - From: Trish David [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: uterine rupture 1998

I find this really interesting as well, in that the doctor was believed that VE wasn't brought to her attention, and the midwife was not, but also that she needed direction from a doctor or senior midwife to do one. This is exactly my point, that it has become a medical procedure and therefore

Re: [ozmidwifery] VE

VEs are like perineal suturing and rupturing of membranes. They are a tool in the professional midwife's kit that should be used with caution, judgement, humanity and great respect. They should only be practised by skillfull practitioners who know the theory behind what they are doing, the

Re: [ozmidwifery] casload practice

I wish! Lynne Staff wrote: Hello All,Are there any midwives out there interested in working in a caseload practice in a private hospital setting? (Sunshine Coast QLD)Looking forward to hearing from youLynne

Re: [ozmidwifery] Free Standing Birth Centres

Launceston was the only one operating when I left Tasmania in 2000. It was community run, in a house in close proximity to Launceston General Hospital. Trish. Abby and Toby wrote: Hi, Is there any such thing in Australia? Or are they all connected to hospitals or government run etc? Is it

Re: [ozmidwifery] Prochiaden and breastfeeding?

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

Re: [ozmidwifery] Vegan and pro-choice (was abortion etc)

Dear Listers. I can't resist my two-bob's worth (yes a child of the predecimal era). I would personally resist fundamentalism in all things, that is, the extremist views on any topic, one way or the other. Fundamentalism is the cause of many of the world's woes. Extremist views on abortion do defy

Re: [ozmidwifery] introduction

Dear Kirsten and Tanya, I was part of the team who developed BMid from its inception in Victoria, when Tasmania wanted to be part of it. In the very beginning I was in Tasmania and at that time University of Tas looked like it would continue as part of the consortium of universities in Victoria

Re: [ozmidwifery] WOMAN CHARGED OVER STILLBIRTH

I think all women experiencing the loss of a baby, whether intentional (Abby, please don't talk of women killing their babies in violent ways, the potential for distress is so great for what is an agonising choice) or accidental, require our compassion and respect. Women's circumstances dictate

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:

And 'all fours' is called the Gaskin Manoeuvre when discussing strategies for dealing with shoulder dystocia because of her work in mapping and measuring the pelvis It's interesting that the groundbreakers of yesteryear are sometimes viewed with mild amusement or as eccentrics (a bit like

Re: FW: Re: [ozmidwifery] Lobbying Update and Federal Election Campaign

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Re: [ozmidwifery] Lobbying Update and Federal Election Campaign

] -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- Trish David FACM Senior Lecturer Midwifery and Nursing Monash University School of Nursing Gippsland Campus Northways Road Churchill 3842 (03) 5122 6839 0418 994033

Re: [ozmidwifery] Lobbying Update and Federal Election Campaign

that they are denied. In solidarity Justine Justine Caines National President nbsp;Maternity Coalition Inc PO Box 105 MERRIWA nbsp;NSW nbsp;2329 Ph: (02) 65482248 Fax: (02)65482902 Mob: 0408 210273 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Trish David FACM Senior Lecturer Midwifery and Nursing Monash

Re: [ozmidwifery] Seminar Day on Models of Care

: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Seminar Day on Models of Care It would be wonderful to have a session like this in QLD. I see nothing but apathy from the QLD government and a flow on from there. Louise - Original Message - From: Trish David [EMAIL

Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news

Greta Scacchi had a baby at a birth centre in Sydney, around the mid 1990s. I think it was Royal Womens? She was very vocal at the time about the benefits of midwife led care. Trish Justine Caines wrote: Hi all Yes I am collecting signatures from clebs/pollies etc and so far we have only a

[ozmidwifery] Seminar Day on Models of Care

Dear All. In view of the wonderful announcements in Victoria about models of care, and in view of the critical intent of curriculum to try to change things, Monash University has decided to put on a seminar day with workshop aimed at assisting midwives to change maternity services. This was a

Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: [leftq-notice] FW: Letter US Congress PBS USFTA

-notice/nbsp; To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]nbsp; Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --- Attachment: Letter to Congress AUSFTAPBS.doc MIME Type: application/msword Size: 31530 bytes -- Trish David

Re: [ozmidwifery] Ann Peacock defends Liz Tracey

any more seriously than a letter to the editor from a lay public citizen. The problem is, they will be because of the journalists authority, and as such their journalistic integrity should be called into question. Yours sincerely Trish David Senior Lecturer Midwifery Monash University Gippsland

Re: [ozmidwifery] 60 mins letter

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Re: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes.

Dear Marilyn and list. I saw the segment and thought HO HUM here we go again. I felt they were somewhat disingenuous having a media denizen as spokesperson for pro-elective luscs, and the woman who lost her baby (for late LUSCS as the story implied) but who was also a documentary maker. Hardly

[ozmidwifery] Pelvic floor and the media hysteria

The artcile in question about nuns and incontinence was quoted by Karen Guilliland on a Lateline report on 16 Sept 1999 (which I obtained a dub for for teaching purposes) which was a debate on LUSCS and avoiding pelvic floor problems. This program was much more balanced, though the president of

Re: [ozmidwifery] testing

Andrea, I have a BMid student who is keen on coming up your way she has a holiday house there, and would like to get in contact with you to talk future aspirations, etc, would this be ok? Trish Andrea Quanchi wrote: well i got this message, i wish I got no junk mail Andrea Q On Tuesday,

[ozmidwifery] Lecturer in Midwifery and Nursing Position at Monash University

Dear Midwives Monash University will soon be advertising in Australia and New Zealand for a Lecturer in Midwifery and Nursing at Gippsland Campus. The successful applicant will teach into the successful Graduate Diploma of Midwifery and the undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing at Gippsland Campus.

Re: [ozmidwifery] back pain

I have just had this asked of me by a medical student in a tutorial on assessment of progress and care in physiological labour. I couldn't answer, though vaguely remember it as part of a placebo trial in the 90s? Anyone? Trish Ken WArd wrote: Have heard about the effectiveness of water

[ozmidwifery] interesting book

students between semesters, along with Chris Bojahlian's Midwives and Gay Coultier's A Midwife's Tale, etc. It's published by Pan 2003 if you're interested. If anyone else has read it, let me know what you thought. Trish -- Trish David FACM Senior Lecturer Midwifery and Nursing Monash University

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

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, April 11, 2004 3:14 PM Subject

Re: [ozmidwifery] Check out BBC Health section

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

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

loaded which I personally think is a huge shame. marilyn - Original Message - From: Trish David [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth I am not sure I know what is meant by 'natural birth' since

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

down this path before (on other issues: the environment, vegetarianism, etc..) and I know there is a counterpoint and I don't know what it is. I do think however that this is a huge philosophical conundrum at least for me. Carolyn, Help!!my mind is bogglingmarilyn- Original Message -From:

[ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

I am not sure I know what is meant by 'natural birth' since it is totally embedded in cultural practices. Who has a reliable definition for this that is NOT biomedically oriented? Trish -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or

[ozmidwifery] mammalian diving reflex

I participated in a physiology experiment once that aimed to elicit this primitive reflex. We were set up with large basins of cold water (cold is important) and asked to place our entire face to the hairline and earline into it. Meanwhile our responses of heart rate, BP and SaO2 were recorded.

[ozmidwifery] Hypno birthing and other preparations for Natural events

Regarding preparation for birth: It strikes me that we prepare ourselves all the time for biological changes and tasks in our lives, and preparing for birth in a way that fits our personal philosophy of it should be no exception. It seems not worthy of comment that we accept women need preparation

[ozmidwifery] [Fwd: Electronic petition for paid maternity leave]

Might be of interest to some. Trish ---BeginMessage--- Title: Electronic petition for paid maternity leave Dear Colleagues and Friends, This year, I marked International Womens Day 2004 by launching an electronic petition for Paid Maternity Leave. The Governments refusal to adopt a

Fw: [ozmidwifery] waterbirth article

of labourBMJ 2004; 328: 314-0 cheers, David - Original Message - From: sally To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:44 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] waterbirth article Apparently there is a positive article on waterbirth in a British obstetric

Re: [ozmidwifery] Eating In Labour- evidence!

, that kind of thing.nbsp; Whether epidural or not. Inductions are more strict though, water only.nbsp; I had to beg a doc to let my labouring woman have a barley sugar... nbsp; Jo Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. -- Trish David FACM Senior Lecturer Midwifery and Nursing

[ozmidwifery] Hi everyone long time no see

lots of you at Congress in Brisbane next July. Trish -- Trish David FACM Senior Lecturer Midwifery and Nursing Monash University School of Nursing Gippsland Campus Northways Road Churchill 3842 (03) 5122 6839 0418 994033 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http

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

://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/bmj.37942.546076.44v1 there is a link on the page to the full text version in PDF form. David - Original Message - From: Denise Hynd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Psychological

Re: [ozmidwifery] caesarean and stiilbirth

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

uncomfortable and difficult, my understanding is that heart rate changes during the contraction are normal so can anyone tell me the reason for listening during a contraction? Cheers, David Intermittent auscultation (IA) with a stethoscope (eg Pinard) or hand-held doppler device. Typically

RE: [ozmidwifery] there is hope yet!

Claudia van-dynun.. Would you contact me please... would like to know how you are...

Re: [ozmidwifery] Term Breech Trial

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, D (2002

Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth support group in Wales?

Don't have any details of groups but would imagine either of the following websitesshouldbe able to provide useful contacts http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com or http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ Hope this is of some help, David - Original Message - From: jo hunter

RE: [ozmidwifery] Costing the cascade - research evidence

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 cost

[ozmidwifery] Werna Naloo Consortium

of Midwifery programs. The Consortium was entirely funded by its partner organisations. No grant monies were received from any other source. This message has been posted at the request of Consortium partners who are distressed at the rumours. Trish David Chair, Werna Naloo Consortium Senior

Re: [ozmidwifery] Possible warning??

Urgent! or ask you to pass it on to as many people . Hope this helps .Cheers, David - Original Message - From: Rhonda To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:05 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Possible warning

Re: [ozmidwifery] CTG Inservice

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

[ozmidwifery] Fellows ACMI

Hello midwives, particularly Fellows of ACMI who might frequent this list. I have sent out a group email based on a data base given to me last year by the College, and have had just under half returned because of incorrect addresses. I am hoping all Fellows who did not receive the email, and who

Re: [ozmidwifery] Implanon Implant

Yes, my sister had terrible mood swings and got really angry at her nearly three year old son and her 20 month old daughter. She was depressed and upset all the time, and has been much better since it was removed. She now has one of the new generation IUDs and is feeling much more secure and

Re: FW: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery in Victoria (long)

Tina, very articulate. Only the last sentence to take issue with. Nursing students (and medical students, too, by the way) who are on a maternity placement face the same problems. It is not the student who is dangerous, it is the woman who is giving birth, as she is the one to sue regardless of

[ozmidwifery] sharing

I found this in a delightful little book and thought I would share it with you One of the wonderful things about women, which I don't think many social anthropologists have fully understood, is that we are bonded by shared experiences - by babies and the rituals and problems of our bodies. Men

Re: [ozmidwifery] Independant Practice

Andrea this is really interesting thanks. It puts into perspective as well the complaints of those who suggest the College in Australia hasn't done enough to secure insurance. This is a world-wide problem, and if it can't be solved in a country with greater traditions of homebirth and midwife-led

[ozmidwifery] ACMI Frontiers of Midwifery Conference in September 2003

Dear List. I have just opened my ACMI Newsletter to have the flier for the Biennial Conference fall into my lap. I LOVE IT. Love the logo, love the colours, but especially love the 'frontiers' we have to address: envrionment/space, emotion, culture, language, self-perception, midwives and health

Re: [ozmidwifery] PROM

Hope the attached article is of use , the link belowis from A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth http://maternitywise.org/guide/ch23.html Cheers , David - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 03

[ozmidwifery] history of medicine website and books

Hi everyone. Long time since I have been on the list, but Monash keeps one very busy. How are all the wonderful wymmin of midwifery? Here is an interesting website for those interested in history, and a short list of books I have found pretty interesting this semester. Cheers to all, Trish

Prenatal classes for young women

Hi Everyone I am a trainee childbirth educatorwith the Childbirth Education Association in Darwin. We have been approached by a local Youth Support group to run prenatal classes for young women. I am currently putting a proposal together and would appreciate any support/ideas on the format

Re: its started!!

Keep it up Jessica! Your chin, that is. I send out all my best vibes to BMidders everywhere, including those I was lucky enough to meet last Monday. Have a good easter, study hard, be kind to yourself and others, and take at least one day off! That's an order! (and all that goes for all you

threatened by bmid? want to change the world? long of course!

Dear ozmidders I applaud Denise's sentiments here and wish to express a few thoughts of my own having watched this thread for some time now. There will be midwives out there threatened by the advent of Bachelor of Midwifery, just as they have been by Graduate preparation. It is similar to the

Re tears

vaginal birth, the episiotomy rate (+/- tear) in Vic would drop from 23.3% to 11.9%. The rcog website has great evidence-based guideline on perineal trauma and repair http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines/guideline29.html http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines/perineal.html David -- This mailing list

RE: ANZ college of Anaesthetists statement!

re of a NZ woman who has a midwife as her sole carer and requests epidural. I would have thought this a reasonable position, and that once an epidural is used, a labour is no longer "normal" and would be outside the scope of midwife-only care. David

rural midwives in Gippsland

Hi all. Check out WIN News tonight at 6pm for a nice story about rural student midwives. Cheers, Trish -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.

RE: Waterbirth, Strep B, Thrush, Herpes2 and mec

Right now I need some help with research relating to waterbirths The RCOG has a statement and reference list. http://www.rcog.org.uk/medical/birth.html David -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.

National Sentinel Caesarean Section Audit Report

The National Sentinel Caesarean Section Audit Report is accessible at www.rcog.org.uk It is actually quite difficult to find on this site. The direct address is http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines/nscs_audit.pdf -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit

clinical teaching in Melbourne/Gippsland

Dear midwives out there. Is anyone interested in doing some clinical teaching for undergraduate students in maternity placement in Sept/Oct for Monash University in my subject Gender and Family Health? Wondered particularly if any IPMs might have time on their hands momentarily??? Please get in

second twin

) procedure may possibly be needed. Jan is right - the chance of problems is small, but especially when there has been disagreement about options there can lots of I told you sos when things don't turn out well. David -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http

RE: Independent Midwives - So who is Senator Eggleston???????????

helpful to focus on individuals who are clearly not supportive. David -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.

unions and midwifery

Dear Jen and others interested. If we midwives were to withdraw from ANF en masse and join another union, making a clear and loud statement that ANF did not represent midwives, then we would have stymied their attempts to silence us and keep us under the nursing umbrella. HACSU in Tasmania

nigel and ineffectual ACMI

Dear Nigel, If you look at ACMI position statements, press releases, letters to politicians, etc, in fact any correspondence (action) it has engaged in at State and National level you will see that it does promote recognition of midwifery as distinct from nursing and distinct from medicine. As

RE: Senate Inquiry Age

Felicity, I think it's a great idea to have the Senate Submissions available but remember that the Senate Committee must give permission for them to be published first. To do so without permission is contempt of Parliament. Cheers, David Felicity Croker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/09/1999 Joy

ordering of tests

Dear all I know i have put this request out to you before, but am in need of more specific information, and there may be some of you who have got further down the track than we have. I have put forward (with the help of some colleagues) a protocol for midwives ordering routine tests for the

New ACMI Executive

at the conference. I look forward to Brisbane to actually get to hear some of the sessions! Love to all, and here's to the future, Trish David. Dear all, What a week of meetings, presentations and socialising but I especially enjoyed meeting so many I have read, heard of and emailed, sharing

Re: Consumer input

Dear Pete, the way to make anything happen is to participate in all levels of governance. Did you respond to the call for a review of teh Constitution? We had but one response in Tassie! I doubt if many midwives have even read it, becuase the only way to get "consumers" (whatever they are in

Fwd: Re: Negative Effects of Being a Caseload Midwife

Forgot to copy this to the list, sorry. so here it is. Trish Dear Kathleen I worked in KYM for about three years, then had a small break while I took up senior midwifery and management positions and academic positions, but came back to clinical midwifery through my role as a clinician

Re: Newcastle Midwives Team

. Instead, you have shown yourself to support the only, publicly, regressive provider of maternity services in Australia. Conrgatulations. Trish David Midwife in Caseload Practice (formerly of Know Your Midwife) Lecturer, Tasmanian School of Nursing Hobart -- This mailing list is sponsored

on call

Dear Listners Does anyone have any information on research whcih has been ocnducted into the effects of being 'on-call' on midwives or nurses? I have a friend doing a masters project looking at these effects on NNICU nurses doing NETS transports. Your help would be of enourmous benefit. Ta.

Fwd: Re: Newcastle Midwives Team

outcomes. Sixthly, what are you doing as a senior and inflkuential staff member at JHH to prevent workplace injury and so avoid the cost of WC insurance AND the destruction of our staff's health. !!! Katherine Trish David [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/12 10:21 AM Prof. McGrath Regarding

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