Re: Fw: [ozmidwifery] Blood pressure...

Hi Andrea, Was wondering if you could contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] am wanting to catch up for a chat. Sally - Original Message - From: "Andrea Bilcliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 4:11 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [ozmidwifery] Blood pressure... So did

Re: [ozmidwifery] perinatal stats

No Brenda...that's exactly what I thought too :P   Sally - Original Message - From: brendamanning To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] perinatal stats Every time I see the Dept of BD&M ment

[ozmidwifery] care of the newborn

I am sure we have discussed this before but as usual discarded info coz not relevant to me at that point!! Does anyone have guidelines for care of the normal healthy term infant? I am embarrassed to ask, really, because for me it is not an issue. However, some midiwves in our unit are doing pre-fe

[ozmidwifery] jan Ireland

Hey Jan,   Can you contact me offlist on [EMAIL PROTECTED] about the PLP Forum on Thursday. Elisabeth and I were just wondering what you will be talking about.   Thanks and look forward to seeing you there.   Sally

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC's and Midwifery led birth centres

Good luck Brenda,   Many moons ago when I was a MIPP, a client of mine had her baby at Mornington...I 'accidently' caught the baby as the midwife assigned to us was too busy doing other things. I was hauled in front of the DON and given a good dressing down for daring to touch the baby, even

Re: [ozmidwifery] contact for maggie

[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sally - Original Message - From: Janet Ireland To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:14 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] contact for maggie please forward contact for maggie L T CHEERS JAN

Re: [ozmidwifery] intermittent auscultation

Once a month, where I work, we have a Practice Improvement Committee Meeting. Here midwives and obstetricians gather to discuss the ongoing direction of our unit, (low risk, mainly midwife led). We also discuss any adverse outcomes together, no finger pointing, no laying of blame, to make sur

Re: [ozmidwifery] antibodies

Daffy or Duffy?    ---Original Message---   From: Emily Date: 07/29/05 16:26:46 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] antibodies   hi everyone does anyone know much about anti Daffy antibodies? i had a quick look around and havent found anything anything yet. i wa

Re: [ozmidwifery] Rh anti-D

testing their partners: your body your  baby your choice. If we are wanting women to believe this then we must respect their decisions when they are made & equally they must accept the consequence of their actions.   Brenda - Original Message ----- From: sally williams To: ozmidwifery@acegrap

[ozmidwifery] Rh anti-D

    Funnily enough, we are not allowed to test the partners of Rh neg women to see if they are negative too, thus ruling out the necessity for giving Anti-D, because apparently we can't trust women to be truthful about the father of their baby!!   Sally       ---Original Message--

Re: [ozmidwifery] Nicole and Sally - Hiding the scissors!!

Absolutely! We are a low risk midwifery led unit with 24/24 consultant obs back up. Our stats have been good to date, (it's a brand new hospital which only opened for births in March) and we hope to remain a low risk unit for as long as possible. Sally - Original Message - From: "Janet Fra

Re: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia

l by day 4to 5. I have found > this to be very effective for pain reliefmore effective than leaving the > epidural in for 24hours, as i have seen in the past. > > Tanya > > - Original Message - > From: "sally williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:

[ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia

Was wondering what other units use as a pain relief regime for women that have had LUSCS. There is much angst in our unit at present, with midwives coming from lots of different hospitals used to different regimes. I am in the process of initiating a pathway for this so that we can adopt a regime t

Re: [ozmidwifery] physiological 3rd stage

Would love to see your care packages Janet. Will you post them?   Sally - Original Message - From: Janet Fraser To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] physiological 3rd stage  This dad the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Problems With new Models

ls > Sorry Sally, I dont know what you mean by this... do you mean that the > ANF specify this number as constituting a 'caseload', & anything under > that is not? > cheers > jennifairy > > sally williams wrote: > > > The ANF specifies 40-45 woman o

Re: [ozmidwifery] Problems With new Models

Title: Message The ANF specifies 40-45 woman only for a 'caseload'.   Sally - Original Message - From: Jackie Doolan To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:54 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Problems With new Models Carol, I

Re: [ozmidwifery] sexual abuse and labour

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] sexual abuse and labour Justine,   thank you for being so open with your experience...the women we were discussing actually had a 6.5 hour 2nd stage...and, yes, in hospital!! (don't faint!) She just would not push even though the baby's head was just a knuckle's depth

Re: [ozmidwifery] sexual abuse and labour

nt: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:29 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] sexual abuse and labour Is this Sally Williams the Sal I know?  Would love to catch up with you off the List if it is.   Robyn [EMAIL PROTECTED]     -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mai

[ozmidwifery] homebirths

Andrea,   Is there anyone I can contact with regard to the proposed service in the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service about there homebirth service?   Need some ammo!!   Sally

[ozmidwifery] WA community programme

I know this has been discussed before but could someone let me know what the website is for the WA programme.   Southern Health seems to be committed to midwifery led care and I need as much advice, info, stats and evidence so that I can show them how wonderful and cost effective this will b

Re: [ozmidwifery] Waterbirth pictures.

OOh, Does this woman know how many needles she will have to endure if she has a caesar? Sally - Original Message - From: "Wayne and Caroline McCullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:30 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Waterbirth pictures. >

Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA

And does the abuser ask the child if it's ok? Sally - Original Message - From: "Dierdre Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA > I'm not sure what everyone else

Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA

And therein another abuser goes free!!! - Original Message - From: "Sally Westbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 9:47 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA > In fact there was a segment on this on ABC 7.3

Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA

Personally, I believe that parents should be encouraged to have this test on their babies. Surely a moment's discomfort is worth a lifetime of illness, or no life at all!   Sally - Original Message - From: margaret schmidt To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October

[ozmidwifery] conference

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] who is really there for women ? long Was just wondering what is happening re: homebirth conference?   Sally  

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:Pethidine and breastfeeding

midwifery] Re:Pethidine and breastfeeding > Hi can I have a reference for this please - this is very scary. Lynne > - Original Message - > From: "Sally Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 6:2

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:Pethidine and breastfeeding

It is actually up to 6 weeks!! - Original Message - From: "Joy Cocks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:01 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re:Pethidine and breastfeeding > Hi Kirsty (or was it Kristy?), > Just a quick note after night

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw:info please

Does the hospital in Brisbane have a specific drugs and pregnancy team? If so, this will be the way to go. We do at most of the major hospitals in Vic, which, unfortunately will be of no use. Sally - Original Message - From: "Neretlis, Bethany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Waterbirth, core of life

How would I get a copy of this video?   Sally - Original Message - From: Sheena Johnson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 11:53 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Waterbirth, core of life   - Original Message - From: Sheena John

Re: [ozmidwifery] Different kind of intervention

I'd just like to be able to concentrate on my photography. At presnet, I hate my job!! No longer is it my vocation. Sally -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola

there is a place just off malvern road that offers hypnobirthing, wil find out details if you wish. Sally - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:22 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: sore & dry areola > > from client can someone

Re: [ozmidwifery] obstetric language!

charming   Sally - Original Message - From: Trudie de keijzer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:55 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] obstetric language! This is what I overheard an obstetrician say to a birthing woman recently, whilst ap

Re: [ozmidwifery] End of Caseload at The Angliss

Hi Dawn,   This is really bad news. It's amazing what excuses they come up with to stop something successful in it's tracks, bit like the tall poppy syndrome. Midwifery at Monash is going through difficulties as well as the powers that be want to cut our maternity beds from 47 to 32, without

Re: [ozmidwifery] Had a win today

Duck Aviva!!   A pinards is the 'ear trumpet' that was used to listen to the baby's heart beat before the invention of sonicaids and monitors. I have a beautiful hand turned pinards made from ash. Sadly many 'modern' midwives don't have the comfidence to use one.   Sally - Original Mes

[ozmidwifery] info required

Does anyone on the list know about the homebirth project at the Womens in Melbourne, could you let me know if you do.   The birth centre at Moorabbin is closing soon according to the grapevine, and Clayton are under pressure to close beds, need some ammo to put forward for trying new cost ef

Re: [ozmidwifery] DISHEARTENED ANGRY AND ASHAMED

Dear Sue, My heart goes out to you. As an ex-independent midwife now working in a level 3 hospital I see this attitude quite often. For some reason medical staff see the women as being their property to do with what they want, and woe betide any woman who has another view on how she wishes to labou

[ozmidwifery] uterine surgery

A colleague of mine has had uterine surgery to remove a myometrial fibroid in the fundus of the uterus To remove it completely, as it was quite large, the uterus was cut through to the endometrium. What would be her chances of carrying a pregnancy to term and how safe would it be for her to

[ozmidwifery] art exhibition

I was just wondering who to contact with regards to submitting work for this exhibition. Does anyone know?   Sally

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: bun's STILL cooking.....

Hi all   Was browsing through a parenting mag the other day while awaiting return of woman from day procedure.   Had a 5 minutes in the life of a new mum.   It went something like this:   They wanted to induce me, so I had 3 lots of gel but didn't do anything. I was 2 cm dilated so they brok

Re: [ozmidwifery] NMAP & RANZCOG

Re Dr John Campbell, he who still does routine episiotomies because it really does preserve the pelvic floor!!!   Yes, I have met him in person, ain't I lucky??   Love Sally - Original Message - From: Jo & Dean Bainbridge To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, Novemb

Re: [ozmidwifery] URGENT Victorian Election Rally - Wed Nov 13

Title: URGENT Victorian Election Rally - Wed Nov 13 Hi Justine,   Please let me know when the venue for the rally has been confirmed. I will be there with bells on! Be good to meet you too.   Regards   Sally - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List ; [EMAIL

Re: [ozmidwifery] midwives can make a difference

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] midwives can make a difference Justine,   I hear what you are saying, but I am just the messenger here. I saw the flyer pinned up at work and thought it would be an ideal seminar for people to attend,and even be vocal at. Maybe we should approach Deakin Uni and ACMI a

[ozmidwifery] midwives can make a difference

Dear List,   Just wanted to let you know of a seminar at Monash Medical Centre on 4/12/02.   Presented by Southern Health and Deakin University it is called Midwives Can Make a Difference.   Speakers include Nicky Leap whose keynote address is "how can midwifery practice flourish in a medica

Re: [ozmidwifery] Rape by stealth (longish)

ibition in support of > Maternity coalition? > Denise > - Original Message - > From: Sally Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Rape by stealth (longish) > > > &g

Re: [ozmidwifery] Rape by stealth (longish)

Please, please, please ask your friend to reconsider making a complaint, this goes on all the time and yet again nothing is done. I have just been to Perth and stumbled across an art exhibition called Broken Promises. It was an exhibition by survivors of sexual abuse by medical practitioners and

Re: [ozmidwifery] tramadol

H,   I too was given tramadol as an intramuscular injection last year in A&E when I had an acute bout of back pain, unable to walk, sit, in fact the whole works. Pain relief was second to none, I did sleep for rather a long time though then I started on oral voltaren which was absolutely

Re: [ozmidwifery] Almost c/s - horrid shift (VERY LONG!)

I'm just a cynic. No, is my reply, I'm a realist. Sad, but alas, not surprised, aviva - Original Message ----- From: Sally Williams To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Almost c/s - hor

Re: [ozmidwifery] Almost c/s - horrid shift (VERY LONG!)

Overheard by midwife in delivery suite. (I can't call it anything else because women do not birth in this hospital, or at least very rarely!!) A registrar and resident in the employ of the hospital were discussing whether to allow a woman to labour for longer or whether they should do a luscs. A

[ozmidwifery] Language

Does anyone know the first tiem the term confinement was used to describe childbirth?   Thanks Sally  

Re: [ozmidwifery] long long labours

An interesting experience for me was with a woman who had had 2 previous LUSCS. Pregnant for the 3rd time she laboured very very slowly, but thinking that she had to keep moving to get the labour going didn't give her self time to rest, even in the bath she was tense and willing the labour to prog

Re: [ozmidwifery] Neonatal BSLs

dear list, talking about inaccurate BSL's, did one the other week on a 36 weeker (protocol, blah blah!!!) on one machine I got a reading of 1.8, I did not believe this as the babe definately did not show signs of a bsl that low so did another reading with an

Re: [ozmidwifery] horrified

This sounds awful!! I also work in a level 3 referral hospital and we NEVER do any of these things!!   Sally   ---Original Message---   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, 09 September 2002 05:47:53 PM To:

Re: [ozmidwifery] what is horizontal violence?

it doesn't just happen to midwifery students or parents. Any midwife who is outspoken and/or questions the practice of another individual or the policy/procedure of a hospital opens themselves up to horizontal violence. I was working as a casual midwife in a private hospital and encouraged a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Bulletin article

Just type in homebirth into the search engine on the left hand side, it will come up with several articles. Good luck. I think that this is very scary, especially if you regard yourself as a lay or traditional midwife, or even just a support person who catches the baby. It continues to be a wi

Re: [ozmidwifery] C/S Rates

  I would just like to add that stats for 3rd degree tears will always be under reported when drs write on suture notes this:  2nd degree tear with some anal sphincter involvement!!! This is just recorded as a 2nd degree tear on the stats sheet that

[ozmidwifery] vbac and birth centres

I reckon we could write a book on some of the ridiculous excuses doctors give for intervention. How about: Dumb Doctors Diabolical Drivel?? Sally _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- This m

Re: insurance

Joy, A sad loss to homebirthing women. Keep up the wonderful work you do with the board and maybe there will be light at the end of the tunnel. Much Love Sally >From: "Mary Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: insurance >Date: Thu, 27 Ju

Re: Cosleeping

Mothers in Asia cosleep with thier children and they have the lowest SIDSrate in the world! Sally _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- This mailing lis

Re: Misinformation in Daily Telegraph 7/6/02

Great letter Denise,   It constantly amazes me, well actually it doesn't!, that Drs feel they are the best and ONLY deliverers of care to pregnant women. What I can't understand is how they constantly get away with their unfounded allegations against m

RE: Melbourne's Child article

YAAAY! Vicki. Love Sally _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: Breast is best.

  I agree with you Elizabeth. Working on a ward where we have alot of young women through our young women's clinic.  Very rarely they have issues with feeding, they just seem to get on with it, whereas the older women seem to have major problems with attachm

RE: FHMonitoring

    I agree wholeheartedly with Joy. This is exactly what I did when I was attending homebirths. I think the most important thing to do in any labour is to LISTEN TO THE WOMAN, more often than not they pick up variations through their intuition. Mind

Miracles

Just thought you would like to know that miracles do happen in Level 3 hospitals reknown for their intervention. Just born, twins, both vaginally at 40+5 weeks. Twin 1 just over 3 kgs, twin2 just over 4 kgs. !st degree tear. Mother and beautiful boys doing well!!! Sally -- This mailing list is

Re: viruses

I don't think anybody knowingly spreads viruses, more often they spread silently and unbeknownst to the 'sender'. Sorry that you feel this way. Sally - Original Message - From: "Meaghan Moon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: viruses

Re: Left-handed VEs

Ditto, I cannot make head nor tail of anything if I have to stand on the woman's left hand side, it is like trying to read something in another language. I have tried writing with my left hand, but it is like being back at primary school again, slow loops of letters, tongue poking out in co

Re: Nurses Board of Vic

Now I am really concerned! I attend one homebirth a year, I am not insured and would not be able to afford to pay PI insurance on that one birth, it would make it financially unworthwhile. So now what do I do? Open to suggestions. Regards Sally - Original Message - From: "Johnston" <[EMAIL

Re: "natural" induction

I would love to hear about any of these seminars. Sally -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: Fridays PI insurance meeting in Sydney

Congratulations Jane, I hope the meeting on Friday is a success, and a resolution about insurance is formulated. Sally >From: "Jane Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Ozmidwifery \(E-mail\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Fridays PI insurance meeting in Sydney >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:41:22 +100