The voters can and the members of Health Funds can. We midwives cannot. We
independent midwives have all been trying for years and years. Sometimes the
ACMI has a go, but all to no avail so far. MM
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This is totally unacceptable and bloody outrageous - how can we change
this???!!
A lot of private health funds rebate for antenatal classes. With
medibank private you can use a certain amount per calender year for
things like this. Some of the other obscure funds also provide rebates.
Postnataly SGIO provide a rebate if the person used private hospital for
birth and went home
Looking for a midwife in Araratsee post below Can anyone help?
Hi!
I am seeking a home birth midwife or doula in Ararat (in between Horsham and
Ballarat) or nearby to help me with our greatly anticipated 4th child.
I have very quick labours. I have never used any form of pain med or
Hi all,
Am looking for a midwife/doula that will visit Ararat. Can anyone help???
Cheers Amanda.
Amanda Ward
Creative Memories Consultant
Ph. (07) 3261 4354
Mob, 0417 009 648
Email. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Amanda W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 4:27 PM
Hi all,
Am looking for a midwife/doula that will visit Ararat. Can anyone help???
Cheers Amanda.
Amanda Ward
Creative Memories Consultant
Ph. (07)
what a lovely memory
well worth the squashed hips
Pinky
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From: Cheryl LHK [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] co-sleeping
Well, I co-slept with the kids (4,6,8) last night on
What, so we give it on day 3 so the baby's are grumpy when they get home and
we don't have to be super nannie on postnatal?
Just stirring...
we do it to. but I will warn parents better about the possible side effects
from now on.
(Many decline anyway)
Cheers, Julie:)
- Original Message
Hi all,
anyone able or willing to support a woman birth at home in Gisborne?
: )
J
For home birth information go to:
Joyous Birth
Australian home birth network and forums.
http://www.joyousbirth.info/
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What I wonderful way to have a baby no intervention or medicalization of a
natural process. The woman wants to be congratulated for that. A very rare
way to have a baby nowdays unless you have the baby at home. As a student I
was privy to this type of birth only once and although it was fast it
I completely understand what Nikki is saying and agree with her abut the
mothers expectations and lack of midwifery care. I also agree with the
comment about the patronizing tone used to the mother..the midwives are
upset. It reminds me of the Cheif medical officer of a tertiary hospital
telling
Pregnant women urged to check folic acid dosage
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1832921.htm
New Australian research has found that most pregnant women are not taking
enough folic acid, leaving their unborn babies at risk of spinal cord defects.
The study has found only 30 per cent
Well actually for my first and only labour and birth (so far) I took two
panadol when I thought I could not stand it any longer!!
(P.S I had no other drugs!)
- Original Message -
From: Kylie Carberry
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:11 PM
Hi Sharon,
It is very tempting to think of a fast labour as great,
especially for someone like me who had two CS for FTP. I have
learned, though, that many women who do have very rapid labours
can find them VERY intense, and very frightening as they are
s out of control. My imagination says it
And all our nutrients come from a pill
Di
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From: Helen and Graham
To: ozmidwifery
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:23 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Folic acid article
Pregnant women urged to check folic acid dosage
The thought of birthing without help is terrifying for most people. They must
have been so frightened. I agree that it is not satisfactory to have almost no
care from a midwife and that most of us would agree that a woman in heavy
labour should have one on one care and not be left alone. Of
Oh I agree totally, it seems so hard, so often back here in the East. Cath
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From: Michelle Windsor
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] co-sleeping
There's no doubt that co-sleeping is
Belinda,
Are you able to elaborate on how you were shown to sleep. We often encourage
cosleeping but I have never heard of a particular method of laying.
Megan
(cosleeper with 3 kids and one very squished husband)
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From: Belinda Pound [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Hi ,
A number of staff in our unit have commented that babies who have Hep B
immunisation just after birth seem much more unsettled for the first
24-48 hrs than those babies who don't have the immunisation .Has anyone
else noticed this or are we just imaging things ?? Our unit has only
recently
Lyle,
If you go back through the archives of ozmid, I think there was a big
discussion on this about 4+ yrs ago or so. Their was an excellent article
written by a midwife in ?Qld about the effects of Hep B post birth and it's
effect on establishing BF. Can't remember her name, but will try
Lyle,
Ozmid archives
March 2003
Sandra J Eales
Excellent discussion and article.
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Hi,
Ewmail or speak to Kathy Scarborough from Vaccination Information South Aus
(VISA), she is up to date on all things Hep B. She does tour occaisionally,
worth a listen.
http://www.visainfo.org.au/
Cheers
Megan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Donna, where are you currently, can you email me off the list. [EMAIL
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From: Donna Towers
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:08 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Kalgoorlie
Hear, hear Suzi!
I would have to
Our unit gives it at the same time as the neonatal screen for
that very reason.
Cheers
Judy
--- Lyle Burgoyne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi ,
A number of staff in our unit have commented that babies who
have Hep B
immunisation just after birth seem much more unsettled for the
first
My oldest grandson is so used to co-sleeping that, when he was about 5 or 6
and we were discussing sleeping arrangements (must have been staying at my
place or something) he thought that his stepfather could sleep with me in my
bed! I don't think so!!
Joy
Joy Cocks RN (Div 1) RM IBCLC
BRIGHT Vic
Co-slept with both my girls, but when I was pregnant with
no2 I thought it would be a good idea to try my then 4 year
old in her own bed, as I couldnt imagine where we would all
fit if there were '4 in the bed'. 3 nights of total trauma
but the thing that really convinced me was the 4 year old
Hi Janet,
I'm local to Byron.
02 6680 2717
Sue Cookson
Hi all,
I have a couple of enquiries atm for Byron. Who's local?
: )
TIA,
J
For home birth information go to:
Joyous Birth
Australian home birth network and forums.
http://www.joyousbirth.info/
Or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL
Hi Raelene,
No policies as such, but I quite like placing the mattress of the baby cot
beside the bedrail (tucked quite firmly into the mattress) as a little safety
feature.Widely used in the Kimberley. The Sids brochure we use in Vic has a
little spiel on co-sleeping which I try to show to
Hi all,
We have a co-sleeping policy where I work so women who haven't got lots of
pain relief on board are encouraged to cuddle up with their babies.
I have long thought that we get a glimse of the race memory of co-sleeping
when we have a cat or dog on the bed and we often dont move or feel
Hi Raelene,
We have a policy that allows co-sleeping.We had more concerns about
babies falling out of bed(did actually happen) rather than them being
smothered by mums so our policy just makes sure the bed rail is up on
which ever side of mum the baby is sleeping with a pillow against the
bed
This story reminds me of my time working in Gove in the Northern Territory.
The aboriginal women on the ward would co-sleep from day 1 and also leave
their babies in their beds when they went outside to escape the
airconditioning. You had to be VERY CAREFUL before you went ripping the
sheets
Hi all,
A friend of mine a really nice future midwife from Finland is looking for a
place in Australia, where she could do a 3 month training in antenatal care and
birthing. This would take place some time in Jan-May 2008. She would love to be
able to do both hospital / birthing centre and
If it wasn't for Pinky I wouldn't have co-slept with my two! I was very much
a mainstream girl, expecting the system to look after me and tell me what to
do. I met Pinky at a hospital pre-natal class 5 years ago, so it planted the
seed about instinctive parenting there. After my daughter was born,
aww thanks Kelly
Sleeping Like a Baby should be in all good bookshops - published by
Penguin -or at my website(I have paypal so its very convenient).
If anyone would like a laminated poster or two ( a cover shot), or some
fliers for mums, please contact me offlist.
Pinky
Ladies,
I am currently co-sleeping with my 9 week old, we have been co-sleeping
since the second night after we got home from hospital. She sleeps in her
cot for a couple of hours before I get to bed, and then wakes for a feed and
a night time snuggled up to mum. 16 years ago I did the same with
Well, I co-slept with the kids (4,6,8) last night on the trampoline with the
labrador snuffling underneath whilst we watching the stars come out and the
comet on the south skyline as well. They are ratty today, my hips ache like
anything, but the 8 yr old is SO happy - that's what memories
There's no doubt that co-sleeping is the norm for indigenous women. In my
experience the baby is either in bed with the mother, or on the breast. Often
the aboriginal women would be puzzled as to why the other (ie white) babies
were crying. It was a bit of an adjustment coming back to work
Mum gives birth in toilet
Jane Metlikovec
January 24, 2007 12:00am
A MOTHER says her baby daughter was born in a hospital toilet bowl and had
to be rescued after staff ignored her screams for help.
Kay, 24, was in the final stages of labour when she was rushed by ambulance
to Monash Medical
I can obviously see why this mum's distressed, but I can help ask why she was surprised no one offered her Panadol. Having been in labour my fair share of times, never has it been offered and I think I would have laughed if it had been!
Kylie
From: "Kelly Zantey" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To:
Oh Puleeeze!!!
Talk about over dramatising.
Many many bubs enter the world in toilets as we all know - while I feel
sympathy that this woman was unprepared for a very fast birth, I feel for the
midwives who are being blamed for this very normal turn of events.
Sue
- Original Message
Totally agree Michelle. I am still adjusting. Up there they teach you more
about BF than you could ever learn in a textbook!
Helen
- Original Message -
From: Michelle Windsor
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:56 AM
Subject: Re:
Yep. A fast, intense birth can be traumatic; but it's also a healthy, normal
event regardless. It all sounds a bit ridiculous and comical. Personally I'd
be thankful for the privacy and lack of intervention that birthing in a toilet
provides! The comment about not even being offered a
It reminds me of the article a couple of years ago criticising the lower rate
of epidurals in Tassie. Some of us think that's good ; ) I hope this woman gets
some debriefing and FWIW I always tell hospy birthing mamas to birth in the loo
although perhaps not directly into the toilet itself... I
During my first year out as a fully fledged midwife I was giving handover
when I heard my buzzer go another midwife answered it and then it went again
so I went in and the multi who I had just put in there was in the process of
catching her own baby whilst sitting on the toilet. Talk about the
The comment about not even being offered a panadol suggests the Mama wanted
a managed (medicated) birth and perhaps she's distressed that she didn't get
that; maybe in time it will become something she is thankful for, instead.
I doubt it Felicity..the cynic in me says that theres a
That news article is good old fear-mongering at its finest. The pity is
not that this woman birthed on the toilet, but that she didn't get
reported as saying I birthed on the loo! What a story for the
grandkiddies! ;) ;)
Amanda W wrote:
During my first year out as a fully fledged midwife I
You know what, I have a different take on this. If the newspaper article has
reported accurately what the parents said (and I highly doubt they have, but
for the sake of argument lets give themt he benefit of the doubt!), there are
some serious failings of expectations here and little empathy
Hi Raelene
My husband and I Co-slept and continue to do so with our two children.
Infact when they are not sleeping with us they are sleeping together in one
of their beds (super cute).
My husband and I never worried about smothering them and I found it somewhat
troubling that hospital
I put on almost 20kg and mine had to be broken after the birth :) I
know it's just anecdote, but I find this stuff interesting.
Jo
On 22/01/2007, at 9:21 AM, Michelle Windsor wrote:
I haven't heard of this Jo but did read something fairly recently
(possibly on this list!) that women who
I am also in favour for at least putting the case to new parents for
co-sleeping... I hear so often in my classes - in the coffee breaks - that
the new mums are terrified of setting up bad habits and have heard so-and-so
had made that mistake and was having a nihgtmare now. I had one extreme
Having worked in Vietnam for 8 months - I asked some of the women how long
before the baby sleeps in his own bed in Vietnam? They said, usually by 5
years when they go to school but often not until about 8!!
Western culture is warped on this subject. Hey I realise co-sleeping has
its
There is heaps of info out there in cyberspace on co-sleeping.
To add to your list - look up any information by Dr James McKenna. He is
from US or Canada and spoke at an ABA conference in Hobart in 2005. He was
fantastic!
I grew up in Asia (parents worked there from when I was a baby) and the
We use these in England they are called clip on cots. not sure where to get
them from but can try to find out for you. We have them on all beds to
promote breastfeeding.
Shelly
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From: George, Raelene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent:
Maybe I am alone in this but having coslept with our first and used a
cot for #2 I found the opposite to be true - I get so much better
quality sleep without the baby in bed with me that it is definitely
worthwhile getting up even three times a night to feed her and then
put her back in
Know where you are coming from Jo. LOL
We started co-sleping with #3, shift in ideas and necessity as he was a
shocking sleeper. Even with being in bed with me he needed to be rocked for
long periods through the night. Finally after 2 years we had our first full
night sleep.
We are still
Sounds like that would be a really handy product! In their absence, though,
there's always the good old side-car cot (remove side from cot, tie the cot
to the side of the adult bed so it doesn't slip away from the bed, place a
sheet over both the adult bed and the cot so there's no gap or
As the subject states, updated industry speakers include Andrea Robertson
(Birth International), Justine Caines (MC), Carolyn Hastie (Midwifery
Manager, Belmont Birth Centre) and Barb Glare (ABA) who will all speak on
the current and past industry challenges and achievements, and how/what we
can
We did this and #3 still managed to find his way to the end of it and fall
out of bed. I put a high backed chair in the way, so he fell out of the
other side of the bed.
The answer was to put the mattress on the floor, and there it stayed for a
long time. My bedroom is never going to win any
Hi all! Just a word on the co-sleeping issue. Was told not to when I had
my first child who is now 30 but tiredness won me over in the first couple
of weeks so into the bed she came. Same thing happened with second child 12
months later. On and off they co-slept and, even now, when visiting
Hear, hear Suzi!
I would have to agree with you. After two years working with women all
around this amazing country of ours, I still say that my eight years in
Kalgoorlie taught me the most.
Hi Raelene and team. Good Luck with the co-sleeping issue. I have found
that Australia wide many policies
Hi all,
I have a couple of enquiries atm for Byron. Who's local?
: )
TIA,
J
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Joyous Birth
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Hi Rachel,
I am so sorry that you have had that experience which I know to be
endemic in the system.
With the managerial heirarchy that exists - the blame game is all that
is played out, with nurturing an unknown component.
WE as midwives sit at the door - of life and death - with all its
Hi all,
Can anyone comment on what makes the membranes 'tough'..ie. hard to break (AROM) or *slow* to breaknaturally ? (hard to measure yes)Does this exist or is it just something that happens?
Many thanks,
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I have absolutely no data on this, but someone once told me it
correlates with weight gain during pregnancy. Has anyone else heard
of this?
Jo
On 21/01/2007, at 9:22 PM, Kristin Beckedahl wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone comment on what makes the membranes 'tough'..ie. hard to
break (AROM)
I haven't heard of this Jo but did read something fairly recently (possibly on
this list!) that women who took vitamin C were less likely to have pre-labour
ruptured membranes. It is interesting that some women's membranes seem to
break so easily, like when doing a VE and others stay intact
Hi everyone,
I need some help! I'm trying to formulate a policy regarding co-sleeping and
want to offer alternative sleeping arrangements for mothers and babies whilst
in hospital. Does anyone know of a special cot that has been developed that
allows the baby to sleep with mum but in a separate
Hi All,
I'm new to the list. Raelene you might like to look into the Arm's Reach
Co-Sleeper. I don't think they are available in Australia, need to be
ordered from the US. Here is a link to their site http://armsreach.com/
Cheers,
Jennifer
George, Raelene wrote:
Hi everyone,
I need some
Hi Raelene,
Here are just a few websites I found re: co-sleeping cots...hope this helps!
http://www.babydelight.com/snuggle_nest.html - The Snuggle Nest
http://armsreach.com/ - Bassinettes that attach to the side of the bed for
baby
http://www.thefirstyears.com - On this page, go down to the
Just general thoughts...not directed personally at you Raelene...
A Few years ago when I had my daughter at mater mothers in Brisbane, some of
the midwives that cared for us actually encouraged my daughter sleep beside
me. We were having breastfeeding challenges (to say the least) and were
Hi Belinda =- James McKenna's video footage is pretty convincing that sober,
undrugged mums( some hospital mums will be medicated and this could be an
issue) are not a danger to their babies. I personally find it offensive
that mothers could be considered less responsive than an inert cot
Hi Michelle, Jo and Kristin,
I would expect there to be a co-relation between maternal nutrition and
strength or thickness of membranous sac, because in every other respect what
a woman eats, drinks, smokes etc will impact on her tissue so it stands to
reason doesn't it, though I don't recall
Good points -I can definately relate to what you're saying Belinda!
I personally came to cosleeping relatively late in my mothering career but
it developed very gently and instinctivley. I'd never thought of needing
policy guidelines or special apparatus to do what best suited my babes and
Hi Julie - nice to 'see' you again :-)
It does make sense re Vit C. Theother nutrients for epithelial/mucous membrane strength are the bioflavonoids (very similar to Vit C), Vit A or betacarotene, and zinc.
This woman in question was supplementing her diet with such nutrients (she was a
I don't have a contact for you Raelene, but I congratulate you again on your
progressiveness, and once again not allowing size or remoteness be an
excuse for developing Women and Baby centred policies.
For those who don't already know - Kalgoorlie is a great place for midwives
to do a stint
I found this one too...
http://www.babybunk.com/whatis.htm
Di
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From: Kristi Kemp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:39 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] co-sleeping
Hi Raelene,
Here are just a few websites I found
Here is a link to the sample policy from the UK
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/pdfs/bedsharingpolicy.pdf
Cheers,
Di
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From: George, Raelene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] co-sleeping
What about this one designed for hospital beds
http://www.bristolmaid.com/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=s200strPageHistory=cat
cheers
Di
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From: George, Raelene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
It's not necessarily the midwives preventing co-sleeping. I often hear 'the
baby's been awake all night. Would go to sleep and wake up as soon as I put
him down.' When suggestions are made to co-sleep, they don't want to
start bad habits. a lot of women are influenced by their mothers,
Yes! So true. As a permanent P/T night-duty person, I hear the don't
want to get him/her into a bad habit far too often. I find by night 2/3
they are so tired, they think that co-sleeping is a possibility and I
encourage them fully!
Mine still manage to find their way into our bed, and
Sorry forgot the list doesn't handle attachments !!
Hi Jassy,
The resources listed below are great for turning a breech baby.
Your baby is transverse, this is a different picture.
Be reassured than unless there is a good reason not to then most transverse
babies turn to present head down before
Thats great
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of brendamanning
Sent: Thursday, 18 January 2007 5:00 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Woops
Sorry forgot the list doesn't handle attachments !!
Hi Jassy,
The resources
Unfortunately I can't get into the articles. I have just resigned and asked
for a demotion and feel very much that the system I work in fails to nuture
its midwives who are therefore less able to nurture new mothers.
Rachel
From: Sally @ home [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To:
Hi Tania,
If she joins up with www.birthlove.com, it costs $29.95 I think, they offer a
free online doula course. It is pretty good. They have a topic a month and you
can also access the archives.
Otherwise, tell her to jump on www.joyousbirth.info as she will find an
abundance of great info
I havnt been able to access birthlove for months. I miss it so much!
I give all the the Doulas that attend my training , The Birth Partner by
Penny Simkin, you can get some great deals for it on Amazon.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
If her friend is birthing at a hospital I would suggest she attends classes
with her friend. Personally I don't think formal classes are necessary,
just tune into inner self and feel comfortable with whatever is happening.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL
hi,
I just wanted to thank everyone on this list that have not been afraid to stand
up for what they believe (wether it was in agreement with me or not). It has
come time for me to put all my energy into my family and real life
relationships. I will still be on Joyous Birth and hopefully will
Tanya has your friend thought of having a midwifery student follow her as
well. As midwives we should be advocating student midwives for all birthing
women. When I work in antenatal clinic that is one service that I offer all
women at first visit some take the offer others don’t. cheers sharon
Birthlove is gone gone gone. Utterly tragic. A lot of the same info is on
Joyous Birth though and we're always eager for more.
: )
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From: lisa chalmers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:25 AM
Subject: Re:
Your POV is always welcomed by me, and we don't actually agree on everything
contrary to popular belief. Those nasty emails are hard to understand but
you're not alone in receiving them. How honoured I am to keep your input at
JB.
Ozmid's loss. Very sad.
J
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Do you know what happened to it Janet?? Tragic indeed, what a fantastic
resource that was.
Gloria would know, but she hasn't posted on here for ages has she?
- Original Message -
From: Janet Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Saturday, January 20,
Thanks for that Sharon, this woman will have the services of a professional
independent midwife at her side, as well as obstetric input, and her friend,
and to be honest, I don’t actually think she needs a student. While I too
advocate students for many women, in this instance, I think it may
Tanya glad to hear that others also advocate for students to follow women
god knows the requirements of students to fulfil is hard enough without
others assisting them to get follow throughs and births. Hope this woman
gets the birth that she wants then without too much hassle cheers sharon
Hi,
I have discovered that our website was playing up last weekend and
earlier this week and was down intermittently. Apologies for this
inconvenience - not much I could do about it but I did alert our
webmaster once I discovered the issue.
The early bird registrations for Future Birth
Dear ALL interested in birth
This conference is going to be FANTASTIC!
Great speakers, excellent information and thought provoking ideas. Check out
the debate on CTG
Sound back up when you want to let women labour undisturbed by those
machines!
As one of the organising committee I know
Hi to all,
I would just like to say thanks for all the responses I received to me
previous questions on Strep B. I now have another issue I would appreciate
any advise on.
I am coming up to 35 weeks pregnant and the baby is still lying transverse.
Should I be worried about this? It is my
Hi Jassy,
My cousin recently asked me the same question and I complied a list of
resources from her also, i predominately got them from Joyous Birth. It is
never to late for a baby to turn, some turn in labour :)
Hope this helps.
Rachael
Methods of Turning Breech Babies
a..
A doula is needed for a Deonee Meyers in Caroline Springs, going to
Sunshine. It's her first bub and due to circumstances her hubby will not be
there (something going on there - I think he's too freaked out about the
whole thing) you can email her [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Best Regards,
Kelly
Hi Wendy
thanks for that. I did tell her that I don't believe her to be high risk, but
her health insurance fund has stepped in and said that the only place she would
be safe to birth is at a large tertiary hospital (lucky her). It is sad to see
that a woman who should be excited and
~thanks for that. I did tell her that I don't believe her to be high risk, but
her health insurance fund has stepped in and said that the only place she would
be safe to birth is at a large tertiary hospital (lucky her). It is sad to see
that a woman who should be excited and cherishing every
Good on you, That subtle and not so subtle pressure put on women is so
influencial isn't it?
- Original Message -
From: Amy Rigano
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pregnancy and Crohns
Hi Wendy
When I was confirming what my health insurance would cover ($2k
towards a planned homebirth and a private transfer if it became
necessary) I explained that my pregnancy was somewhat high risk but
the birth, if I was healthy at term, should not be. They asked what
my OB thought about my
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