That's a great analogy, Sally! Makes so much sense.
Thanks for sharing.
Jen
3rd year BMid student, Melbourne
--- Sally Westbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The analogy that I tell women is that being ready to
> push is like being
> ready to vomit.
>
> When you feel nauseous you are probabl
Tania,
I think Sally's interpretation of the urge to push is fantastic. Many
women. especially primips often feel alot of pressure when they are not
fully dilated and have trouble interpreting what it is they are feeling.
As midwives we encourage them to listen to their bodies but many women
ha
i really like this Sally and I'm sure you wont mind if I take it up, with proper reference of course
Andrea Q
On Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at 11:56 , Sally Westbury wrote:
The analogy that I tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to vomit.
When you feel nauseous you are
who was with us was chuffed and really liked that description
J
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The analogy that I tell
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The analogy that I
tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to
vomit.
esday, October 27, 2004 11:56
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The analogy that I
tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to
vomit.
When you feel
nauseous you are probably going to vomit some time. You know that it is coming
but yo
The analogy that I tell women is that
being ready to push is like being ready to vomit.
When you feel nauseous you are probably going
to vomit some time. You know that it is coming but you are not actually doing
it.
When you feel like you want to push you
know you are probably going t
Tania,
It is handy to distinguish between a slight urge to push and
an overwhelming desire to do so. If a woman can breathe through the contractions
she is either not quite ready or possibly she is fully dilated and her body is
calmly and quietly without wasting too much energy bringing the b
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Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of Labour
Hi all!
I'm a BMid student at UniSA and about to move
Hi all!
I'm a BMid student at UniSA and about to move into the 'independent' phase
of assisting women with birth. I have a question about 2nd stage, which I'm
hoping is not too ridiculous!
If you are with a woman who says she wants/needs to push, but you are not
certain about dilatation as no VE h
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