Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

Thanks to Miriam, Julie and Anne for your replies to my query re-evening primrose oil. Cheers, Joanne. - Original Message - From: "Julie Garratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ozmidwifery" Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:45 PM Subject: Fw: [ozmidwifery] Evening p

Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil to pr temps.

ndled." - Linda Hes - Original Message - From: "Miriam Hannay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil to pr temps. hi there, it is standard practice in our scbu, for all admissions. i have questi

Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil to pr temps.

hi there, it is standard practice in our scbu, for all admissions. i have questioned this practice several times and the answer is usually that 'its necessary to establish patency'!?! had a babe come from theatre last week covered in mec and the midwife asks me to do a pr temp! i question again,

RE: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil hi i know this is off the track but i would like to know if it is common practice in all SCBU that you do a rectal temp on neonates when they are admitted. i know that there is evidence to state this practice is not good and that we should be doing

Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

hi i know this is off the track but i would like to know if it is common practice in all SCBU that you do a rectal temp on neonates when they are admitted. i know that there is evidence to state this practice is not good and that we should be doing tympanic temps as they are far more accurate a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

Dear Joanne,   The dose for evening primrose oil for overdue women as per Birth Centre Induction of Labour booklet!  Take Evening Primrose oil (gel-caps 500mg) orally 3 times per day and insert 2 in the vagina at   bedtime--you must stay laying down on your side or else the caps may fall out

Fw: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

]> To: Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil --- Hi Joanne, I have no experience with this method but spoke some months ago to a fellow Bmid student who came across it while on a clinical placement at a free standing birth centre in the Phillipines. Ap

Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

--- Hi Joanne, I have no experience with this method but spoke some months ago to a fellow Bmid student who came across it while on a clinical placement at a free standing birth centre in the Phillipines. Apparently the capsule is pierced then inserted into the vagina where the contents are squir

[ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

Hi all,   Has anyone used/advised evening primrose oil vaginally to ripen the cervix of overdue women?  If so, what dose?  Is the capsule of oil opened first or does it disolve once inserted.  Any studies done on this procedure at all?  What are the possible side effects and hazards?  How "o

Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening Primrose oil

ening primrose oil but wouldn't know how often etc etc. Cheers Jo Hunter - Original Message - From: "Fred and Karen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Evening Primrose oil > Hi all,

[ozmidwifery] Evening Primrose oil

Hi all, Just a query, can anyone tell me whether you have heard of evening primrose oil being used vaginally to help bring on labour? If so, how much, how often etc etc??? Many thanks Cheers Karen -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subsc