[ozmidwifery] interesting studies

20061113-87# Acupuncture administered after spontaneous rupture of membranes at term significantly reduces the length of birth and use of oxytocin. A randomized controlled trial - Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica , vol 85, no 11, 2006, pp 1348-1353 Gaudernack LC; Forbord S; Hole E

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Behalf Of Mary Murphy Sent: Thursday, 12 October 2006 7:26 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] interesting article 2   CLINICAL OPINION  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2006) 194, 932–6   Myth of the ideal cesarean section rate: Commentary and historic

[ozmidwifery] interesting article 2

CLINICAL OPINION  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2006) 194, 932–6   Myth of the ideal cesarean section rate: Commentary and historic perspective Ronald M. Cyr, MD* Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Received for publication J

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

British Journal oi Obstetrics and Gynaecology April 1993, Vol. 100, pp. 303-306 COMMENTARIES In Australia, approximately 50% of women carry some form of private health insurance for childbirth, with some variation between States. This gives them access to an obstetrician of their choi

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

Encouraging parents too rare September 12, 2006 09:00am Article from:   SMACKING should be outlawed, crying can't be photographed and children are getting fatter, but are parents really getting it so wrong, asks Sue Dunlevy You can't trust parents these days. They put junk food in the lun

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about declining rural birthing services

these women and succeeded with their partners :(   Jayne     - Original Message - From: Helen and Graham To: ozmidwifery Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:27 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about declining rural birthing services http

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zmidwifery Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:27 PM Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about declining rural birthing services http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20063886-2,00.html# Mum-to-be travels 2000km to give birth By Liza Kappelle August 0

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article about declining rural birthing services

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20063886-2,00.html# Mum-to-be travels 2000km to give birth By Liza Kappelle August 08, 2006 08:15pm Article from: AAP Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email A MUM-to-be has been shunted more than 2000km around Western Australia for somewhere to

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

 Rupture of uterine scar 3 weeks after vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) - Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine , vol 19, no 6, June 2006, pp 371-373 El-Kehdy GI; Ghanem JK; El-Rahl CC; et al - (2006) Uterine scar rupture in vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) u

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oops. I think this was a private message for me. Sorry it made it to the list Nikki posted a reply not realising that wasn't directly to me, obviously. I'm sure any personal stuff won't get forwarded any further. Thanks Lisa Barrett Thanks Lisa! I actually stumbled across another report on

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

Antiviral reduces vertical herpes transmission Source: Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006; 108: 141-7 Measuring the efficacy of valacyclovir suppression in late pregnancy for reducing herpes recurrence and the need for cesarean delivery. Treating pregnant women who have a history of genital he

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

Temporal trends of preterm birth subtypes and neonatal outcomes - Obstetrics and Gynecology , vol 107, no 5, May 2006, pp 1035-1041 Barros FC; del Pilar Velez M - (2006) OBJECTIVE: To describe temporal trends of preterm birth subtypes, neonatal morbidity, and hospital neonatal mortality. ME

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

Prebiotics 'cut baby's skin risk' Adding prebiotics to formula feed can help cut the risk of babies developing a form of eczema, research suggests. Milan's Center for Infant Nutrition found atopic dermatitis was less likely in babies given supplemented formula than those given the standar

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article - old wives tales to bring on labour

have shortened 1st stage and who knows I may have been there to be a part of the beautiful birth. Thanks for being there and giving such great care. Linda - Original Message - From: Helen and Graham To: ozmidwifery Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:24 PM Subject: [ozmidwife

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article - old wives tales to bring on labour

Note the statement that classify fullterm pregnancy as being from 37 weeks onwards! http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/123/115026.htm?printing=true   June 2, 2006 – The notion that having sex late in pregnancypregnancy will hasten labor and deliverylabor and delivery is among the oldest o

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1655871.htm   Genital mutilation leads to more child birth deaths, study says A new Australian study has shows female genital mutilation leads to an increased risk of death in newborn babies. The study has been published in medical journal, The La

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article on proposed increased medicare funding for nurses

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20876,18787989-28737,00.html   Healing hand extendedAllowing nurses to perform tasks now handled by doctors would save money, but it is likely to be fiercely resisted by the medical profession, write Adam Cresswell and Patricia Karvelas Ap

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“S. has spent her entire midwifery career at [an Oregon hospital] She developed a woman-centered practice with a noninterventive philosophy. She has never been to a homebirth S.'s devotion to the protection of normal labor and birth is bolstered by her consistent attention to resear

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about rogue expert witnesses

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about rogue expert witnesses The research found that some cases of cerebral palsy could be caused by a virus shortly before or after birth. Traditionally, oxygen starvation during birth was thought to be the main culprit. I have been saying this

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about rogue expert witnesses

comments should be kept to the coffee table...cuppa anyone?   Jo -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helen and GrahamSent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:05 AMTo: ozmidwiferySubject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about ro

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al Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helen and GrahamSent: Tuesday, 10 January 2006 7:35 AMTo: ozmidwiferySubject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about rogue expert witnesses http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,574

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article about rogue expert witnesses

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17776253%255E601,00.html   Sin bin for rogue witnessesAdam Cresswell, Health editorJanuary 10, 2006 A SPORT-STYLE system of red and yellow cards is being considered to deal with rogue expert witnesses whose eccentric or irrational

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article FYI

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1527271.htm   Caesarean sections up 40 per cent A new report on the birth of Australian children shows the rate of caesarean sections has increased nearly 40 per cent over the past decade. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study show

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate

@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Ken WArd Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:18 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate   I wonder what all those people with Down Syndrome and

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Carver To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:31 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate How sad. If you asked a person with cystic fibrosis whether their life had been worth

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate

: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:31 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate How sad. If you asked a person with cystic fibrosis whether their life had been worth living, even if it is shortened, I wonder what they would say? Nicole

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate

, December 01, 2005 6:32 PMTo: ozmidwiferySubject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/s1520191.htm Screening for cystic fibrosis carriers by Peter LavellePublished 01/12/2005 Every year 70 babies are born

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article sure to cause some ethical debate

http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/s1520191.htm Screening for cystic fibrosis carriers by Peter LavellePublished 01/12/2005 Every year 70 babies are born in Australia with cystic fibrosis. The child suffers serious lung and digestive problems - they don't manufacture a vital protein, w

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

FYI Helen   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8247179/ When Debbie Cargile became pregnant with her first child in 1999, she very much wanted a natural childbirth. After seeing a Seattle obstetrician for the first few months, she decided to switch to a midwife for the rest of her prenatal care to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about .."Bub Hubs"?

d by whom, if by anyone, our bodies will be handled."   — Linda Hes - Original Message - From: Helen and Graham To: ozmidwifery Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:39 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article about .."Bub Hubs"? http://www.abc.n

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article about .."Bub Hubs"?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1479154.htm   Doctors' group backs maternity service trial The Rural Doctors Association is pleased the Queensland Government has agreed to trial a new service for pregnant women. State Cabinet has endorsed most recommendations from an independent

Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting article FYI

of probe $650 BRENDA MANNING 59862535 / 0409194623 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "JoFromOz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting article FYI leanne wynne wrote: Fat Content of Br

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erful stories on my website: www.wonderfulbirth.com. - Original Message - From: "JoFromOz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting article FYI leanne wynne wrote: Fat Content of Breast Milk Increases w

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Go for it - Spread it around!! Leanne Wynne Midwife in charge of "Women's Business" Mildura Aboriginal Health Service Mob 0418 371862 From: JoFromOz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozm

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Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:02 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] interesting article FYI I'm still, more or less, the only source of food for my 14mth old and have to say am not surprised by this article. Why else would I have a healthy, we

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n the question of "would mother nature get it so wrong" comes to mind. Megan and a happy, happy Hugo. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of leanne wynne Sent: Saturday, 10 September 2005 7:39 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subjec

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leanne wynne wrote: Fat Content of Breast Milk Increases with Time By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The longer a mother breast-feeds, the higher the fat and energy content of her breast milk . That is so good to know! Do you mind if I copy / paste it i

[ozmidwifery] interesting article FYI

Fat Content of Breast Milk Increases with Time By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The longer a mother breast-feeds, the higher the fat and energy content of her breast milk . However, experts are not sure what this finding, which appears in the September

[ozmidwifery] Interesting VBAC information

Check out www.maternitywise.org and read the American Academy of Family Physicians on their vbac stuff...it is really interesting...and not what you would expect! Jo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release D

[ozmidwifery] interesting article

This is an interesting article from ObGynWorld.com Breast-feeding: a win-win game And finally, a study of new mums in Canada has demonstrated that, further to being the best source of nutrition for their child, breast-feeding benefits mothers themselves by alleviating their levels of stress.

[ozmidwifery] interesting article

This is an interesting article from ObGynWorld.com Breast-feeding: a win-win game And finally, a study of new mums in Canada has demonstrated that, further to being the best source of nutrition for their child, breast-feeding benefits mothers themselves by alleviating their levels of stress.

[ozmidwifery] interesting/confusing

Despite its claim to having clear outcomes, this does not give us enough information to judge it’s validity. (eg numbers of women).  Has anyone access to the article itself?  MM . Antenatal screening for Group B Streptococcus: A diagnostic cohort study J

[ozmidwifery] interesting article

FYI Elective Repeat C-Section May Negatively Affect Neonatal Outcomes NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 09 - Compared with intending to deliver vaginally, undergoing a scheduled repeat cesarean delivery apparently raises the risk that the newborn will be admitted to an advanced care nurs

[ozmidwifery] interesting article

Abortions Tied to Subsequent Preterm Delivery Reuters Health Information 2005. © 2005 Reuters Ltd. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any e

[ozmidwifery] interesting article

Readmission more likely after cesarean than vaginal birth Source: Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005; 105: 836-42 Investigating the risk of maternal postpartum readmission associated with different modes of delivery. The risk of maternal readmission after delivery is higher for cesarean and operative

[ozmidwifery] interesting study on vbac

First time I have ever heard of an increase in rupture of women with previous vbac!     Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Aug;104(2):273-7. Related Articles, Links   Effect of prior vaginal delivery or prior vaginal birth after cesarean delivery on obstetric outcomes in w

[ozmidwifery] Interesting

The Art of Midwifery After 30 years of assisting mothers in labor at home and in the hospital, I have found some techniques that help empower mothers when they are pushing. In the beginning and at the time of birthing it is very relaxing and easy for some mothers to be on their side. If side

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Thanks for this Mary Have just sent a copy to all the women I know who have had vaginal breech births. They will be overjoyed to see this. Jan Jan Robinson Independent Midwife Practitioner National Coordinator Australian Society of Independent Midwives 8 Robin Crescent South Hurstville NSW

[ozmidwifery] interesting

From the birthnews list: 22. EIDE MG, Oyen N, Skjaerven R, Irgens LM, et al.Breech Delivery and Intelligence: A Population-Based Study of 8,738Breech Infants. Obstet Gynecol 2005;105:4-11. http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15625134&s=neo ABSTRACT available

[ozmidwifery] Interesting Article

Hi, I found this article while searching for info about unassisted birth in Australia. In light of recent discussions about abortion/ killing etc I thought it would be an interesting read for some people. While I don't agree with everything she writes, I think that she makes some very important po

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article

Yea you are right, I was probably being a bit suspicious!   Helen - Original Message - From: Ken WArd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article I don't know. I have seen a coup

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Graham and HelenSent: Tuesday, 15 June 2004 2:00 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting article   Miracle mum thanks 100 donorsBy Paula BeauchampJune 15, 2004 http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9847532%255E26462,00.html     As per our previ

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

  Miracle mum thanks 100 donorsBy Paula BeauchampJune 15, 2004 http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9847532%255E26462,00.html     As per our previous thread about the rising incidence of placenta accreta with the rising caesarian rateI wonder if this was the case and whether he

[ozmidwifery] interesting book

Pursuant to the fascinating discussion on midwives, obstetric nurses and the micropolitics of the professions vis a vis obstetricians and other doctors involved in childbirth I have just finished my easter read: Misconceptions by Terry McGee, an obstetrician and first-time author from Sydney

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

This is interesting and makes me wonder if there was any pattern in the sleeping arrangements of these children?? i.e. co-sleeping, separate bedrooms etcthis seems to be often overlooked as a variable in such studies.   http://news.ninemsn.com.au/nnhwatch/story_55760.asp     Helen Cahill

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Tania   Not sure how to contact you off list.   Kathryn - Original Message - From: Tania Smallwood To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting Kathryn,   We always welcome new faces, and there

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: Kathryn Simile To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting Tania,   Hi, my name is Kathryn and am currently in my first year of bachelor of midwifery at UniSA (Adelaide).   Part of our curriculum at uni is to

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- From: Tania Smallwood To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting Rosemary,   We have a homebirth network coffee morning on the 7th April in Ashton, which is at the top of Magill Rd in the hills

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or go to the CARES web site :  www.cares-sa.org.au   cheers Jo Bainbridge   - Original Message - From: Kathryn Simile To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] interesting Tania,   Hi, my name is Kathryn and am

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ow if you'd like to come, and I'll send you more details.  Where are you staying by the way?   Tania   - Original Message - From: Rosemary Weckert To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:03 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] interesting Dear all

[ozmidwifery] interesting

Dear all My kids have had a couple issues of Mr. Bean's amazing A-Z ( a paperback weekly product that builds into an encylopedia). This is what it said about birth "Birth would be trickier without special medical experts called midwives. They help pregnant mums through labour - the process of

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

This article reminds me of our previous discussions on post-traumatic stress syndrome following caesarian childbirth     http://entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,9018028%255E10431%255E%255Enbv,00.html   Helen Cahill

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Hi MM,   there's nothig in the body of your message!   Lynda - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; list Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:50 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] interesting article  

[ozmidwifery] interesting article

 

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Hynd wrote: Does Andrea stock the Book?? Denise - Original Message - From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Mary Murphy To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting NO, MM - Original Message -

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Does Andrea stock the Book??Denise - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting NO, MM - Original Message - From: Denise Hynd

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NO, MM - Original Message - From: Denise Hynd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting Is there a more thorough article about it in MIDRIS or their web site??Denise - Original

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Is there a more thorough article about it in MIDRIS or their web site??Denise - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: list Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 7:16 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting From MIDIRS abstract: Has anyone read this?  Is it as

[ozmidwifery] Interesting

From MIDIRS abstract: Has anyone read this?  Is it as useful as they say and where could one obtain it?  20040126-32*# The labour ward handbook - London: Royal Society of Medicine Press , January 2004. 200 pages Edozien L - (2004)   Going beyond the t

[ozmidwifery] Interesting

1. 20040119-14* Midwifery care: development of an instrument to measure quality based on the World Health Organization's classification of care in normal birth - Journal of Clinical Nursing , vol 13, no 1, January 2004, pp 75-83 Sandin Bojo AK; Hall-L

[ozmidwifery] Interesting law suit

Title: Message This one is interesting also. Doesn't make you wonder how much control over our bodies we REALLY DO have.   Diane   - Original Message - From: Mickey Mongan  Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:53 PM Subject: RE: judge gave hospital permission to force

[ozmidwifery] Interesting law suit

I found this post on our practitioners site very interesting and hope it will have a great outcome if successful Diane - Original Message - From: "Mickey Mongan Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:53 AM Subject: {RMA} Here's the latest!! Lawsuit is going to take place.> > >

[ozmidwifery] Interesting article

  Dear List   Just stumbled across this very interesting article whilst searching online.   Midwives among the machines: Recreating midwifery in the late 20th Century   http://users.gsat.net.au/stubbs/Midwives_machines.html   Helen Cahill    

[ozmidwifery] Interesting website

Just wanted to bring your attention to a new website.  It is called PLoS which stands for Public Library of Science.  It is available free on the web to anyone and should be interesting for medical issues.  Have a look for yourself but I just came upon it by accident.  They have just printed

FW: [ozmidwifery] Interesting stats on doctors quitting

ith obstetricians to care for the minority of women who really need medical care during labour and birth.' MEDIA CONTACT: Dr Barbara Vernon, Executive Officer02 6230 73330438 8555 529 -- From: "pauline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Dear Rhonda, A private hospital is not the answer though as my worst birth was in a private hospital and yet I had good experiences in apublic hospital!Ann --- Rhonda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > , "we might all be better off if they just use our > excellent > > public hospitals!" > - If only

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And also in The Australian magazine, I think I feel a letter coming on Tania -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

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  , "we might all be better off if they just use our excellent> public hospitals!"  -  If only the public Hospital System was not such a cattle yard of crap then it would be good - I could not call it excellent - it failed me twice! Rhonda.

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t; To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:09 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting stats on doctors quitting > This article appears in today's (Saturday) Sydney Morning Herald. What is > interesting (amongst other things) is the assumption that the public system >

[ozmidwifery] Interesting stats on doctors quitting

This article appears in today's (Saturday) Sydney Morning Herald. What is interesting (amongst other things) is the assumption that the public system won't cope with the extra numbers of women who are not using the private hospitals. These numbers are not high, in the overall scheme of 250,000

[ozmidwifery] Interesting conclusion

20010802-8* Amniotomy plus intravenous oxytocin for induction of labour (Cochrane Review). (Date of most recent substantive update: 25 May 2001) - In: The Cochrane Library. Oxford: Update Software , issue 2, 2003 Howarth GR; Botha DJ - (2003)  

[ozmidwifery] interesting

thought you might be interested in this... A Native American Community With a 7% Cesarean Delivery Rate: Does Case Mix, Ethnicity, or Labor Management Explain the Low Rate? Cesarean delivery rates vary widely across populations. Studying communities with low rates may identify practices tha

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

Title: Message Having just birthed 17 days past my due date I am finding this thread interesting. I did have another Caesarean after a feotal well-being test showed no amniotic fluid at 16 days past EDD and when he came out there was both old and new mec staining but they never suctioned him

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

ke - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting.. Re the squeeze.. If it is not the natural birth process which squeezes the FLF, then why is it that many C/S, especia

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting.. Thanks for your reply Marilyn.  Your apneic baby could be the result of a placental insufficiency, cord compression, anaemia of the mother and generally any

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

Thanks Gayle for your very informative information.  The answer to all of your questions is No.  The mother was planning a normal birth.She was cared for  by her own midwife during pregnancy, saw an obstetrician several times for shared care. Problem free pregnancy. There was no labour. Term

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

2003 10:31:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   I thought so too Lesley, but this info was making me rethink that. But I think that is what happens. Without the gasp the mec liquor wont enter the lungs with normal fetal breathing and I guess from the other commen

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have a potentially apneic baby, and a potential gasp,  but you wont know unless you're looking. Interesting.   marilyn - Original Message - From: Lesley Kuliukas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Intere

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I always believed it was secondary or terminal apnoea that caused the baby to gasp whether inside or outside of the uterus. Lesley - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery

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Dear Gayle, Well answered and very clearly worded thanks heaps i have saved your response Janet Caulfield

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was in utero.   marilyn - Original Message - From: Gayle Rafferty To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:53 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   Babies lungs are filled with a special fluid that is quite

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

Yes - I suppose what I was trying to say was that it is considered normal for babies to wee 'in utero', so why shouldn't it be normal to pass meconium.  When Jamie had his problems and I had the polyhydramnios, I was given Indomethacine to control Jamie's urine output and so reduce the amount o

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] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   Thanks for your question and the quote Mary, There are several different ideas within this posting. Regardless of the mode of delivery and the intrapartum course, if there is mec.stained liquor, the baby is at risk of MAS and it's complica

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ergrad/6th_year/nnh/nnh_cp16.htm         ---Original Message---   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, 29 May 2003 6:54:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   Thanks Gayle for your explanation.  What then causes a Term baby to have lungs with tissue choked wi

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

ay 29, 2003 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   Babies lungs are filled with a special fluid that is quite separate to amniotic fluid.  It is called Fetal Lung Fluid (FLF).  This is what is expelled as the baby is squeezed throug

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

Marilyn wrote "Yet most babies with mec liquor don't present with MAS. And some (a very few) babies with very normal uncomplicated labours and births do develop MAS. Is it the gasp of a baby in distress (which may happen at any time and be undetected) or just a random gasp that carries the me

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

ubject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   And just to add something more, it is interesting to know that it (the inutero pooing) happens so early in gestation.  We have also all been told (at least I have) that the more mature a baby is (ie post dates) then the more likely it is that there will be mec in the l

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- Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..   Debbie wrote:  "It is well known that babies 'wee' in utero - so why not 'the other'

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:20To: listSubject: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..  American Journal of Obstets & Gynae. Vol 188. jan 2003 pgs 153-156 Defecation in utero: A physiologic fetal function C. López Ramón y Cajal MDa and R. Ocampo Martínez MDb From the Unit of Prenatal Diagnosis, Service of Obste

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Dear Mary   you have such a way with explaining things.  Sometimes your explanations clear up things which we have "always sort of known".  I always enjoy reading your posts.   Thanks and keep it up.   Judy Giesaitis -Original Message-  

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