[ozmidwifery] Pain?

Title: Pain? A great discussion Sally. Imagine if we did not have ANY pain in childbirth how different would giving birth be? How different would the generation be? No birth trauma, baby or mother.hmm.. no obstetricians needed and all midwives would deliver ba

[ozmidwifery] pain

I wonder if this works?  The Art of Midwifery For all kinds of pain, including postpartum pains, using the index finger, tap firmly (not hard enough to leave marks/bruises) right on, around and under the cheek bone, going back and forth on each side of your face. Tap, tap, tap tap on the

[ozmidwifery] pain relief

Dear List,   I need some help for a paper I'm doing.     In 1999, I attended antenatal classes with my daughter.   On pain, the discussion progressed from nitrous oxide, pethidine to epidural, with nothing of the functions of pain for the mother and baby in natural birth, nor endorphins nor

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Title: Pain? Hi Justine Well said. Yes it's all about choices in birth and that's why we encourage them.   I guess I was ending my conversation lightly about the Obs and know there is more to it than that..unfortunately.   Have another great birth in March Xena :o)   Diane  

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@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] pain   I wonder if this works?  The Art of Midwifery For all kinds of pain, including postpartum pains, using the index finger, tap firmly (not hard enough to leave marks/bruises) right on, around and under the cheek bone, going back and forth on each

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.      Regards   Linda - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:03 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] pain I wonder if this works?  The Art of Midwifery For all kinds

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Sounds dam annoying to me, like water torture. Maureen -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Alan & Linda TrewernSent: Thursday, 25 May 2006 9:48 PMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: Re: [ozmidwifery] pain So

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helps. Jane - Original Message - From: elizabeth mcalpine To: ozmidwifery Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] pain relief Dear List,   I need some help for a paper I'm doing.     In 1999, I attended antenatal classes with my

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Dear Jane,   Many thanks for your prompt reply. However, my suspicions are that the teaching in some hospitals might differ to yours, and am seeking confirmation of that fact. Yours is the type I advocate. Liz    

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PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of elizabeth mcalpine Sent: Sunday, 6 October 2002 1:34 PM To: ozmidwifery Subject: [ozmidwifery] pain relief   Dear List,   I need some help for a paper I'm doing.     In 1999, I attended antenatal classes with my daughter.   On pain, the discu

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ine. & then if you feel that you'd like an epidural, that's an instance where you'd have to transfer out of the birth centre. Good luck with your paper. Love, Jen - Original Message - From: "elizabeth mcalpine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, October

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thanks Jen - Original Message - From: "Jennifer Semple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] pain relief > Hi Liz, > > I attended the antenatal classes, with one of my Follow-T

[ozmidwifery] pain or hypnobirth

Can't resist adding my bit to this. I've had 1 baby on land and 2 babies in the water and wouldn't birth anywhere else(by choice). Waterbirth allows the baby to come out with its weight supported by the water allowing mum time to reach down and bring baby up to the surface without feeling like she'

[ozmidwifery] pain free birth

Frank I am still curious about who you are. What is it that you do, believe in, that ensures that women birth pain free. To extend the courtesy. I am a homebirth midwife. Sally Westbury -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or uns

[ozmidwifery] pain in labour

Hello Frank,   Women don't need to be rescued from the pain of childbirth.  They need to be supported and believe in themselves. The pain is important for all the reasons that Andrea listed, but also for the sense of power that it gives the woman (as Megan touched on).   Women who have come

[ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources

Hello everyone! I was wondering if someone could please point me to some recommended accurate, up-to-date resources on pain relief in labour, as I am writing an article on BellyBelly (to accompany the natural birth article I wrote for this month) about the various forms of current pain relief and

Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain threshold

> > > I don't know how we can change this perception when so few women > > actually get to experience a totally natural delivery. Even if induced a > > woman still considers her labour "natural" and thus thinks it hurts to > > bejeebus. I think books like the one Sarah Buckley is currently wor

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Hi Cheryl I work with HypnoBirthing (a method that a woman uses to put herself into self hypnosis while she is in labour). I have been a part of many births with couples and I know that the mind definitely has control of the sensation the body will feel. Many of my mums feel only pressure and the

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essage- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Diane Gardner Sent: Sunday, 26 October 2003 10:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain threshold Hi Cheryl I work with HypnoBirthing (a method that a woman uses to put herself into self hypnosis while she is

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. Reframing is what we need in a nutshell. marilyn - Original Message - From: "Heartlogic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Pain threshold > Hi Diane, > > It's great to see t

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Ah, Marilyn, I like that word 'reframing' - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Kleidon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain threshold > I had an interesting experience wit

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y   >From: "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [ozmidwifery] pain or hypnobirth >Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:05:53 +1030 > >Can't resist adding my bit to this

Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources

Check out the leaflets at http://www.infochoice.org they have just beeen revised and updated in the last month or so . Cheers, David - Original Message - From: "Kelly @ BellyBelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:10 AM Subje

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Hello Kelly, The most succinct and up-to-date listing of the various drugs on offer for managing pain in labour is in Preparing for Birth: Mothers. Some information is also listed on our website: www.birthinternational.com. You can check out this publication here: http://www.birthinternatio

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From: "Kelly @ BellyBelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:10 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources Hello everyone! I was wondering if someone could please point me to some recommended accurate, up-to-date resources on pain relief in labour

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al Message - From: "Elissa and David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources Check out the leaflets at http://www.infochoice.org they have just beeen revised and updated in the last month o

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sday, 24 May 2005 2:35 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources What about including the "purpose of pain"? That pain during the birth process is normal and instead of being feared, should be seen as positive and worked with! There are some great articl

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ay, May 24, 2005 2:32 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources Kirsten, I actually have Sarah's birth articles on 'Natural Third Stage' and 'Hormones Are Your Helpers' and I have also written an article on Natural Birth emphasising that labour pain is good pain

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Pain relief resources Hello everyone! I was wondering if someone could please point me to some recommended accurate, up-to-date resources on pain relief in labour, as I am writing an article on BellyBelly (to accompany the natural birth article

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As does the AIMS (UK) site www.aims.org Justine -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

[ozmidwifery] pain relief/epidural article

Here's the article again for Deinise & others who may have missed it. --- leanne wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > An article FYI. The final comment about the increase > in women choosing to > birth without analgesia is interesting. > Leanne. > > Preferences for analgesia in labor >

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Thank you. Denise At 11:49 AM 3/11/2004 +1100, you wrote: Here's the article again for Deinise & others who may have missed it. *** Denise Fisher Health e-Learning http://www.health-e-learning.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Th

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What many women don't realise is that when they choose an epidural to avoid an opioid drug they are not told that the epidural medication is a mixture of an anaesathetic (usually bupivacaine) and an opioid, usually Fentanyl. Many midwives I have spoken to are surprised about this as well - the

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Well said Andrea. I've just finished researching the effects of birthing interventions for the review of one of our online courses and have been surprised by the number of women who have told me that they didn't know that epidurals had ANY effect on the baby, and of course only very rare effect

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As a student midwife over the last couple of days, I have helped looked after 2 women that wanted epidurals. Both of them were so very surprised that it was not going to take the pain away totally. They kept saying, but I can still feel it! The anaesthetist was still there as well as the midwif

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r 'articles'. Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM ProMid Professional Midwifery Education Service 0419 528 717 - Original Message - From: "Ceri & Katrina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [o

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Also of interest is the work by Zanardo et al (2001) who has demonstrated that the beta endorphins, high in the unmedicated birthing mother, pass into her breastmilk in quite high quantities, and so to her baby. Denise *** Denise Fisher Health e-Learning http:

[ozmidwifery] Pain, strength and the power of women birthing

I have just returned from a wonderful strong and powerful and painful birth of a 5168kgms (11lb 6 oz) baby boy, a very small tear not sutured really just a natural zipper opening to allow the shoulders to slide through. Hard, Hard powerful and painful, but wonderful when this little baby boy emerg

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By the way I forgot to tell you this little baby was 43 weeks gestation > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Pain, strengt

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Pain, strength and the power of women > birthing > > I have just returned from a wonderful strong and powerful and > painful birth of a 5168kgms (11lb 6 oz) baby boy, a very small tear not > sutured really jus

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Congratulations Robyn - and to the parents. She must feel like an amazon woman!! What power to begin her mothering journey. Pinky - Original Message - From: "Robyn Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:32 AM Subject:

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On 10/12/02 9:14 AM, "Robyn Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just returned from a wonderful strong and powerful and painful birth > of a 5168kgms (11lb 6 oz) baby boy, a very small tear not sutured really > just a natural zipper opening to allow the shoulders to slide through. > Hard