Hi Jackie, In over 30 years of being a midwife, I have never seen anyone slap a baby on the bottom. (All my experience is in Australia.) When people ask about it, which they do, I've explained the above to them and acknowledged it either as a long ago practice or a myth. Joy
Joy Cocks RN (Div 1) RM IBCLC BRIGHT Vic 3741 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jackie Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ozmidwifery List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, 31 December 2001 12:11 Subject: Penguin Book of Etiquette >Hi all, >I received this query today and was about to respond - "Absolutely not!" but >thought I would check with you guys first. Please tell me my first response >was right. >My partner raised the question of "Which country are we talking about" which >also seems valid... >BB Jackie Mawson. >====================== >Dear Jackie, > >I am scrutinizing first proofs of the above book, which is due for >publication in April, and I have a very simple question which I am sure you >can answer. Do doctors and midwives still slap babies on the bottom when >they are born to get them breathing? I have assumed so, in writing the >chapter on the rituals surrounding the birth of a child, but it occurs to me >that this old-fashioned practice might be obsolete. I'd very much appreciate >hearing from you . > >Many thanks and best wishes, Marion von Adlerstein > >======================= > >Birthing Beautifully, >Jackie Mawson. > >Convenor of Birthrites: Healing After Caesarean Inc. >Visit our Website at: http://www.birthrites.org >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Phone: 61 08 9418 8949 > >Please note I am not a Professional Healthcare Provider, and all opinions >given in this email are not to be taken as medical, or legal, advice. Please >seek such advice from the relevant professional service. > >Email me your postal details for a FREE copy of our quarterly magazine, if >you live within Australia - Overseas postage costs are above budget, sorry! > >Too many Gods; > so many creeds, > Too many paths > that wind and > wind, > When just the art > of being kind > Is all the sad > world needs... >---------------------------------- > > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
