Just for interest: Events on the television show ER are based on actual happenings in hospitals around the US. Unfortunate to say, but I would say that what was described really did happen to somebody.
Also, I learned when I studied Film and Television that they are not legally allowed to have a baby younger than 6 weeks old on a set. For those of you who didn't watch the episode of Home and Away where Gypsy had her baby - she gave birth on the front bonnet of her car with Will (the father) as her only support. Didn't make it to the hospital. I suppose that the soaps are the same as the magazines (eg New Idea, Womans Weekly). If they didn't have some fascinatingly dramatic event going on, people wouldn't watch it. Imagine... "Watch Neighbours this week as Flik does the grocery shopping..." K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "L & D Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kirsten Blacker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:39 PM Subject: Re: possible way to get the message across > Far cry from the ER episode that had one of my homebirth mums in a state. It > was about shoulder dystocia and the mother had a Zavanelli manouvre, was > caesared in the ER, died of a pph and the baby lived. What did they think > they were doing! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kirsten Blacker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:39 AM > Subject: Re: possible way to get the message across > > > > That would have been "A Country Practice". Actually, if I remember rightly > > when Lucy gave birth she used a lot of support from the nursing staff, and > > spent most of her labour in the shower. > > Kirsten > > having flashbacks in Minnesota, USA > > > > > > >From: "L & D Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "Lois Wattis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Re: possible way to get the message across > > >Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 19:23:06 +1000 > > > > > >I seem to remember an Aussie soap from years ago where Vicki (the local > > >vet) gave birth to twins in a shed, all by herself and all was OK. Far > cry > > >from the way TV portrays birth today..... > > >Regards, Lynne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Lois Wattis > > > To: Dean & Jo Bainbridge > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:58 PM > > > Subject: Re: possible way to get the message across > > > > > > > > > Great idea, Jo. I hope you or others persue it further. Had a > chuckle > > >about "hog tying the 2 year old". Reminds me of when my kids were > > >little....my sister (older and wiser than me) used to refer to it as "the > > >hook on the wall stage" - i.e. if you could just hang them up for a while > > >out of harms way all would be well. Keep up the great work, Cheers, Lois > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Dean & Jo Bainbridge > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 4:06 PM > > > Subject: possible way to get the message across > > > > > > > > > not that I want to admit that I watch the show...but as Neighbours > > >just happened to be on last night...I noticed that there always needs to > be > > >some dramtic event that surrounds birth on tv soap drama. I know that > > >there were babies born recently on home and away but I certainly dont > watch > > >that! So I am unaware of the dramas that were involved with these bubs > > >'births'...no doubt some dramatic birth with mum in the 'beetle' position > > >(thanks Jackie) screaming and doctors running around etc. > > > SO... > > > why dont we write to the soaps and ask them to consider the next > bubby > > >being born calmly withot drama at home or at least with a midwife > providing > > >care? If we are trying to get it through to the adverage 'Jane'...then > why > > >not use this sort of medium? Always run the risk of it being made into a > > >life threatening event though. At least we could stress how damaging it > is > > >to society to perpetuate the myth of childbirth being shrouded in danger > > >and trauma that cant be done without doctors? > > > just a thought... > > > going back to hog tie my children. Just kidding...only the two year > > >old. > > > cheers Jo > > > Jo Bainbridge > > > founding member CARES SA > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > phone: 08 8365 7059 > > > birth with trust, faith & love... > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > > -- > 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.
