Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Overdue
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I have previously posted statistics on post dates from Dr John Stevenson's
homebirth practice in Melbourne from 1976 - 1984.
this line was in an email from Sue Cookson...I have
just recently been chatting to Nancy Wainer Cohen and she suggested we get in
contact with a Dr John Stevenson but I had no idea who or where this gentleman
might be? Can anyone tell me anything about this man?
cheers
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES SA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]phone: 08
8388 6918 birth with trust, faith & love...
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Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:10
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Overdue
Hi all,
I have previously posted statistics on post dates
from Dr John Stevenson's homebirth practice in melbourne fron 1976 - 1984.
Ultrasounds were available to those who wanted them, but over 10% of his
women went over 42 weeks, one to 48 weeks, and there were no fetal deaths
or known fetal compromise.
I was one of those with my first pregnancy
going 44 weeks, and yes she was my biggest baby out of my four, at 7lb
5oz.
John was very careful to check amniotic fluid levels (by
palpation) and always checked how we felt about our babes. My biggest
trial even then was trying to ignore the hysteria and misplaced concern
from all of my workmates and my mothers workmates.
So many
'boundaries' have been set by our obstetric establishment, and one
can only guess at how many of them and which of them are real and/or have
evidence to back them !
As Sally said, these experiences we have and
the telling of them to others are what can help us to take that leap of
faith and trust women more.
Yours in trusting
women,
Sue
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