----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:36
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] vbac
Dear Lynne
It is good to hear that you don't use ECG for
vbac. Could you send me some policies regarding this (I hate policies
but they seem to be the 'in thing' at the moment and we need those who LOVE
policies to start to listen.) Where do you work?
We would also like some stats to back the success
of vbac without ECG.
Could I send you a petition for your (obviously
intelligent, well run, women focused) place of employment to sign. Our
RANZCOG state committee are trying their DARNDEST to get vbac out of the realm
of normal and back into the good old High Risk category.
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES SA
email:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]phone: 08
8388 6918
birth with trust, faith & love...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:09
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] vbac
We don't use continuous EFM for women
planning vaginal birth following caesarean, and they use the tub too. Yes,
it IS a safe and 'viable' option for women, and the percentage of women
giving birth vaginally (since numerical values seem to have more street
cred than the experience, as far as you-know-who is concerned) at our unit
has consistently been in the high 80's to 90's.
Passion of mine!!!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 3:57
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] vbac
hi
everyone,
I am wanting to know if anyone can help with a petition being
conducted
through CARES to maintain vbac is a safe and viable option
in birth
centres. The word is that the new perinatal protocols
will be calling
for all vbacs to be monitored by ECG and thus will
remove them from
birth centre care.
I have a hard copy petition and
we are working on an online version but
need to know if there is
anyone out there that I can send the hard copy
to get some
signatures? I am calling on the maternity coalition
although I
know everyone is busy with NMAP -I am too!!, and also others
who are
willing to keep vbac safe from induction, augmentation and the
other
wonderful types of care that can increase the rates of rupture and
decrease the woman focused care.
Please help as we need to move
quickly on this!
cheers
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES
SA
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: 08 8388 6918
birth with trust,
faith &
love...
