Re: [ozmidwifery] haptonomy

[Aviva Sheb'a]

Ta, Jen! it was a pleasure. have forwarded previous email re haptonomy to friend in Amsterdam; awaiting reply. love to all, aviva ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 3:12 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] haptonomy That's fascinating, Aviva!  Thanks for taking the time to look it up. You all are just fantastic & have got me started thinking about SO MANY things that I won't be finding in my mid texts. Cheers everyone, Jen (BMid student) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aviva Sheb'a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, November 17, 2002 7:43 pm Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: [birthnews] Social use of UltrasoundinPregnancy > Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: [birthnews] Social use of Ultrasound > inPregnancyThank you. Seeing as I trained in Active Birthing in > Amsterdam, I suppose it's not surprising I've taken it that every > pregnant woman does that! > > Of course! The Dutch 'haptonomie'. My Dutch book, Bevallen en > Opstaan, has references to it. (see below) > Bevallen en Opstaan is interesting to translate. Bevallen means to > give birth, from vallen -- to fall -- en means and, and opstaan is > to stand up. So theoretically, to give birth and stand up, but > it's so much more meaningful in Dutch. It's more sorta, OK, birth > is a natural part of life, do it, get up and enjoy Bub. > Interestingly, the photo on the front cover is of two women and a > babe. The woman at the front has her dress lifted to reveal a > gorgeous justaboutdue belly (and her knickers); one hand's > touching the side of her belly, the other's holding the dress at > breast level. The other woman, more in the background, but very > clear, has one hand feeling the belly and the other han > Here's my translation: > Haptonomie is a stream within physiotherapy, where the emphasis > lies in touch, making contact, feeling with the hands. In the > fourth month of your pregnancy, when you can really feel your > child moving, you can, as a pair, go to a physiotherapist > specialising in haptonomie for a course. You learn there long > before the birth to make contact with your child by moving with > the hands, softly over the belly. The child reacts to it by > moving, seeking your hands, and lets you rock him/her in the > belly. In this way, you also learn to influence the positions of > your child... > > Oh golly, there's so much, it would take me the afternoon to go > through it all, talks about breathing & haptonomie too. It forms > an important part of my Active Birth sessions, and I'm dismayed to > realise it's not an automatic part of the whole shebang. > > I wonder whether this book has been translated? It's brilliant. > Some of it's possibly dated, (c) 1979, published 1980, fifth print > (already)1982. Photos fantastic. Goes through history of birthing > & midwifery in Holland from early 18th century. Oh, it's so good > to be back in this birthing stuff!!! > > Oh, stop raving, Aviva, and get back to the Rapee script! > > Love to all, and happy haptonomie, > > Aviva -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.