Re: [ozmidwifery] Talk to year 10's

[Robin Moon]

my girls  ( 15, 18, 20) have always plied me for stories of my deliveries. They know that women birth in baths, under showers, on toilets, breeches can birth face first into bean bags ( didnt plan on that one!), that the labour can be full of laughter and silliness, and have always rushed off and told their friends. Get togethers at our place consist of the daughters plying me for more stories so the friends can listen in. I think some kids of today have an innate sense that women can be powerful during birth and that it can be a wonderful event to look forward to. Afterall, that's what this generation of parents has worked so hard for, to make young women that are confident and outspoken and aware of their own rights.   It's a really really rich environment, being around teenage girls. ----- Original Message ----- From: jo hunter To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Talk to year 10's Natalie and I gave some similar talks to 14 & 15 year old girls about the joys and benefits of particularly homebirth but also midwifery led care. We had such a ball, as did they and many of them at the end of the session said that they would definately have a homebirth and/or waterbirth. This particular teacher is running such a fantastic program, which includes the girls taking home 'virtual babies' for 3 days and nights. One girl said she was exhausted because her baby was waking up every 2 hours and would only sleep if it was in the bed next to her - sound familiar? This type of community education is so important, we volunteered our time through HAS to run these sessions, shame it's not financially supported by local Govt. Hopefully they'll take the information with them into womanhood! Jo Hunter ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 9:10 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Talk to year 10's Went to speak to a group of year 10 girls (and one boy) today as part of their childcare unit. Had only an hour in which to cover a variety of issues, but it was heartening to hear that these girls believed (without prompting) that the best person to look after a lady during pregnancy and birth was a midwife and not an OB, and that babies could be born as easily at home (and in water) than in a hospital.  They did believe that the best position to labour and birth was on your back, but after a bit of pelvis exploring, they concluded that upright was far better. One girls said that women should pay more if they chose to have a section without medical need :-) Felt much cheered by my visit.  Debbie