Dear Julianna, Sounds like you've done some fabulous work and so timely with all the inductions happening these days (and then the subsequent cascade of interventions). I too would love to read your paper and policy guidelines. Where are you working? Cheers, Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juliana Brennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 9:27 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Any ideas for research and mosiac?
> Dear Jo, > Post dates pregnancy is one of the most common reasons cited for inducing > labour. When I did my Masters last year I looked into the care of women > with post dates pregnancy. I looked at Induction of labour as one approach > and conservative care as the other. I didn't do any research as such, it > was more a critical literature review and I then wrote a policy for the care > of women with post dates pregnancy from a woman's choice perspective. ie a > conservative approach vs induction of labour. > > I mainly concentrated on the risks and benefits of induction of labour vs an > alternative approach to post dates pregnancy, cost of both approaches, > perinatal mortality and morbidity associated with either approach, fetal > surveillance methods used for conservative approaches and their > effectiveness, accurate pregnancy dating, and the use of alternative > practices to induce or augment labour. > > Good luck with your studies. > Juliana > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mrs Joanne M > Fisher > Sent: Sunday, 3 August 2003 5:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Any ideas for research and mosiac? > > > Thankyou all of you that have given me suggestions for my research topic and > my table. If there are any more ideas please send them to me. I'm not one > to make quick decisions! > An idea for research I had was to look at why there are so many inductions > these days, does anyone know if there's been anything done on that? The > ideas of Vit. K and Hep. B are also very good suggestions. > The suggestions for my table have been fabulous although too bad I'm no good > at drawing them which I'll need to do before I do the mosaic! > Cheers, > Joanne. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robin Moon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:43 AM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Any ideas for research and mosiac? > > > > Jo, what about using the goddess of fertility on your table? > > > > Colin Heaney in Byron Bay does a beautiful glass sculpture of her. I have > > two of these little scuptures because they're so beautiful to hold and > feel. > > http://www.yoni.com/cheaney/goddesses1.shtml. > > > > Also, I too think we should be digging at the issue of routine Vitamin K. > > Any research to stir the pot would be useful, as it's so entrenched in our > > hospitals. Or, if you really want to stir people up, why not research the > > current favourite policy of suggesting that ALL babies be Hep B immunised, > > and the link into disturbance of estblishing breast feeding? > > > > cheers, > > Robin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Neretlis, Bethany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 6:42 PM > > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Any ideas for research and mosiac? > > > > > > > jo, i can't think of any research ideas at the moment. however, and idea > > for > > > artwork i have been meaning to do myself but as a sculpture is the > classic > > > breastfeeding mother looking down on her babe, bubs hand on mothers > > breast. > > > > > > love Bethany > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Lois Wattis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, 2 August 2003 15:06 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Any ideas for research and mosiac? > > > > > > > > > Hi Jo! (HUG!!) Great to hear from you. > > > Idea's for a Masters.. hmmm - how about something about vitamin K > > > administration (especially intramuscular injection at birth), and it's > > > (suspected) link to increased rates of jaundice in newborns. Do babies > > > given oral vit K have less incidence of jaundice requiring phototherapy? > > Do > > > babies who are not given vitamin K at all have the same or less > incidence > > of > > > jaundice? It seems to me a high number of babies born in hospitals seem > > to > > > develop jaundice which requires phototherapy. Could the common > > denominator > > > be the IM Vit. K?? causing increased viscosity of the circulating blood, > > so > > > therefore increased deposition / slower elimination of unconjugated > > > bilirubin? I wonder?..... > > > > > > Idea's for a mosaic? What about something similarly constructed to the > > CMP > > > logo - a picture of a woman and baby in the centre, with the houses and > > > linked figures holding hands around the edge? You've got me thinking > > about > > > art work now! Take care my friend, love Lois > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Mrs Joanne M Fisher > > > To: Ozmidwifery > > > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 9:50 AM > > > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Any ideas for research and mosiac? > > > > > > > > > Dear List, > > > > > > I've just returned to Brisbane and have re-joined the list again after > > > spending time in Perth doing some observations for my studies with the > > > fabulous midwives of the CMP - (Hi all you lovely ladies over there). > > This > > > is a wonderful list to be on and so educatonal. I've been asked by my > > tutor > > > to talk to the Grad Dip Mid students at ACU in Oct, so I'll be > > > enthusiastically spreading the word of continuous midwifery care. She > (my > > > tutor) is also encouraging me to do my Masters, (not sure if I will > yet), > > so > > > I was wondering if anyone out there had suggestions for me for subjects > > that > > > I could do a small research on. I've never done anything like this > before > > > and know nothing about research, (I'm a hospital midwife and have only > > > recently embarked on university studies). I already have some vague > ideas > > > but I'm sure there are plenty of other ideas that I haven't thought of. > > > I also want to mosiac my coffee table and would love to do something > that > > > symbolized birth/midwives etc, but being a hopeless artist I haven't > been > > > able to think of a simple design to do. Can anyone help??? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Joanne (Fisher) > > > -- > > > 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. > > > -- > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
