Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth & Head Start

[Debbie Slater]

Denise and everyone   Did anyone see the final of Primal Instinct last night about fears and phobias?   They had a section on how stressed out mother rats give rise to stressed baby rats - not just through their genes, but through their 'parenting', as adopted baby rats with low cortisol levels became more stressed when raised by mum rats with high cortisol levels.   I know similar reserach has been done by Vivette Glover in London, and I know that she is of the belief that stressed out women have stressed babies too ...   Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Denise Hynd To: list Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:39 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Birth & Head Start Dear All Can you write to Life Matters and recommend consideration of 1-on-1 midwifery as Evidenced Based best birthing services which should become part of the Head Start porgram ?? If you missed Life Matters yesterday see http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/stories/s1062277.htm   Even though the ABC said Over the last few years, evidence has affirmed the importance of the earliest months and years of life [even from conception, and earlier in some cases] in influencing learning, and mental and physical health throughout life. that again this program  has not made the leap back to nurturing the mother. It appears to be a another band-aiding/patching effort like  the NSW Families First program particualrly as it being headed by the same "Commissioner" It seems Families First did not make that link though Gillian Calvert addressed the NSW Midwives conference in 2002? Denise Hynd