Ditto! Some (a very few)women take to their bed at home . And mostly this is what they need to do.
marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hynd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Beautiful Birth > No flames here! > I have had a homebirth (& labour) on the bed,some sitting cross elgged on > the floor! > Effective labour is about what the woman needs and some are fine on a bed > or other hard surface though not common when encouraged and comfortable to > do what they want!! > > Denise > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 7:41 AM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Beautiful Birth > > > > At the risk of being flamed, moving around is not the best for > > all. I have recently cared for a woman with definite ideas for > > an active birth (unfortunately I did not know her prior) and > > when she started contracting well she was very active. Bath, all > > fours, standing, walking all night. Declined VE. I thought she > > was doing really well but had to go at change of shift. I was > > gobsmacked to see her still walking when I came back the next > > night. She got to 7 cm and then stalled for a long time, by then > > ready for CS, anything. By 0145 she had what was for this small > > hospital a rare occurrence, an epidural, and was birthed in just > > over 2 hours. I suspect she had not been able to let her pelvic > > floor go and let the baby out. > > Suggestions? > > Cheers > > Judy > > > > --- jayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes Jo, despite loving > > the 'story', the music, the look of > > > wonderment on the > > > childrens' faces etc, after noticing the mum on the bed in a > > > couple of > > > photos, I kept thinking, why isn't she up moving around?! > > > > > > But how well done was it?! It's truly one of the most > > > beautiful things I've > > > seen in a long time. > > > > > > Seems to be making a big impact on the web. > > > > > > Jayne > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jo Bourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:43 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Beautiful Birth > > > > > > > > > > I have seen this on a few websites I read daily, as well as > > > here, and i > > > thought it was beautiful, certainly made me cry. I keep > > > wanting to go back > > > and watch it again, but each time I am surprised a new by how > > > still the > > > mother seems to be. You can see how happy and healthy mum and > > > baby are at > > > birth, so I can only assume she was doing exactly the right > > > thing for her - > > > but I guess I expected a homebirth to have more moving around, > > > standing up, > > > etc. There is a big gap in there between 6 and 7:30ish, maybe > > > she was off > > > going for a walk, who knows, I guess I just can't imagine > > > being able to > > > spend what appears to be so much time reclining during active > > > labour. > > > > > > > > Was anyone else struck by this? If nothing else my reaction > > > tells me > > > something about my own preconceptions and expectations :-). > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > At 21:21 +1000 14/4/04, megan davidson wrote: > > > > >This from the ukmidwifery list and is an absulutely > > > beautiful birth!!! > > > > >Megan > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Maxine Moss > > > > >To: > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:44 PM > > > > >Subject: [ukmidwifery] Check this out :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry if you've seen it before:- > > > > > > > > > >Takes a little while to load, but worth the wait > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ><http://danielfairbanks.com/jude/jude.htm>http://danielfairbanks.com/jude/j > > > ude.htm > > > > > > > > > >Max > > > > >x > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >CHANGING YOUR UKMIDWIFERY SETTINGS: > > > > > > > > > >To change to the Daily Digest, go no-mail (ie read emails > > > only on the > > > website), to leave the list, and to remove graphics and > > > adverts from > > > messages, go to 'Edit My Membership' at > > > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukmidwifery>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukm > > > idwifery > > > > > > > > > >You can also UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to: > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and NOT to the > > > usual group > > > address. > > > > >*********************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! 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