I gave birth in the family bed too... funny really as I have midwifed many women in water and on land in many different positions but this is what suited me at the time.. it was wonderful to watch him uncurl from within my body... he just turned 8 and the memory of his birth still brings such swelling of the heart.
Love Sally Westbury Homebirth midwife Fremantle -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denise Hynd Sent: Friday, 16 April 2004 8:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ju de/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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