Re: [ozmidwifery] Australian research

[Laraine Hood]

My only question is do we impose what we as midwives want on women?  Surely if they want their baby weighed for whatever reason, they have that right. Otherwise it is again limiting women's choice.  I have heard of midwives who refuse to weigh the baby until the next day, do we have that right?  Even if their reasons are that they teach the mum to look at their baby and assess its growth etc rather than relying on weighing, but again , do we have that right to say what they can and can't do? No criticism, just thoughts. Cheers, Laraine ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Chapman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Australian research Hear, Hear Sadie. I won't weigh the baby before feeding unless  we have tried and baby is not ready. I often joke with the women about them  not even knowing what a pound is. They want it for the grandparents. Cheers Judy Sadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Very interesting research Mary - however it is quite amazing how many couples want their baby weighed before even considering feeding! And why do people insist on knowing the baby's weight in the old imperial system of pounds?? Even really young couples want to know the weight in pounds! Cheers, Sadie Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.