If you have acces to Varney's Midwifery (yes it is a US midwifery text) you will find the powers mentioned there!
marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Callum & Kirsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Labour and Birth - the 4 P's ???? > Tania I second Jenny's recommendation of the book, Birthing from Within. I > was given it by a wise and wonderful midwife to read and it's fantastic. > > Kirsten > Darwin > ~~~start life with a midwife~~~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:43 AM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Labour and Birth - the 4 P's ???? > > > > Hello Tania > > You need to think a bit deeper. These are old terms and may not be found > > in recent textbooks. The passage is the pelvis, the passenger the > > baby.......It's all about the mechanisms and the processes of labour which > > involves the psyche as well as the physical body; probably more than most > > women realise. Women can stop & start their labours. I witnessed a woman > > hold her baby at crowning until her husband retrieved their camera from in > > her case, where it was neatly tucked into a sock!! It was very funny but > > amazing control because it was important to her to get that 'photo having > > missed it first time around. Read 'Birthing From Within" by England & > > Horowitz for an interesting view of psyche issues. Good hunting! > > Jenny > > Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM > > ProMid > > Professional Midwifery Education Service > > 0419 528 717 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tania & Laurie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:10 PM > > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Labour and Birth - the 4 P's ???? > > > > > >> Hi everybody > >> Does anybody out there have any information on the 4 P's of labour and > >> birth > >> (passage, passenger, powers, psyche). I'm a BMidder at UniSA and we have > >> been asked to consider these in relation to the anatomy, physiology, > >> psychology, sociology and midwifery care surrounding normal labour and > >> birth. I'M STUCK!!! > >> > >> I can't find any information in our texts so if anyone can help I'd > >> really > >> appreciate it. > >> > >> Cheers > >> Tania > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > __________ NOD32 1.926 (20041118) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.nod32.com > > > > > > -- > 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.
