Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role

[shaz42]

most  hospitals have the telemetric  ctg available it is just the staff 
which dont tend to use this as it can be a bit fiddly.
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From: "Marilyn Kleidon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role


Just a question of interest: how common are telemetric ctg's here in
Australia??
marilyn
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From: "shaz42" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role


Kirsten as a newly qualified midwife who has supported women during birth
when a student I wish you luck. You need to be very strong for both the
woman and her partner in what she wants to get out of her birth. I 
suggest
that when you are with the woman and her partner during the birth you act
as
her advocate and speak up for her but at the same time ensure that both
the
wom,an and the unborn baby are not in any danger from what you are
suggesting. A woman will adopt a position which she feels comfortable and
safe in. There are ways around monitoring such as intermittent monitoring
of
the fetus using Doppler or using the telemetric ctg instead of forcing 
the
woman to lay on the bed. Good luck with your role as support person. You
could try reading some of the birthing books that women read to find out
positions act or speak to the midwives at the clinic when you attend with
the woman  they are a invaluable source of information.

Enjoy  your time as a student
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirsten Wohlt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:17 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Student's support role

Hi all,
As a 2nd year BMid student with very limited experience of being present
at
births, I wonder if I may ask for some tips on how to support women in
labour. I have attended only 3 births, and have contributed to some 
degree
by being there to hold a woman's hand or bring her ice or a cool cloth, 
or
speak an encouraging word - very much been working on the 'less is more'
basis and being a quiet support presence.  I have one woman now who is
planning a VBAC and has some specific requests regarding my support role,
but I don't know where to start, and I don't want to go in there feeling
nervous and tense!  Her first birth was long and painful, ending in an
emergency c-section following a 'failed' induction. She remembers
essentially lying in the bed the whole time, not walking around, and
having
several doses of pethadine.  This time she wants to stay active and
upright
and would rather have limited/no drugs.  She says that she knows she will
not want to walk once she is in labour and wants her husband and I to be
strong and 'make' her.  She also wants me to think about ways to 
encourage
her, or positions that may help.  I don't have any idea how to 
start...any
pointers?  Articles, texts, experience?  I will do web research and look
through my uni texts, but I know there will be an awful lot out there -
some
pointers which will help refine the search would be really appreciated.
Many thanks,
Kirsten
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