I'm with you Brenda...if we were living in larger communities, or extended families rather than the very restrictive nuclear families, there would be lots of helpers to care for the babies when the mothers needed a rest.
One homebirth I attended the woman had both her mother and mother-in-law with her. After the birth all she had to do was feed the baby and rest, the other 2 did everything else, it was wonderful.. I'd never take a baby out of a room unless it was specifically requested...Baby Friendly can mean Mother Friendly too. Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "brendamanning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] rooming in > I work some night duty in a small unit & if mothers ask me to 'mind' their > babies & take them back for feeds overnight then I do, willingly. > > I'm heavily into nurturing women, odd eh ?? > > The Mums know what they want, if they need to sleep, why would I say no ? I > am being paid to stay awake & care for women & babies, that's what we do ! > If they want us to mind their babies we do, it might be the only > uninterrupted sleep they get for months. We don't ever 'take' the babies > away, but always respond when asked unless we are flat out. > Are we wrong to help out when requested ? > When we take the babies back for feeds, we help with the nappy changing if > needed, sit with the Mums,make them tea, provide analgesia or hotpacks & > give them something to eat after feeds. > Isn't that just a huge basic part of 'caring for women' OR 'mothering the > mother' ? Wouldn't our mothers do that for us if they were around for the > feeds in the wee small hours ? Or would our support people shut the door & > say "go for it, see you in the morning Welcome to motherhood" ! How > supportive is that ? > > Wrong again ??? > > With kind regards > Brenda Manning > www.themidwife.com.au > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "islips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 11:00 AM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] rooming in > > > > The obs dont like the idea of mucousy babies staying in the rooms with > > mums. However in most cases where the woman has had a c/s we get the > > fathers to stay the night to help out. There were other issues such as > > unwell mums etc. The women who complained were all multis and basic reason > > was that they were tierd. Last time i checked i was a midwife not a nanny > > !!!! Since we implemented the rooming in policy our primips are BF better > > and going home so much more confident. It will be a shame if it goes back. > > Zoe > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cheryl LHK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> > > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:29 PM > > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] rooming in > > > > > >> Just a query? What are the obst's complaints based on - the same 3 > >> mothers complaints? No doubt they were tired and wanted a bit of rest!! > >> Welcome to motherhood. > >> > >> > >> > >>>From: "islips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > >>>To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> > >>>Subject: [ozmidwifery] rooming in > >>>Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:56:48 +0800 > >>> > >>>I wonder if someone can help me put together some stats regarding > >>>'rooming in' . I work at a large private hospital in Perth . We recently > >>>closed our night nursery and implemented a 'rooming in policy'. This has > >>>worked very well in enhancing BF , mothercrafting etc. However due to 3 > >>>mothers and 3 obs complaining it looks as though we will have to change > >>>the policy. we have a meeting on tuesday and i would like to present some > >>>current research to the medical profession regarding the benefits of > >>>rooming in. > >>>thanks > >>>zoe > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Mary Murphy > >>> To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > >>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 7:28 AM > >>> Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] question > >>> > >>> > >>> Jenny, could you give us the reference please? Thanks, MM > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >>> > >>> ", one study demonstrated zero oxygen, because there is no longer any > >>> utero-placental circulation. This is part of the stimulation for the > >>> baby to breathe, but the baby is receiving some circulatory volume. " > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > -- > 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.
