Re: Hepatitis B
Hi Angela You will find that the Australian Vaccination Network will have info for you. Their address is www.avn.org.au. All the best with your studies. Leigh - Original Message - From: Angela Joppich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:15 AM Subject: Hepatitis B Hi I am currently doing my midwifery and am undertaking an assignment on Hepatitis B. Does anyone know of any literature either supporting or not supporting vaccination immediately following birth? Angela -- 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.
Re: Hepatitis B
Dear Angela Try the Natural Health Society of Australia email [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.naturalhealth.org.au Jan Robinson -- __ Jan Robinson Phone/fax: 011+ 61+ 2+ 9546 4350 Independent Midwife Practitioner e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8 Robin Crescent www: midwiferyeducation.com.au South Hurstville NSW 2221 National Coordinator, ASIM __ -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
book launch invitation Thursday 6 September 2001 at 5pm
To all who are interested in childbirth, you are invited to: Maternity Coalition's FORUM and LAUNCH of KERREEN REIGER'S NEW BOOK 'OUR BODIES, OUR BABIES' The Maternity Coalition in conjunction with the absolutely women's health program invites you to a forum and book launch. THE CHILDBIRTH REVOLUTION: STALLED OR STOPPED? A panel of speakers who have been active in changing childbirth in recent decades will consider what has and has not been achieved. Their lively discussion will be facilitated by Andrea Robertson of Birth International. Thursday 6 September 2001 at 5pm Committee Room First Floor Royal Women's Hospital Cardigan Street (Emergency) Entrance Carlton Following the forum you are invited to celebrate the publication of OUR BODIES, OUR BABIES: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT By Kerreen Reiger Published by Melbourne University Press to be launched by Rhonda Galbally of ourcommunity.com.au With the support of the Royal Women's Hospital, light refreshments will be catered for by 'Mary and Steve'. A donation to the Maternity Coalition of $10 (or $5 MC members/unwaged) is requested to defray other costs and to continue the work of making childbirth 'woman-friendly'. * As numbers are strictly limited please RSVP by 30 August 2001 to: The Maternity Coalition PO Box 73 Brunswick South VIC 3055 Please make cheques payable (tax deductible donations) to The Maternity Coalition. Receipts will be available at the forum. Inquiries to Robin Payne tel: 9380 2863 or absolutely women's health tel: 9344 2199 Please find enclosed my payment for the forum 'The Childbirth Revolution: stalled or stopped?' and the launch of Our Bodies, Our Babies: The Forgotten Women's Movement $5 MC member/unwaged $10 others Name _ Address ___ ABOUT Our Bodies, Our Babies The Forgotten Women's Movement This is a wonderful book . . . read it and consider what has been won, and how much more needs to be won, in the childbirth revolution! Barbara Katz Rothman, City University of New York Kerreen Reiger is absolutely right to see the childbirth movement as the forgotten women's movement, and the great pleasure of this book is to find in every chapter the right questions being asked. Janet McCalman, University of Melbourne For most of the twentieth century, childbirth and the care of mothers and babies in Western countries was controlled by doctors and a hospital system headed by men. In Our Bodies, Our Babies, Kerreen Reiger traces the struggle of Australian women and others to change approaches to childbirth, to claim their right to choices in childbirth, and to educate themselves about birth and breastfeeding. She explores the movement which radically changed our maternity care practices, allowing fathers to participate in the birth of their children and babies to 'room-in' with their mothers. This absorbing story draws on interviews with mothers, midwives and doctors, and on archival material from relevant women's organisations. It shows how the childbirth and breastfeeding movements are relevant to feminism and women's rights. Much has been achieved, but Reiger sees a need for still more political action. Any woman who has given birth, and anyone who has cared for mothers and babies, will want to read this book. Dr Kerreen Reiger Director of Women's Studies School of Social Sciences La Trobe University 3086 Australia ph: 61 3 9479 1040 fax: 61 3 9479 2705 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: Guthries at the breast
Hi Tracy, Unfortunately I don't have any info apart from my own experiences with 2 of my homebirthed babies. They both barely paused at the breast whilst it was done. Good luck! Jayne - Original Message - From: Paul Tracy To: ozmidwifery Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:53 PM Subject: Guthries at the breast Hi all, Just wondering if anybody out there is aware of any information on performing guthries on the babies whilst they are at the breast. I read about it on this list about six or so months ago and have been doing them this way ever since. However, when trying to introduce the idea to the ward, several of my colleagues are concerned the baby may aspirate if sucking whilst stabbed.This has certainly never happened to me and if anything I find the baby bearly knows it is happening, is more relaxed and the blood flows more freely. I also believe the mothers are more content with this method (as am I!!). What are your thoughts on this and have you any information out there that I can utilise. Thankyou Tracy
Re: Guthries at the breast
Hi, Just browsing through my wife's mails and saw this thread. As with Jayne, our midwife performed the Guthrie's heal prick on our two home birthed boys, the last one a week ago, whilst they were on the breast, with barely a whimper (from the boys). I believe that this our midwife's chosen practice in this regard. Regards, Tom - Original Message - From: Jayne To: Paul Tracy ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 7:15 AM Subject: Re: Guthries at the breast Hi Tracy, Unfortunately I don't have any info apart from my own experiences with 2 of my homebirthed babies. They both barely paused at the breast whilst it was done. Good luck! Jayne - Original Message - From: Paul Tracy To: ozmidwifery Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:53 PM Subject: Guthries at the breast Hi all, Just wondering if anybody out there is aware of any information on performing guthries on the babies whilst they are at the breast. I read about it on this list about six or so months ago and have been doing them this way ever since. However, when trying to introduce the idea to the ward, several of my colleagues are concerned the baby may aspirate if sucking whilst stabbed.This has certainly never happened to me and if anything I find the baby bearly knows it is happening, is more relaxed and the blood flows more freely. I also believe the mothers are more content with this method (as am I!!). What are your thoughts on this and have you any information out there that I can utilise. Thankyou Tracy
Re: Guthrie's at the breast
Hi all, my four babes were BF when Guthrie's test was performed. For babe no 1. though, I had to fight to have this done as it was not accepted practice here as I was told by a grumpy midwife who was to busy to argue with me. She TOLD me that some babies became extremely distressed during this time, and she felt it better that he be taken away and have it performed in the nursery and that they would bring him back once settled. All the more reason I argued for me to be present should my babe become distressed, so I refused to have the test done in this manner and expressed vigorously my wish to be present and hold my baby preferably as he BF for this procedure. I then insisted on a more gentle and empathetic staff member who could accommodate my wishes to perform the test. My wishes were eventually respected and a beautiful woman sat with me and my babe in our room while performing the Guthries. She came and spoke with me before hand, and worked around Matthew's feeds. She was patient and waited for him to be settled at the breast first, made sure I was ready and comfortable and proceeded with little fuss or fluster!! The midwife's calm in this situation was for me paramount in performing the test. For the record, Matthew never even so much as whimpered! A very happy mother (and babe) and midwife!! Babes 2, 3 and 4 all had their Guthrie's performed at home, in calm and comfortably settled and BF. Babe 2, not so much as a squeak, babe 3 cried alittle, but found the breast again and was immediately distracted, babe 4 not a whimper either. I am a firm advocate of performing Guthries with babes at the breast - with babe BF and settled, a warm comfortable room, mother relaxed and calm, midwife relaxed and calm in my experience, things generally go very smoothly. Yours in birth, Tina Pettigrew Birthworks Independent CBE and aspiring B.Mid Midwife. Convenor, Aust B. Mid Student Collective. As we trust the flowers to open to new life - So we can trust birth Harriette Hartigan. --- -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Fw: Course in Spiritual Midwifery
Dear List, Just a short message to let you all know about a 6-week program run by the International College of Spiritual Midwifery. It is suitable for midwives, obstetricians, childbirth educators, doulas, GPs and therapists or, indeed, anybody who would like to learn about the birth process.The program is titled "Introduction to Spiritual Midwifery" Startingon Tuesday, 7th August, it runs every Tuesday from 6.30 - 10pm for 6 weeks at a cost of $355. Shivam Rachana, principal and founder of the college will be teaching the program. . It is the last "Introduction to Spiritual Midwifery" program for 2001, if you would like toenrol, please call the college on(03) 9654 3737.
Primal Therapy Workshop
Dear list, Some information regarding an upcoming workshop that some of you may be interested in Attachment, Intimacy and the Primal Process A residential weekend workshop Friday 24th August - 6pm until Sunday 26th August - 4pm Facilitated by Dr John Spensley and Gillian Johnson Cost: $595 - includes workshop, full accommodation and meals Our first attachment experiences occur pre-verbally. Unless we are able to form trusting attachments in our first years of life, we are prone to distorted forms of intimacy as we re-enact our past again and again in our relationships. During this workshop, there will be the opportunity to explore these pre-verbal and other early experiences via the primal process. Whilst the workshop will appeal to those who have done some primal process work before, or some deep regressive work, it will also appeal to those who have an interest in exploring early experiences and are eighteen years of age or over. The workshop would not suit those who are having psychological or psychiatric treatment (without discussion with their therapist), those with schizophrenia or psychosis, or those who have experienced psychotic reactions with drugs. Those with severe personality disorders are unlikely to benefit from this process under these conditions. Each applicant will be individually assessed. For further information and application forms, please contact: The Jamillon Centre 356 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn 3103. Ph/Fax (03) 9888 4144 Dr John Spensley, paediatrician, trained for many years with Dr Graham Farrant, a pioneer in the field of Cellular Consciousness and with whom he started his own Primal Process. His special interest is the effects of birth and pre-birth experiences on babies, children and adults and how traumatic experiences might be resolved early rather than later in life. He is an advocate of the importance of applying this knowledge to the preparation of couples considering having a child. Gillian Johnson, psychiatric nurse/midwife, mother of two, was one of the first people to undertake the Primal Process in Australia. She was the Nursing Co-ordinator of a busy health centre and previously a Nurse Counsellor at the Melbourne Clinic. She has run groups and workshops covering subjects such as Childbirth Parenting and Sexual Abuse Support for over twenty years. She is interested in helping people who have been victimised to reclaim their power and control of their lives. She also trained with Dr Graham Farrant. Regards Shivam Rachana
Re: Guthrie's at the breast
Title: Re: Guthrie's at the breast As with most things its important to adapt to situation. No rules rather chioces, suggestions and informed decisions however the practitioner obviously has preferences. I admit I usually end up putting the little foot in a bowl of hot water and thenthe mother attaches the baby and I prick its heel. wait for it to resettle then get the sample . of interest I don't collect samples till babe has full breastmilk stool or I have waited till cord or with [ lotus birth placenta] has seperated As to aspirating what a silly idea who holds a baby at the breast the baby attaches or comes off. Ihave had one poor sample that the RCHsaid had coffee spilt on it didn't happen before the post! lol jan - Original Message - From: Jackie Mawson To: Ozmidwifery List Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:28 AM Subject: Re: Guthrie's at the breast Just wondering if anybody out there is aware of any information on performing guthries on the babies whilst they are at the breast.It is the best way, as far as Mother and child are concerned. As far as I know, babies are very unlikely to aspirate when they are newborn. It is only when they get older and start talking that aspiration becomes more of a problem Chimpanzees, gorillas, etc, never choke (even as infants) but they also never talk. The tendency for humans to choke has something to do with the ability we have to talk (larger larynx?) and we have a protective mechanism when very small to help avoid this happening thats why small children have tiny, high pitched voices, that develop as they grow.Anyway, I dont think aspiration is an issue. And doing Guthrie's while breastfeeding is just so much less traumatic for mother and baby (I know, I insisted on it for my 3rd child the other 2 I didnt know about it).Birthing Beautifully,Jackie Mawson.Convenor of Birthrites: Healing After Caesarean Inc.Visit our Website at: http://www.birthrites.orgEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Phone: 61 08 9418 8949Please note I am not a Professional Healthcare Provider, and all opinions given in this email are not to be taken as medical, or legal, advice. Please seek such advice from the relevant professional service.Email me your postal details for a FREE copy of our quarterly magazine, if you live within Australia - Overseas postage costs are above budget, sorry!Too many Gods;so many creeds,Too many pathsthat wind andwind,When just the artof being kindIs all the sadworld needs...--
