nipple vasospasm

[trish]

Hi, we've had a couple of women with very 
troublesome nipple vasospasm. One was prescribed Adalat by GP/LC but decided not 
to take it as she was planning to wean anyway. We've been told of an 
article (? from ABA newsletter) on this topic, anyone know of it? Andcan 
someone explain the difference between Raynaud's disease and Raynaud's 
phenomenon? thanks, trish

RE: Where are you all?

[Johnston]

Hi all
My excuse is that I have been avoiding my office, and doing simple things 
like going for walks with my daughter Miriam who is home from Perth where 
she works as a physio. But time passes and I'm back in the office now.
My first homebirth for the year has brought a new blessing into a family 
whose three children have been born at home.  The first was 'unintended' - 
booked for birth centre.  The subsequent ride in an ambulance, and hospital 
stay made this woman question the need for hospital.
My helper at the birth on Saturday night was a young mum who is thinking 
about studying midwifery Bmid.  She had swum in the 'pier to pub' ocean 
swim from Lorne to Portsea earlier that day, and got home just in time to 
come out and witness a birth. Impressive women!

I have been on this list since it started.  I appreciate the contact it 
gives me with others, both midwives and committed activists (you have to be 
committed to keep up).

My hope for this year is that there will be a national reformation of 
maternity services, enabling women throughout the country to access a known 
midwife as primary carer, throughout pregnancy and birth, with unrestricted 
access to basic hospital facilities and specialist services when and as 
required, funded equitably with other maternity service options.  I believe 
this is an achievable goal, and is consistent with the goal of the 
Australian Midwifery Campaign, and I re-commit myself to working with all 
who will work towards it.

Best wishes
Joy Johnston
-Original Message-
From:   Mary Murphy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Saturday, January 05, 2002 2:57 PM
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Subject:Where are you all?

  File: ATT4.htm  Is there anyone out there East of the border?  I 
am not sure if there is something wrong with the system or if everyone in 
the East is too busy with fires, holidays etc to chat.  Would appreciate a 
response from our Eastern seaboard sisters.  Cheers, MMurphy

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re: nipple vasospasm

[Tom, Tania and Sam Smallwood]

Hi there, 

Usually a lurker here, but had the info at hand about 
Raynaud's so thought you might find this helpful. The article you're 
looking for is in the Summer 2000 Issue (Vol 36, Number 1) of the NMAA 
newsletter, and it's a collection of letters sent in by members, with ideas 
about management of pain etc associated with the condition. (sorry, don't 
have a scanner or I'd mail it).

With regards to Raynaud's disease/phenomenon, my understanding 
of it (I was diagnosed with RD at the age of 15) is that the disease is a 
primary disorder, unrelated to any other pathology, and that the phenomenon is a 
collection of symptoms,whichoccur intermittently, and which can be related 
back to an underlying disease or abnormality.Hope this makes sense. 
As an aside, Gingko Biloba is a herbwhich is supposedly helpful 
inaiding peripheral circulation,but not sure of it's safetyif 
breastfeeding.

Kind regards,

Tania