language
Dear all, a quick note on language. I am struck by the continued use of 'student midwife' when we do not talk of student doctor, social worker etc. Surely if mid is to be regards as professional like others, it is consistent to say midwifery student! It's like the 'birthing/delivering' difference- our language shapes our reality. Let's encourage midwifery students to take pride in what they are becoming and not use outdated terminology. just a thought, Kerreen 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: language
Thanks Kerreen for this little reminder. In peace and joy Sally Westbury -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: language
Thank you for raising this, Kerreen. I am a 1st year BMid student even though we talk about language a fair bit in uni, I still mindlessly slip back in to medicalised, genderised (is that a word?! :o) terms sometimes. And I haven't even been entrenched in the culture for 6 months! We must be concious of our language and the power that it has. Jen --- Kerreen Reiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, a quick note on language. I am struck by the continued use of 'student midwife' when we do not talk of student doctor, social worker etc. Surely if mid is to be regards as professional like others, it is consistent to say midwifery student! It's like the 'birthing/delivering' difference- our language shapes our reality. Let's encourage midwifery students to take pride in what they are becoming and not use outdated terminology. just a thought, Kerreen __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: language
In a message dated 31/05/02 4:33:31 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear all, a quick note on language. I am struck by the continued use of 'student midwife' when we do not talk of student doctor, social worker etc. Surely if mid is to be regards as professional like others, it is consistent to say midwifery student! It's like the 'birthing/delivering' difference- our language shapes our reality. Let's encourage midwifery students to take pride in what they are becoming and not use outdated terminology. just a thought, Kerreen 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 Hello Kerreen, great to hear from you Thankyou for your wonderful words Re: language.and midwife student. This is something, like many other things, I am very passionate about and am continually reminding my colleagues and lectures about the use of the term midwife student as opposed to a student midwifesome have argued that they can't see the difference and that I'm being pedantic ...however...I argue from the same base as yourself that as midwife students its important for us to declare loudly and proudly our profession first as midwifery, then secondly, our 'status' within it - student. I remember when the finishing touches were being added to the BMid curriculum... the term 'student midwife' was threaded throughout the entire document. I proposed the very essence of your comments Kerreen that we would not and do not use the term student doctor of student lawyerthey are medical students and law students..and as midwife students we need to adopt this philosophy of pride in our chosen profession and announce this first...then as I stated previously, our 'status' as a midwife student. At the Aust. B Mid Collective, Collective members discussed this topic very early on in our communications and unanimously decided to call ourselves 'midwife students' as opposed to student midwives!! So don't be too disheartened Kerreen, many of us are 'walking the talk' and are very conscious of the power of our language to empower or disempower...in many contextsnot just in being 'with woman'. Yours in midwifery, Tina Pettigrew Midwife student.
Re: VBAC Article
In a message dated 29/05/02 4:24:16 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can't work out why the women died, they shouldn't. I wonder how much Syntocinon or misoprostol was used, or how many were from 'anaesthetic accidents' . I've just been reading a big analysis of VBAC Hi Carol and all, just been reading Henci' Goer's critique of the JAMA VBAC study...Mmmm very interesting and how we all need to take a closer look at what 'evidence' is put out there!!! I've pasted some of her comments below Happy reading all Yours in birth, Tina Pettigrew Birthworks Bachelor of Midwifery Student and Independent CBE Convenor, Aust B. Mid Student Collective. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BMidStudentCollective [EMAIL PROTECTED] " As we trust the flowers to open to new life - So we can trust birth" Harriette Hartigan. --- VBAC safety: A closer look at the 2002 JAMA study by Henci Goer Once again, newspaper articles claim that a study has shown that elective repeat cesarean is safer for babies than vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) (14). As with the July 2001 study, using Washington State data, closer analysis reveals no such thing (6). What the new study really shows are the dangers of the first cesarean. Here's the gist of the study: Scottish researchers collected data on over 313,000 births, excluding pre-term births, breech babies and babies with malformations. They compared infant death rates during labor and up to a week after birth among women having advertisement Click Here! trial of labor, planned repeat cesarean, first-time mothers and women with only vaginal births. They got the following results: 13 babies per 10,000 (20 out of 15,500) died in the trial-of-labor group 1 baby per 10,000 (1 out of 9000) died in the planned repeat cesarean group 10 babies per 10,000 (135 out of 137,000) died in the first-time mothers group 6 babies per 10,000 (90 out of 151,500) died in the only vaginal births group 3/4 of the trial-of-labor group birthed vaginally The study recommended that all women with prior cesareans have a scheduled cesarean at 39 weeks of pregnancy. VBAC safety: A closer look at the 2002 JAMA study continued from page 1 What's Wrong with This Picture?The study authors defined "trial of labor" as any vaginal birth or emergency cesarean after 37 weeks of pregnancy. This means that any woman who had a uterine rupture (scar gives way) or placental abruption (placenta separates prematurely from the uterus) during pregnancy and presented at the hospital requiring emergency cesarean would be classified as a "trial of labor." The mortality in such cases would be high because these life-threatening events would occur outside of the hospital. The odds of uterine rupture in pregnancy in a woman with a uterine scar are 2 per 1,000, and the odds of placental abruption are 3 per 1,000 (11). Of course, not every baby would die, and many cases would occur earlier than 37 weeks. Still, do the math on the 15,500 so-called trials of labor, and you will see that several, if not many, of the 20 infant deaths in the "trial of labor" group weren't really trials of labor. With one exception, the study didn't evaluate the effects of obstetric management. The researchers looked at the effect of inducing labor with prostaglandin E2 (Cervidil, Prepidil) and found no association; however, two other studies have reported strong associations (8,12). Several studies suggest that oxytocin (Pitocin) used to induce labor or possibly even to stimulate stronger contractions poses some increased risk and should be used sparingly in VBAC labors (2,3,13). The study reports that 15 percent of the trial-of-labor group was induced with prostaglandin E2 but does not say what percentage had oxytocin inductions or augmentations. Note: Misoprostol (Cytotec) induction, a potent cause of uterine rupture, doesn't appear to be an issue here (5). The absolute difference in mortality is small. Even if it is real, which seems doubtful, it amounts to one baby in a thousand. Moreover, the mortality rate differs from the rate in mothers with only vaginal births by less than that and is similar to the rate in first-time mothers. Even one avoidable loss in a thousand matters, but to put this number in perspective, the chance of losing a baby as a result of amniocentesis may be as high as 1 in 200 (9). No one is recommending banning amniocentesis for this reason. A one-in-a-thousand difference isn't enough to justify a policy recommendation, let alone scary articles about the dangers of VBAC. What's more, it's misleading. Looking at death rates after 37 weeks doesn't tell the whole story. The Scottish study only looked at the tip of the cesarean iceberg. As the number of cesareans increases, so do the odds of infertility, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy (embryo implants outside of the womb), placenta previa (placenta overlays the
Fwd:Hosting for 2 students
Hi there listers, Forwarded from a ceramics list; maybe someone can help these two med students out... Subject: Hosting for 2 students From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear clay-friends, I'm a Belgian ceramist who's daughter and her fellow student (Janssens Sarah and Scheers Frauke) are coming to Australia to fulfill a 1 month elective at the University hospital of Melbourne. The two girls will have twenty-four years of age at the time of their arrival and are both in their seventh and last year of their medical study. Our request is to see if there is any possibility to host the two girls together near the university hospital. We like to pay for any inconvenient during theirs stay. The girls will leave Belgium on the 28/11/2002 and are intending to repartee on the 02/01/2003. Hoping on a reaction from someone who is able to help us, I send You all my best regards. Jos Janssens Diepenbeek Belgium [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: PUPPS
Title: Re: PUPPS Hi Sonya I was a doula, recently, for a woman who had PUPPS. Her symptoms were particularly bad in the last few weeks of pregnancy and she had the baby 10 days before due date. Her rashes, blotches and itchiness diminished after the birth ( but she was taking medication too) and were almost gone at 3 weeks after birth. Not one week. This was her second child. Cheers Margie From: Barry MacGregor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:32:26 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: PUPPS Thanks everyone for your replies. All my lady's liver function tests have come back normal, however she had a haemoglobin test that went from 112 in one week to 90 the next. Don't know if this is related or not. I have asked all the senior midwives and doctors about PUPPS and all have said that it spontaneously resolves within a week after the birth and that it affects first time mothers only. They have all been unable to direct me towards any literature on the subject like what is the cause. Thanks again Sonja
Channel 9 news
Hi all Just to let you know - I have just been interviewed by Channel 9 news regarding the professional indemnity insurance issue for midwives. It was a short interview - so only able to get a couple of points across. Should be on tonight's news. Cheers Jane Palmer Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond Caring, Professional Midwifery Services Sydney Visit http://www.pregnancy.com.au -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Nikki McFarlane
If Nikki is on the list right now could she contact me off list, otherwise could some one send me her email contact. I need to discuss postpartum resources in Singapore. Kirsten Blacker -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Melbourne massage
Hello ozmidders, A request for those of you in Melbourne. DOes anyone know of a massseur / masseuse that does great pregnancy massage. I have a friend who is Melbourne(has been living in Singapore)she is 36 weeks pregnant and just watched her mother die of metastatic breast cancer. I've told her to have a 'spoiling' day after the funeral - her husband will be flying back to Singapore where her other two children are. She needs not only a great massage but from someone who will be sensitive to her emotional needs Kirsten Blacker -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: Nikki McFarlane
Hi Kirsten pregnancy massage -perhaps lina Clerke (are you out there Lina?? Or busy with your Midwifery studies??)-I have forwarded your email to midwife Jane Myers who has a wonderful friend, also a midwife but practising as a masseur in St Kilda (not THAT kind of massage!!) whe is a beautiful sensitive person. You are so right -it is important to find that sensitivity. What a great friend you are. Pinky - Original Message - From: Kirsten Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmid [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 2:29 PM Subject: Nikki McFarlane If Nikki is on the list right now could she contact me off list, otherwise could some one send me her email contact. I need to discuss postpartum resources in Singapore. Kirsten Blacker -- 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.
