[ozmidwifery] NICE Guidelines for C section
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence have just produced their new draft guidelines - seehttp://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/CS_NICEguideline_1stconsultation.pdfNICE is the statutory UK body who review clinical practices, medicines etc. for the National Health Service.Have looked at it briefly. There are some intresting recommendations - like women should be offered a home birth as it reduces the incidence of CS, that active managment of labour, use of oxytocics and amniotomy should not form part of routine care, and there is a long list of the risks of sections, in nice plain english, and which contradict some misconceptions e.g. women with a section are more likely to have bladder and urinary tract injuries.Debbie SlaterYour use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[ozmidwifery] Amina Lawal free
An update for those of you who have been following Amina Lawal's sentencing by the Sharia court in Nigeria and written of letters of support. It is wonderful this woman is finally free to mother her children in peace. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s953985.htm A great vote of gratitude and admiration to Amnesty International and all the other women's and social justice groups who have been campaigning for Amina's rights. It is wonderful the panel of five judges, although split, recognised the inherent 'wrongness'of the original sentence. It is a sign of growing awareness and change. warmly, Carolyn Hastie When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller Heartlogic Consultancy The Bully Busters - creating positive workcultures through improving emotional intelligence MetaSystems Life and Executive Coaching - Essential Skills for the new Millenium Quantum Leadership Strategies Phone +61 2 4389 3919 Fax +61 2 4388 6819 Mobile 0418 428 430 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 5405 Chittaway Bay NSW 2261 Australia -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
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[ozmidwifery] to midwives in Vic
Joy Johnston (a member of NBV) has asked this to be forwarded to any midwives who may be interested. I would encourage other midwives registered in Vic to think seriously about applying for appointment to one of the positions on the Nurses Board, as advertised in last Saturdays Age. The call for applications, and relevantforms are at: HYPERLINK "http://www.health.vic.gov.au/pracreg/boards.htm"http://www.health.vic.gov.au/pracreg/boards.htm The advertisement states one position will go to a midwife. This is interesting as the Act does not require it. I think a large number of serious applicants from the midwifery profession would send a message to theHealth Minister that midwives do want to have a say in the statutory regulation of our profession. The Review of Health Practitioner legislation discussion paper is soon to be released, and one of the questions in that is on t! he regulation of midwives. It is going to be crucial that the Act changes to better manage theregistration of midwives who graduate from the B Mid courses. At present they are registered in Div 1 with endorsement as a midwife, and restrictions to midwifery. This is very awkward, and restrictions carrynegative connotations. The midwives graduating from these courses, or coming from other countries, should be registered as midwives not as some sort of second class nurse.NSW has just brought in its Nurses Amendment Act which makes major reforms to the way midwifery is viewed in legislation. NSW has also created a newtitle, the Midwife Practitioner to mirror advances in Nurse Practitioner legislation. There are midwives in Vic who are currently working towards endorsement under the NP legislation, to give them access to ordering tests,prescribingc, and hospital admitting and referral to specialists. We ne! ed to lobby for similar reforms here. We need midwives on the Board who have a vision for the profession to be there advocating for reforms and improvements that are based on evidence. There are other relevant issues likely to come up for the Boards comment and advice to the Minister in the near future, including unregulated workers in maternity services. Please forward this message to others who may be interested I can think of others but dont have email addresses on file.Joy Johnston Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search
Re: [ozmidwifery] to midwives in Vic
Hi All, I think it is worth noting that NSW will now recognise 'midwife practitioners'. In Victoria at present midwives who achieve nurse practitioner credentiallingare not permitted touse this title. The reason is that both'midwife' and 'nurse practitioner' titles are protected and thereforecannot be combined/shortened. So a midwife must be known as a nurse practitioner in midwifery! Currently in Australia the onlyway a midwife can practice as an autonomous practitioner is to become credentialled as a nurse practitioner. Surely we should be recognised as midwife practitioners andour Victorianlegislation should reflect this. Leanne Wynne Midwife in charge of "Women's Business" Mildura Aboriginal Health Service Mob 0418 371862 From: Jen Semple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ozmidwifery] to midwives in Vic Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:31:56 +1000 (EST) Joy Johnston (a member of NBV) has asked this to be forwarded to any midwives who may be interested. I would encourage other midwives registered in Vic to think seriously about applying for appointment to one of the positions on the Nurses Board, as advertised in last Saturdays Age. The call for applications, and relevant forms are at: HYPERLINK "http://www.health.vic.gov.au/pracreg/boards.htm" http://www.health.vic.gov.au/pracreg/boards.htm The advertisement states one position will go to a midwife. This is interesting as the Act does not require it. I think a large number of serious applicants from the midwifery profession would send a message to the Health Minister that midwives do want to have a say in the statutory regulation of our profession. The Review of Health Practitioner legislation discussion paper is soon to be released, and one of the questions in that is on the regulation of midwives. It is going to be crucial that the Act changes to better manage the registration of midwives who graduate from the B Mid courses. At present they are registered in Div 1 with endorsement as a midwife, and restrictions to midwifery. This is very awkward, and restrictions carry negative connotations. The midwives graduating from these courses, or coming from other countries, should be registered as midwives not as some sort of second class nurse. NSW has just brought in its Nurses Amendment Act which makes major reforms to the way midwifery is viewed in legislation. NSW has also created a new title, the Midwife Practitioner to mirror advances in Nurse Practitioner legislation. There are midwives in Vic who are currently working towards endorsement under the NP legislation, to give them access to ordering tests, prescribingc, and hospital admitting and referral to specialists. We need to lobby for similar reforms here. We need midwives on the Board who have a vision for the profession to be there advocating for reforms and improvements that are based on evidence. There are other relevant issues likely to come up for the Boards comment and advice to the Minister in the near future, including unregulated workers in maternity services. Please forward this message to others who may be interested I can think of others but dont have email addresses on file. Joy Johnston - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search Get less junk mail with ninemsn Premium. Upgrade now! -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] Post Natal Depression / breastfeeding and one-on-one midwifery
Dear Ozmid I have request from another list - which I have answered breifly but thought others with more research expertise on Ozmid may have more references regarding Does anyone know of any research documenting the lower rate of pnd and higher rate of breastfeeding oassociated with primary midwifery care? Please reply asap! Cheers - Amy via Denise Hynd Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT
