[ozmidwifery] Rhogam discussion

2004-11-24 Thread Lieve Huybrechts




I thought this would 
interest you, according to the latest discussion on Rhogam. You can find the 
original in the Midwifery Today E- news: www.midwiferytoday.com

greetings
Lieve
Effects of Mercury Administered during Pregnancy
A reader named "Donna" contacted Midwifery Today 
E-News with an informal study she conducted of mothers who were 
"injected" with mercury while pregnant. She started with her own story:
I had RhoGAM when I was six months pregnant. My son has progressive 
microcephaly, CP, lennox gastaut (severe seizures), is nonverbal and profoundly 
mentally retarded. I had his six-month-old baby hair tested for mercury; the 
results showed 13.78 mcg. The only exposure to mercury was from my RhoGAM and 
his vaccines. A new study of amount of heavy metals in vaccines showed one that 
contained nine times more aluminum. There is no telling how much mercury was in 
the RhoGAM injections I had. The older RhoGAM contained 35 mcg of mercury. We 
are told to limit "ingesting" mercury to 0.1 mcg. What should the number be for 
"injecting" it?

  Janet: RhoGAM during pregnancy; her child is 21 and has ADD and a learning 
  disability. She had RhoGAM during one of her other pregnancies but doesn't 
  know which one; one child has ADD and the other child has Down syndrome. 
  Kris O.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a child with deafness, autism, 
  developmental delays, mild CP. 
  Norma W.: Had RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a disabled child [type 
  unknown]. 
  Colleen F.: Flu shot during pregnancy; son has CP and bipolar disorder. 
  Gracie M.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; did not vaccinate son. Boy developed 
  severe eczema at four months old, has lots of allergies, a yeast overgrowth 
  and a depressed immune system. 
  Kathy G.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a four-year-old daughter with 
  angelman syndrome. 
  Barbara W.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has 10-year-old child with angelman 
  syndrome. 
  Kathy: RhoGAM injection with all three kids; all three have angelman 
  syndrome. 
  Ilana S.: Sister had flu vaccine during pregnancy; she has a daughter with 
  Retts. Her hair was tested for mercury; results were 14.8. She also has a 
  friend who had a RhoGAM injection during pregnancy and lost the child a month 
  later. 
  Julia A.: Flu vaccine during pregnancy; daughter diagnosed with 
  petiventricular leukomalacia (a type of brain damage). 
  Lauree L.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; child is developmentally delayed, in a 
  special-education class with one-on-one aide. Lennox Gastaut syndrome. 
  Anon: Four children; had a RhoGAM injection both during and after 
  pregnancy. My oldest son is now 16; he is a very well behaved child and does 
  well in school. However, he has ADD and is on medication. My second child has 
  some major psych/neuro issues; although his IQ is 129, his behavior is 
  horrible and he is on major psych-neuro drugs and has been in and out of 
  institutions and under the care of doctors for several years. My third child 
  is normal. My fourth child has Rett syndrome confirmed at Baylor through the 
  MECP DNA test last year. Prior to this, her doctors thought she had CP. She 
  has seizures, she does not walk or talk, she is now 10-1/2 and functions at 
  the three-month-old level. My first child is by one husband, my second a 
  different husband and the third is my present husband's. So while they all 
  have neuro issues, the gene pool is different. It makes you wonder if an 
  exterior factor such as thimerosol accounts for these kinds of outcomes. 
  Lisa T: I have had seven pregnancies; one was a miscarriage. 1981 at age 
  15 got RhoGAM shot during pregnancy; daughter was born with severe learning 
  disabilities and ADD. RhoGAM after birth. 1985, RhoGAM shot after birth, son 
  has ADHD and ODD, depression (bipolar?). 1988, miscarriage with RhoGAM given 
  after. 1990, daughter with ADD and mild deafness, RhoGAM after birth. 1996, 
  daughter with possible ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 1998, daughter with possible 
  ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 2001, daughter with angelman syndrome, had flu shot 
  in 2000 and got pregnant about one week later; had RhoGAM during pregnancy and 
  after birth. 
  Eve: RhoGAM during pregnancy, has 12-year-old girl with Quad CP. 
  Jamie B.: RhoGAM during all of her pregnancies; first son has learning 
  disabilities (severe CAPD and PDD nos); second, a daughter, is dyslexic; 
  third, a son, has ADHD. 
At a DAN! conference 53.7% of the mothers present who had ASD children were 
Rh negative. Other studies show 37% of ASD children have Rh-neg. mothers, 
although the incidence of RH neg. is estimated at only 3% to 7% of the female 
population.
In the past, RH-neg. mothers were not given the RhoGAM shot until after the 
baby was born, but now RH neg. mothers often receive the shot between the 16th 
to 20th week. Most RH shots contain thimerosal.
— Donna


RhoGAM, a human gamma globulin, is administered against the Rh positive 
factor of blood; it is 

[ozmidwifery] wise words

2004-11-24 Thread Mary Murphy




Quote of the Week
"Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the 
sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by anyone, 
our bodies will be handled."
— Linda 
Hes


Re: [ozmidwifery] Rhogam discussion

2004-11-24 Thread shaz42



hi what is rhogam? and why is it used could some 
one tell me. thanks sharon

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Lieve Huybrechts 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:50 
  PM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] Rhogam 
  discussion
  
  
  I thought this would 
  interest you, according to the latest discussion on Rhogam. You can find the 
  original in the Midwifery Today E- news: www.midwiferytoday.com
  
  greetings
  Lieve
  Effects of Mercury Administered during Pregnancy
  A reader named "Donna" contacted Midwifery Today 
  E-News with an informal study she conducted of mothers who were 
  "injected" with mercury while pregnant. She started with her own story:
  I had RhoGAM when I was six months pregnant. My son has progressive 
  microcephaly, CP, lennox gastaut (severe seizures), is nonverbal and 
  profoundly mentally retarded. I had his six-month-old baby hair tested for 
  mercury; the results showed 13.78 mcg. The only exposure to mercury was from 
  my RhoGAM and his vaccines. A new study of amount of heavy metals in vaccines 
  showed one that contained nine times more aluminum. There is no telling how 
  much mercury was in the RhoGAM injections I had. The older RhoGAM contained 35 
  mcg of mercury. We are told to limit "ingesting" mercury to 0.1 mcg. What 
  should the number be for "injecting" it?
  
Janet: RhoGAM during pregnancy; her child is 21 and has ADD and a 
learning disability. She had RhoGAM during one of her other pregnancies but 
doesn't know which one; one child has ADD and the other child has Down 
syndrome. 
Kris O.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a child with deafness, autism, 
developmental delays, mild CP. 
Norma W.: Had RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a disabled child [type 
unknown]. 
Colleen F.: Flu shot during pregnancy; son has CP and bipolar disorder. 
Gracie M.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; did not vaccinate son. Boy developed 
severe eczema at four months old, has lots of allergies, a yeast overgrowth 
and a depressed immune system. 
Kathy G.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a four-year-old daughter with 
angelman syndrome. 
Barbara W.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has 10-year-old child with angelman 
syndrome. 
Kathy: RhoGAM injection with all three kids; all three have angelman 
syndrome. 
Ilana S.: Sister had flu vaccine during pregnancy; she has a daughter 
with Retts. Her hair was tested for mercury; results were 14.8. She also has 
a friend who had a RhoGAM injection during pregnancy and lost the child a 
month later. 
Julia A.: Flu vaccine during pregnancy; daughter diagnosed with 
petiventricular leukomalacia (a type of brain damage). 
Lauree L.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; child is developmentally delayed, in 
a special-education class with one-on-one aide. Lennox Gastaut syndrome. 
Anon: Four children; had a RhoGAM injection both during and after 
pregnancy. My oldest son is now 16; he is a very well behaved child and does 
well in school. However, he has ADD and is on medication. My second child 
has some major psych/neuro issues; although his IQ is 129, his behavior is 
horrible and he is on major psych-neuro drugs and has been in and out of 
institutions and under the care of doctors for several years. My third child 
is normal. My fourth child has Rett syndrome confirmed at Baylor through the 
MECP DNA test last year. Prior to this, her doctors thought she had CP. She 
has seizures, she does not walk or talk, she is now 10-1/2 and functions at 
the three-month-old level. My first child is by one husband, my second a 
different husband and the third is my present husband's. So while they all 
have neuro issues, the gene pool is different. It makes you wonder if an 
exterior factor such as thimerosol accounts for these kinds of outcomes. 
Lisa T: I have had seven pregnancies; one was a miscarriage. 1981 at age 
15 got RhoGAM shot during pregnancy; daughter was born with severe learning 
disabilities and ADD. RhoGAM after birth. 1985, RhoGAM shot after birth, son 
has ADHD and ODD, depression (bipolar?). 1988, miscarriage with RhoGAM given 
after. 1990, daughter with ADD and mild deafness, RhoGAM after birth. 1996, 
daughter with possible ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 1998, daughter with possible 
ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 2001, daughter with angelman syndrome, had flu shot 
in 2000 and got pregnant about one week later; had RhoGAM during pregnancy 
and after birth. 
Eve: RhoGAM during pregnancy, has 12-year-old girl with Quad CP. 
Jamie B.: RhoGAM during all of her pregnancies; first son has learning 
disabilities (severe CAPD and PDD nos); second, a daughter, is dyslexic; 
third, a son, has ADHD. 
  At a DAN! conference 53.7% of the mothers present who had ASD children were 
  Rh negative. Other studies show 37% of ASD children have 

Re: [ozmidwifery] Rhogam discussion

2004-11-24 Thread Lieve Huybrechts



Hoi Sharon,

You can read about it at the website of Sarah 
Wickham: www.withwoman.co.uk look in 
articles for anti-d: exploring 
midwifery knowledge
succes
Lieve

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  shaz42 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:54 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Rhogam 
  discussion
  
  hi what is rhogam? and why is it used could some 
  one tell me. thanks sharon
  
- Original Message - 
From: 
Lieve Huybrechts 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:50 
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Rhogam 
discussion


I thought this would 
interest you, according to the latest discussion on Rhogam. You can find the 
original in the Midwifery Today E- news: www.midwiferytoday.com

greetings
Lieve
Effects of Mercury Administered during Pregnancy
A reader named "Donna" contacted Midwifery Today 
E-News with an informal study she conducted of mothers who were 
"injected" with mercury while pregnant. She started with her own story:
I had RhoGAM when I was six months pregnant. My son has progressive 
microcephaly, CP, lennox gastaut (severe seizures), is nonverbal and 
profoundly mentally retarded. I had his six-month-old baby hair tested for 
mercury; the results showed 13.78 mcg. The only exposure to mercury was from 
my RhoGAM and his vaccines. A new study of amount of heavy metals in 
vaccines showed one that contained nine times more aluminum. There is no 
telling how much mercury was in the RhoGAM injections I had. The older 
RhoGAM contained 35 mcg of mercury. We are told to limit "ingesting" mercury 
to 0.1 mcg. What should the number be for "injecting" it?

  Janet: RhoGAM during pregnancy; her child is 21 and has ADD and a 
  learning disability. She had RhoGAM during one of her other pregnancies 
  but doesn't know which one; one child has ADD and the other child has Down 
  syndrome. 
  Kris O.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a child with deafness, autism, 
  developmental delays, mild CP. 
  Norma W.: Had RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a disabled child [type 
  unknown]. 
  Colleen F.: Flu shot during pregnancy; son has CP and bipolar 
  disorder. 
  Gracie M.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; did not vaccinate son. Boy 
  developed severe eczema at four months old, has lots of allergies, a yeast 
  overgrowth and a depressed immune system. 
  Kathy G.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a four-year-old daughter with 
  angelman syndrome. 
  Barbara W.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has 10-year-old child with 
  angelman syndrome. 
  Kathy: RhoGAM injection with all three kids; all three have angelman 
  syndrome. 
  Ilana S.: Sister had flu vaccine during pregnancy; she has a daughter 
  with Retts. Her hair was tested for mercury; results were 14.8. She also 
  has a friend who had a RhoGAM injection during pregnancy and lost the 
  child a month later. 
  Julia A.: Flu vaccine during pregnancy; daughter diagnosed with 
  petiventricular leukomalacia (a type of brain damage). 
  Lauree L.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; child is developmentally delayed, 
  in a special-education class with one-on-one aide. Lennox Gastaut 
  syndrome. 
  Anon: Four children; had a RhoGAM injection both during and after 
  pregnancy. My oldest son is now 16; he is a very well behaved child and 
  does well in school. However, he has ADD and is on medication. My second 
  child has some major psych/neuro issues; although his IQ is 129, his 
  behavior is horrible and he is on major psych-neuro drugs and has been in 
  and out of institutions and under the care of doctors for several years. 
  My third child is normal. My fourth child has Rett syndrome confirmed at 
  Baylor through the MECP DNA test last year. Prior to this, her doctors 
  thought she had CP. She has seizures, she does not walk or talk, she is 
  now 10-1/2 and functions at the three-month-old level. My first child is 
  by one husband, my second a different husband and the third is my present 
  husband's. So while they all have neuro issues, the gene pool is 
  different. It makes you wonder if an exterior factor such as thimerosol 
  accounts for these kinds of outcomes. 
  Lisa T: I have had seven pregnancies; one was a miscarriage. 1981 at 
  age 15 got RhoGAM shot during pregnancy; daughter was born with severe 
  learning disabilities and ADD. RhoGAM after birth. 1985, RhoGAM shot after 
  birth, son has ADHD and ODD, depression (bipolar?). 1988, miscarriage with 
  RhoGAM given after. 1990, daughter with ADD and mild deafness, RhoGAM 
  after birth. 1996, daughter with possible ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 1998, 
  daughter with possible ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 2001, daughter with 
 

[ozmidwifery] Letters re flat heads

2004-11-24 Thread Safetsleep



Hi Kirsten

We've received a few letters that we feel would be 
very interesting, informative and beneficial to Midwives, would it be 
appropriate for us to send them through the OZMidwifery subscribe list and how 
would we go about that?

Regards
Miriam



[ozmidwifery] Special offer on Active Birth workshops for 2005

2004-11-24 Thread Andrea Robertson
Hi,
I am in the process of planning the Active Birth workshops that will be 
presented by Birth International in May 2005. In the past, to assist 
hospitals make this workshop available for their staff, we have offered a 
special deal: if the hospital provides a free venue and catering, we will 
do all the organising, publicity and administration and give the hospital 
two free places in the program.

If any of you would like to explore this offer further, please email me off 
list (address above). At the moment I only have time in May and early June.

Warm regards,
Andrea
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Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Special offer on Active Birth workshops for 2005

2004-11-24 Thread JoFromOz
Andrea Robertson wrote:
Hi,
I am in the process of planning the Active Birth workshops that will 
be presented by Birth International in May 2005. In the past, to 
assist hospitals make this workshop available for their staff, we have 
offered a special deal: if the hospital provides a free venue and 
catering, we will do all the organising, publicity and administration 
and give the hospital two free places in the program.

If any of you would like to explore this offer further, please email 
me off list (address above). At the moment I only have time in May and 
early June.

Warm regards,
Andrea
-
Andrea Robertson
Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.birthinternational.com
Can I forward this email to my manager, Andrea?
I'd love to go but my baby is due in May :) 

Thanks,
Jo.
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[ozmidwifery] mw needed

2004-11-24 Thread Denise Hynd







any one know any thing about singapore birth 
options or any midwives in private practise ?avalibility of home birth 
jan

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