RE: [ozmidwifery] question from Year 10 student
The fluid and equal pressure theory and the fetal circulatory system which is different to ours both sound logical to me. Other ideas occurred to me as well - if you look at the size of baby's head in comparison to the body, the proportion is so different than it is in an adult, all that extra blood which rushes to baby's head in theory is nowhere near extra blood which rushes to adult's head (in proportion). Also, even as an adult (who practises yoga for example :) ), you can do a headstand and stay in the position for a long time without problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrea Quanchi Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 5:57 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] question from Year 10 student I have searched through Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Physiology (Blackburn Loper) and cant find anything helpful Andrea Q On 08/11/2005, at 9:54 AM, wump fish wrote: This made me laugh. It is just the kind of question my son (year 9) would come up with. I haven't even thought about it! I would go with the fluid and equal pressure theory. Being upside down in water at an adult (try it) does not result in the same pressure as being upside down outside water. However, if we go with this theory - what happens when women rupture their membranes. We know it has a variety of effects on labour and the baby. But, does it also make it less comfortable for baby due to being upside down? Just thinking aloud. I would love someone to find some evidence on this. Rachel From: Bowman Family [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] question from Year 10 student Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:10:21 +1100 I am involved in the CoreOf Life Program for Year 10 students. It is a fun and interactive program run over a double period and is about the journey through pregnancy, labour birth and parenting. Last week when I was demonstrating positioning with doll pelvis one of the boys asked how come the blood doesn't rush to the baby's head like it does for us if we are upside down I didn't know the correct answer and said I would get back to him. It possibly is obvious but I have asked a few peers and no-one is definite they have the correct answer. I thought I would throw it open to OzMidwifery for discussion. Linda _ The new MSN Search Toolbar now includes Desktop search! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ -- 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] Re: [hbo] Check out Hudson Valley Lactivism
hi everyone anyone know of any similar groups in australia? i liked their idea of handing out information at public places re breastfeeding laws and rights to increase awareness and acceptance. going in to workplaces to educate workers about rights for breastfeeding/expressing breaks and providing legal support for discrimination sounds great too.. how many australian employers would hire someone known to be breastfeeding who needed breaks every few hours? probably few and i think people would be too scared to ask . ideally i think we need to move towards more baby friendly workplaces where bubs go along with mum to work, like in most places in the world. but it sounds too extreme to even bring up in our current cultural climate of children and work life being so separate do many of you have experience of working witha baby in tow? do the hb mw's take their babies to births at all? love emilyjenndoula [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Run by a homebirthing Momma!!Hi everyone! Below you'll find the complete text ofour letter announcing our fundraiser and arrival ofour new website www.hvlactivism.org. Even if you don'tconsider yourself a "Lactivist" I would encourage youto take a look at the artwork we have available. Thereare some beautiful mom, baby and grandparent picturesthat you certainly don't have to be breastfeeding tolove. And I know I want one for Christmas, you couldalso point your husbands our way for an excellent giftidea. If you have any questions and want to ask mefeel free to e-mail me directly. [EMAIL PROTECTED]Thanks!KimHudson Valley Lactivism was founded a mere two weeksbefore the July 13th Nurse-In at the PoughkeepsieJournal Building. Since then we have been continuingon with our mission of breastfeeding ad! vocacy andeducation by distributing the laws regarding nursingin public, and information about the benefits ofbreastfeeding. Now we want to move ahead with projectssuch as breastfeeding friendly gift bags for localhospitals, a breastfeeding friendly businessdirectory, and supporting breastfeeding friendlylegislation. All of these plans to improve ourcommunity will take support, and that is where youcome in. We are proud to announce the arrival of ournew website, HVLactivism.org as a first step to themany exciting projects we have coming.Hudson Valley Lactivism is now offering select printsby internationally known artist Shawn Dell Joyce. Herwork, included in the Georges Pompidou Center in Parisand the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is availablesigned with all proceeds going to promotebreastfeeding throughout our area. This offer is onlyavailable until December 1st, and all orders will bereceived by Chri! stmas. A signed print would make awonderful gift for the mothers, grandmothers, midwifesand doulas in your life! For questions, pricing,ordering information and how to make a donation,please visit our website: www.hvlactivism.org andclick on the scrolling fundraiser banner. SPONSORED LINKS Midwife Giving birth Homebirth Nurse midwife YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "homebirthonline" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
RE: [ozmidwifery] Re: [hbo] Check out Hudson Valley Lactivism
Hi Emily The midwife I work with has a nearly 5 month old baby, hes been to about 8 births so far, the first one when he was only 10 days old! The women who have booked with us have known from the start that there will be a baby coming along, there has only been one that thought that wouldnt be appropriate for her circumstances. Hes slung by either Wendy or myself, breastfed on demand ( only by Wendy J) , and sleeps a lot on peoples floors/couches/beds. Hes never been a problem at a birth, and because there are 2 of us working together, its easy to take him away if hes a bit unsettled etc (not that this has happened yet, but Im sure the time will come J) So although I had my own doubts about continuing working if I was to have another baby, Wendy and her little one have proven to me that it can work! Cheers Tania From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Emily Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2005 9:30 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: [hbo] Check out Hudson Valley Lactivism hi everyone anyone know of any similar groups in australia? i liked their idea of handing out information at public places re breastfeeding laws and rights to increase awareness and acceptance. going in to workplaces to educate workers about rights for breastfeeding/expressing breaks and providing legal support for discrimination sounds great too.. how many australian employers would hire someone known to be breastfeeding who needed breaks every few hours? probably few and i think people would be too scared to ask . ideally i think we need to move towards more baby friendly workplaces where bubs go along with mum to work, like in most places in the world. but it sounds too extreme to even bring up in our current cultural climate of children and work life being so separate do many of you have experience of working witha baby in tow? do the hb mw's take their babies to births at all? love emily jenndoula [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Run by a homebirthing Momma!! Hi everyone! Below you'll find the complete text of our letter announcing our fundraiser and arrival of our new website www.hvlactivism.org. Even if you don't consider yourself a Lactivist I would encourage you to take a look at the artwork we have available. There are some beautiful mom, baby and grandparent pictures that you certainly don't have to be breastfeeding to love. And I know I want one for Christmas, you could also point your husbands our way for an excellent gift idea. If you have any questions and want to ask me feel free to e-mail me directly. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Kim Hudson Valley Lactivism was founded a mere two weeks before the July 13th Nurse-In at the Poughkeepsie Journal Building. Since then we have been continuing on with our mission of breastfeeding ad! vocacy and education by distributing the laws regarding nursing in public, and information about the benefits of breastfeeding. Now we want to move ahead with projects such as breastfeeding friendly gift bags for local hospitals, a breastfeeding friendly business directory, and supporting breastfeeding friendly legislation. All of these plans to improve our community will take support, and that is where you come in. We are proud to announce the arrival of our new website, HVLactivism.org as a first step to the many exciting projects we have coming. Hudson Valley Lactivism is now offering select prints by internationally known artist Shawn Dell Joyce. Her work, included in the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is available signed with all proceeds going to promote breastfeeding throughout our area. This offer is only available until December 1st, and all orders will be received by Chri! stmas. A signed print would make a wonderful gift for the mothers, grandmothers, midwifes and doulas in your life! For questions, pricing, ordering information and how to make a donation, please visit our website: www.hvlactivism.org and click on the scrolling fundraiser banner. SPONSORED LINKS Midwife Giving birth Homebirth Nurse midwife YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group homebirthonline on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: [hbo] Check out Hudson Valley Lactivism
Hi , I took each of my 4 children to births with me over many years. they obviously didn't need to come once they were weaned but if i thought i might be away for a fair while then the toddlers came too. i had some problems with one of mine, my only boy, who seemed to not be able to hang in so well, so he stopped coming along at about 8 months which did add to my partner's workload (had to bring him to me a number of times at long labours). i have very distinct memories of my babies sitting watching, or sleeping, or once i had to leave my 12 month old at the door as the house was a 'no food inside' place and she was chewing on a biscuit. i used to work alone, so for some of the longer drives etc i would take my sister or an older child as my support person. none of the families ever complained or asked me not to bring my children ... tessa went to many births in this capacity em!! sue hi everyone anyone know of any similar groups in australia? i liked their idea of handing out information at public places re breastfeeding laws and rights to increase awareness and acceptance. going in to workplaces to educate workers about rights for breastfeeding/expressing breaks and providing legal support for discrimination sounds great too.. how many australian employers would hire someone known to be breastfeeding who needed breaks every few hours? probably few and i think people would be too scared to ask . ideally i think we need to move towards more baby friendly workplaces where bubs go along with mum to work, like in most places in the world. but it sounds too extreme to even bring up in our current cultural climate of children and work life being so separate do many of you have experience of working witha baby in tow? do the hb mw's take their babies to births at all? love emily
RE: [ozmidwifery] Re: [hbo] Check out Hudson Valley Lactivism
Hi I also brought my baby to work as a childbirth and parenting educator.. it was wonderful for everyone in the group too. Ryan was only about 6 weeks old when I commenced teaching again after having him, so I would put him in his little frazer chair and he would sit and look at everyone and the couples would sit and watch him too, it was such a lovely experience for them all I was able to teach them lots about breastfeeding and how to read babies signals I am sure they learnt a lot about babies in the most effective way. It was so funny to see their faces when he would do noisy poos we had such a lot of laughs and then of course when wed laugh hed startle so we had to quieten down it was all wonderful for their learning experience. When he needed a nappy change I would call Geoff and he would come and collect him and change him and then deliver him back again for another feed great for the Dads to see Geoffs involvement role modeled for them - I should not have stopped having babies J Warm hug Julie Julie Clarke Independent Childbirth and Parenting Educator HypnoBirthing (R) Practitioner ACE Grad Dip Supervisor NACE Advanced Educator and Trainer NACE National Journal Editor Transition into Parenthood Sessions 9 Withybrook Place Sylvania NSW 2224 Telephone 9544 6441 Mobile: 0401 2655 30 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visit Julie's website: www.transitionintoparenthood.com.au From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Sue Cookson Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2005 1:47 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: [hbo] Check out Hudson Valley Lactivism Hi , I took each of my 4 children to births with me over many years. they obviously didn't need to come once they were weaned but if i thought i might be away for a fair while then the toddlers came too. i had some problems with one of mine, my only boy, who seemed to not be able to hang in so well, so he stopped coming along at about 8 months which did add to my partner's workload (had to bring him to me a number of times at long labours). i have very distinct memories of my babies sitting watching, or sleeping, or once i had to leave my 12 month old at the door as the house was a 'no food inside' place and she was chewing on a biscuit. i used to work alone, so for some of the longer drives etc i would take my sister or an older child as my support person. none of the families ever complained or asked me not to bring my children ... tessa went to many births in this capacity em!! sue hi everyone anyone know of any similar groups in australia? i liked their idea of handing out information at public places re breastfeeding laws and rights to increase awareness and acceptance. going in to workplaces to educate workers about rights for breastfeeding/expressing breaks and providing legal support for discrimination sounds great too.. how many australian employers would hire someone known to be breastfeeding who needed breaks every few hours? probably few and i think people would be too scared to ask . ideally i think we need to move towards more baby friendly workplaces where bubs go along with mum to work, like in most places in the world. but it sounds too extreme to even bring up in our current cultural climate of children and work life being so separate do many of you have experience of working witha baby in tow? do the hb mw's take their babies to births at all? love emily
[ozmidwifery] Family First
Hi All, Next Tuesday 15th November Steve Fielding, senator and leader of the Family First Party will be in Mildura. He has requested to meet with me and discuss Indigenous women's issues and related midwifery issues. He is also speaking at a meeting at the Settlers Club on Tuesday evening. It would be great if we could get as many midwives there as possible to impress on him that half the voting public are women who have babies, who need midwives, who need Medicare Provider numbers and PI insurance. I have already forwarded to him the briefings which the ACMI drafted for Julia Gillard. I will also give him the motion which Aiden Ridgeway tabled in the Senate earlier in the year. If anybody has any other documents they feel are pertinent and succinct please feel free to forward them to me. Thanks Leanne. Leanne Wynne Midwife in charge of Women's Business Mildura Aboriginal Health Service Mob 0418 371862 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: [ozmidwifery] Family First
Dear Leanne On our last Canberra roadshow we briefed Sen Fielding (In September) so this is really a good opportunity to show him that what we (Maternity Coalition) have said is backed up by others in the community. From our experience with Julia Gillard it is good for those who belong to MC to identify this and show their support. For those non-members, please JOIN, support our work, because together we can get there! Leanne good work organising this and will send the briefing through to you so you know what we said. In solidarity Justine -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] Thankyou re Strep B
Thankyou to everyone who sent me information, gave me suggestions etc on Strep B, testing, options for treatment during labour etc. I will be able to discuss it with the midwives with a bit of background knowledge now, and have lots of ideas to run with if I do end up testing positve again. :) Nicola Morley Trainee Doula -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
