Re: [ozmidwifery] safetsleep
pinky this one goes way back, but wanted to tell you that i have been writing a 'booklet' over some jinormous period of time...i have consulted very widely and would like some advice from you if possible at some convenient time.if you agree what is the best way to do this? cheers miriam ps: some great new testimonials coming on to www.safetsleep.com shortly - Original Message - From: Pinky McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] safetsleep Hi Miriam, I have done the tiki tour - impressed and would definitely like to mention safetsleep as an option in my book. I do appreciate all the work you are doing and can see some great uses for safetsleep but also have some questions: 1) I would be really concerned that some parents would use Safetsleep as a 'restraint'. But I guess if that were the case, the same thinking would mean that they would not have grasped whatever gentle/ respectful info I had written in the first place so were still coming from a 'convenient baby' / baby as object to be trained mentality. ie -I personally would hate to see such a product used to prevent a toddler from getting of of bed- I have read in at least one book and heard from a MB unit where the treatment for toddlers who dont stay in bed is to remove the lightbulb and lock the door - although I highly doubt you would approve of this either. 2) I am pleased to see that the babies in the letters on your site who had plagiocephaly also received physio -I have concerns that things like helmets on bubs only 'cosmetically' correct the symtoms (ie flat head) not the causes ie the underlying reasons for torticolus/ positional turns ( retained reflexes ? neurology ? tight muscles). I know of several parents here who have had feeding difficulties with such bubs ( ie uncomfortable feeding from one side/ refusal on one side) who have been treated either by a cranial osteopath or a paediatric chiro and when this has been corrected, then these bubs are content to change sides etc (ie the problem is fixed not just the symptom - ie flat head). My own youngest child is regularly treated by a chiro ( initially because of dyslexia which improved remarkably). At the first visit it was found that he still had some early reflexes present and the chiro commented - he would have had difficulty breastfeeding? My response was that as he was my 5th child he wouldnt have had any difficulties - whether this meant holding him upside down if necessary of course i didnt do any such thing but certainly would have compensated for any difficulty by altering feeding positions rather than seeking a cause because at the time i wasnt aware that 'the cause' ie a neurological problem/ retained reflexes could be involved. Incidentally, he didnt/ doesn't have a flat head - he coslept so would have been side sleeping / changing sides perfectly safely and naturally, anyway. (perhaps reinforcing my point that while symptoms can be corrected, this doesnt necessarily mean the child is 'fixed') However, I do have to acknowledge that this isnt every parent's choice and also that sadly, infant sleep is fraught with fear -Im amazed by comments to the mother in the testimonial (on your site) by her plunket nurse re the danger of side sleeping - poor mums. Are you in Australia or Auckland? I will send the handouts. Pinky - Original Message - From: Safetsleep [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Pinky McKay - an amazing woman pinky i hv a very keen interest to meet up with you at some stage.. .from what i have heard and read about you our philosophies are very similar. My background being mainly nursing, parenting, counselling, community work and nearly 20 years facilitating positive parenting workshops ,confidence building for women, trust building, sexuality /drug and alcohol awareness and other educationaly empowering issues . 29 yrs ago for my eldest son, and since then subsequent children, i happen to have designed a special sleepwrap which allows all natural movement depending on the age and stage of the baby, except those movements which could cause harm eg creeping and postional asphyxia, standing, climbing , falling, rolling off beds,helping to prevent and correct positional plagiocephaly (flat/deformed heads) and seems to provde a sence of security with minimal restriction ( far less even than total swaddling)...mothers report babies sleeping better/longer/more peacefullyand for them a huge feeling of peace of mind 13 years ago initial trials spanned 6 months, involved over 300 babies, 600 parents and 15 clinicians from various fields within the medical profession (no mean feat as you will all know) since then consistent 20-25% of all first-time babies in nz are reached...several countries
RE: [ozmidwifery] weight loss
Have you considered getting results from NBST asap? Sounds like a metabolic disorder cystic fibrosis? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Cudlipp Sent: Wednesday, 24 May 2006 11:44 PM To: midwifery list Subject: [ozmidwifery] weight loss Dear wise women I have been following a client on early discharge whose baby is losing weight. Now about 2 weeks old, I readmitted her on day 5 as bub was lethargic, had not had a bowel movement and had lost weight. She expressed, fed and topped up, bub 'woke up' and put on weight, started opening bowels and generally improved all round, went home again fully breast feeding, seems to have plenty of milk, plenty of wet nappies but again - no poo's, and on last 2 visits had lost weight, 50g then another 40g. Has not regained birth weight yet and does not seem satisfied despite frequent b/f. I will be seeing her again tomorrow and am frankly puzzled by this scenario. She is on medication herself for epilepsy (low dose Tegretol and another that I can't remember) and has been taking Motilium to boost supply. Any suggestions/comments? TIA Sue The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing Edmund Burke
Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: E-News 8:11 - Postdates Pregnancies (May 24, 2006)
Hi Andrea point taken -I was mindful of the copyright requests however..I am sending this to the list again. Originally posted on Friday with no feedback. Are there no others in the oz community horrified by the idea of this devise? Do we not have enough technology invading normal birth already? A timely reminder perhaps in light of the current thread on CTG is that they too were introduced widely with little research to validate their wide spread value yet have been grasped by the legal community as an all seeing tool - a tool which now governs a lot of 'normal' or 'routine' clinical practice. My thoughts Alesa Alesa Koziol Clinical Midwifery Educator Melbourne - Original Message - From: Andrea Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: E-News 8:11 - Postdates Pregnancies (May 24, 2006) Hi Alesa, Perhaps next time, just cut and paste the relevant section - I find these loo...ong bulletins impossible to wade through! However, I know Debby well and I've done workshops at her hospital. They have the only birth centre in Israel and are a terrific bunch of strong women and midwifery advocates. I am glad she has raised this issue. The thought of this technology is truly awful and I am sure that women will not want to use it if they are fully informed. Reminds me of a gadget that was tested at one of the UK's biggest midwifery hospitals a few years ago: it was a huge belt that was wrapped around the woman's tummy at the start of second stage and then inflated to push the baby down if the woman couldn't push due to having an epidural. You can imagine how the midwives felt about having to be part of the trials. As far as I know, this particular gadget didn't make it to the manufacturing stage, so perhaps this one that Debby speaks of won't either. Who dreams up these ideas? Dare I say it - men, probably! Regards, Andrea MIDWIFERY TODAY E-NEWS A publication of Midwifery Today, Inc. Volume 8, Issue 11, May 24, 2006 Postdates Pregnancies ~~ A high tech company called Barnev (www.barnev.co.il/) is currently manufacturing a product called a computerized labor monitoring system. This product works by placing two clips with electrodes on a laboring woman's cervix and a scalp electrode on the fetus and using ultrasound waves to measure cervical dilation and height (descent) of the fetal head. I am aware of this product because of clinical trials were held at the hospital with which I am affiliated. In spite of the midwives' opposition to using this mechanical device on women, we were not able to totally block its use (although some changes were made in the informed consent, and many women did not agree to participate due to midwives' explaining to them what was involved). The trials were moved to other hospitals where the midwives were not as vocal in their opposition, and now the company is promoting use in Europe and the US. I understand that they have received or will be receiving Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The product is being promoted as a means to assess women's progress in labor without a manual vaginal examination. I believe that this product takes advantage of and potentially harms women and their babies in labor, all for the purpose of economically profiting a biotech company. I believe that steps need to be taken at a higher level regarding the ethical considerations. How do E-News readers suggest that I carry on from here? Can you offer any support/ideas? I feel that this issue is not only within the midwifery realm, but takes advantage of women's rights and of women's bodies for research purposes under the guise of medical treatment. You can contact me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debby Gedal-Beer, CNM, MSc. Coordinator of Women's Health and Midwifery Education Sheba Academic School of Nursing Tel Hashomer, Israel -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
