Re: [ozmidwifery] Article about natural birth and brain haemorrhage
My GOODNESS!!! All in the name of research…..I definitely wouldn't be letting my newborn have a MRI scan! I wonder if the parents were paid (and if so..how much) to allow their newborn to take part? Interesting to see if there is an increase in cancers for this research group in years to come. Belinda Not sure why an MRI would cause cancers as the type of energy used does not disrupt DNA or any biological process... I'd be more worried that the babies would have to be immobilised for the scan (if so - how?) and would probably be terrified as they are very noisy. Emma -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwife in Canberra / area
No Sonja - could you send me their details please? Thanks to the others who've offered names as well. Em On 1/7/07, Sonja Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: have you tried Marie Heath from Goulburn or Jane Collings from Bowral. Sonja -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- http://knittingbyzen.blogsome.com http://knittingbyzen.etsy.com - handpainted yarn for the soul -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B
Jassy - last time this discussion was on this list, I wrote a little on it at my blog (http://midwiferyiscatching.blogsome.com/2006/12/06/antibiotics-and-gbs-and-birth-oh-my/) to give you some ideas. In your case - I'd consider using antibiotics for a maybe situation when you are so allergic to some types already, to be opening you up to a huge risk of allergic reactions... Em On 1/9/07, nunyara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I know info on this topic has been posted before but I deleted it all – silly me as I now wish to ask some questions which have probably already been covered. I am 34 weeks pregnant and was not going to have the STREP B test but I have done some further research and it suggests that all women SHOULD be tested but antibiotics used during labour for a positive result may not be the way to go. To all the midwife's on this forum: is it necessary for me to have this test? Is it in my and my babies best interest to do this? If I tested positive (which I didn't with my first child, in fact I don't even remember having the test) is the intravenous antibiotic really necessary? I do not want this as I plan to have a water birth and I am also highly allergic to penicillan and other forms of backup antibiotics. I will raise this at my midwife appointment I am due for this week I would just like some opinions. Kind Regards Jassy -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] Midwife in Canberra / area
Hi! A girlfriend of mine is pregnant and due in August of this year and is very keen for anything but a hospital birth. She has put an application in for the birthing centre in Canberra but due to the small capacity there, she doesn't think she'll get in! So - can anyone point me at some midwives who are able/willing to do homebirths in that area? She is just investigating at the moment. Em -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
[ozmidwifery] How childbirth went industrial
Two fascinating articles I saw on a blog today - I've exerpted at my blog (http://midwiferyiscatching.blogsome.com/) but the articles are at http://www.mothering.com/articles/pregnancy_birth/birth_preparation/childbirth-went-industrial.html and http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/061009fa_fact. Emma -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: [ozmidwifery] birth pool
Just be careful that using chlorine, bleach, metho or the sun for sterilisation isn't ruining the plastic. Without knowing what kind of plastic it is, cleaning with those kinds of chemicals may cause the pool to perish much more quickly. Em -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: [ozmidwifery] Hormonal contraception and visual disturbance
Hi Alice, http://ccli.org/nfp/contraception/pill.php was one place I found with references for further study - am too tired to dig further. I did find that blood clots in the veins are related to the oestrogen in the pill. Use of the pill is linked to blood clots forming which in some rare cases can form in the retinal arteries which may cause temporary or permanent blindness. Re the blindness potential and the IUD - you'd probably know / my reading and research showed that the hormone levels from Mirena are localised and therefore are not systemic so I'd suggest that the chances of having blindness as a side effects from it are much lower. If she can be sure that the blindness has been linked to the pill, then it's a good option. There are other causes for blindness like this - I had patches of blindness a few years ago that eventually led to me losing vision in my left eye, and the first thing that was investigated was the pill that I was on. Tests eventually showed that I had shingles and the pill wasn't involved in this case, though the finger pointing was pretty strong. Em On 11/8/06, Alice Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've been approached by a friend about contraception options. She's previously been on the combined pill (Brenda I think), but had serious side effects the main one being periods of blindness. She's been told that these episodes would be likely to continue to occur if she took the pill and that they would increase in duration (her first episode was a few seconds, but some were up to 15 minutes long). I was wondering if any of you have heard of this happening or know anything about it. Is it the oestrogen, the progesterone, or both that cause it? We've discussed a few options and she's quite interested in IUDs. She has reasonably long and heavy periods so has some concerns about a copper IUD, but is also concerned that perhaps the Mirena might make the blindness come back. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I don't really know anything about blindness associated with the pill, so would be very interested to find out both so I can pass the information on to my friend, but also for my own knowledge. Thanks. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: [ozmidwifery] 60 minutes
I caught the end of the show and watched it with my partner who scoffed along similar lines to Tania's comments below. Have you considered giving Media Watch a heads up (http://abc.net.au/mediawatch/tipoffs.htm) on this? I would love to see it on Channel 2 instead! Emma P.S. Sorry yes I'm delurking and should introduce myself - I'm on my way to being a midwife via university intake in 2007 having recently hopped off the corporate slave roundabout. I'm (im)patiently awaiting that outcome and reading as much as possible in the meantime. I have a blog on this topic (http://midwiferyiscatching.blogsome.com/) if you want to visit! Janet, Wanted to add my support and thanks for taking on the formidable 60 minutes 'journalists', (and I use that term loosely.) You came across as highly articulate and obviously loving and caring towards your children, without fitting into the mould that they obviously wanted you to, hence the mountains of vision of the family from overseas.It was interesting how they predictably brought up everything they could think of that would marginalize AP, including vision of a real life birth! As I watched it I was thinking…cue the hippy breastfeeding the school aged child, cue the homebirther, cue the woman with baby in a sling (how shocking!). Thankfully this show lost most of it's credibility years ago, most people I know who actually watch it think that it's laughable that they see themselves as investigative journalists. More like an upmarket Today Tonight, making stories up for ratings. Must have been a slow news week! Tania -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
