RE: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
Hi Tina, Its 2 years ago today that I caught my first baby as an RM, and it was that gorgeous baby girl with her two feet firstlreading your account of this magnificent birth took me back to that day (a day I revisit often) and reaffirmed my strong faith in women and their abilities to birth. It is such an amazing moment, watching that baby unfold, and ease out, with that absolute knowledge inside of you that this woman and this baby know exactly how to do this Congratulations, take it with you and let that wonderful experience give you strength and courage when times perhaps arent so good Tania xxx From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Tina Pettigrew Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2005 5:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise' Hi everyone, tis me againjust wanted to share with you that last Friday while I was working in our family birthing unit I had the most awesome of experiences.. being midwife for a woman with an undiagnosed breech birthWoo Hoo!!! Poor Janine and my fellow midwives at Geelong have had to put up with me walking around with a smile too big for my facesimply one of the most awesome births I have witnessed as this strong and powerful woman birthed her breech baby in the standing position.The baby, a frank breech, just birthed beautifully into my and the woman's third year B Mid follow thru students handsIt was truly and all BMid affair, with the birthing woman herself a 3rd year BMid student!!! What also adds to the splendor of this birth was that unbeknown to the BMid student and I, the consultant obstetrican did make into the birth but just kept quiet and stood at the back of the room and watched as we facilitated the birth (well we did nothing really as 'hands off the breech' came flooding back from my midwifery education) we just supported/reassured and held the space for the woman who stood strong and powerful and breathed out her baby daughter.I can't stop smiling as on reflection I can't believe that this OB got to witness 'breech birth woman wise'a totally midwifery approach to breech birth!! The baby was born in good condition, Apgars of 6 at 1 and 9 at 5...a quick check over by the paed and she was straight back into her mothers armsthe birth topped off with a wonderful physiological third stage!! For those of you close to me, you know that I have had a rough trot the past few months with my midwiferybut such experiences as this help to restore one's faith in the 'power of woman' and reignite the spark that fuels the flame of my passion for midwifery and woman's innate knowlege and wisdom to birth. Trusting in the process of birth, women, and our skills as midwives has always been at the core of my midwifery philosophy...to truly work in partnership with women and trust in their innate abilities to birth safely and joyously is a totally empowering experience...not just for the woman but also for the midwife!!! Maggie Bank's book 'breech birth woman wise' has taken on a whole new meaning for meI continue to be amazed at what woman teach us if we are just humble enough to watch and listen. Yours in reforming midwifery, Tina Pettigrew.
[ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
Hi everyone,tis me againjust wanted to share with you that last Friday while I was working in our family birthing unit I had the most awesome of experiences.. being midwife for a woman with an undiagnosed breech birthWoo Hoo!!! Poor Janine and my fellow midwives at Geelong have had to put up with me walking around with a smile too big for my facesimply one of the most awesome births I have witnessed as this strong and powerful woman birthed her breech baby in the standing position.The baby, a frank breech, just birthed beautifully into my and the woman's third year B Mid follow thru students handsIt was truly and all BMid affair, with the birthing woman herself a 3rd year BMid student!!! What also adds to the splendor of this birth was that unbeknown to the BMid student and I, the consultant obstetrican did make into the birth but just kept quiet and stood at the back of the room and watched as we facilitated the birth (well we did nothing really as 'hands off the breech' came flooding back from my midwifery education) we just supported/reassured and held the space for the woman who stood strong and powerful and breathed out her baby daughter.I can't stop smiling as on reflection I can't believe that this OB got to witness 'breech birth woman wise'a totally midwifery approach to breech birth!! The baby was born in good condition, Apgars of 6 at 1 and 9 at 5...a quick check over by the paed and she was straight back into her mothers armsthe birth topped off with a wonderful physiological third stage!! For those of you close to me, you know that I have had a rough trot the past few months with my midwiferybut such experiences as this help to restore one's faith in the 'power of woman' and reignite the spark that fuels the flame of my passion for midwifery and woman's innate knowlege and wisdom to birth. Trusting in the process of birth, women, and our skills as midwives has always been at the core of my midwifery philosophy...to truly work in partnership with women and trust in their innate abilities to birth safely and joyously is a totally empowering experience...not just for the woman but also for the midwife!!! Maggie Bank's book 'breech birth woman wise' has taken on a whole new meaning for meI continue to be amazed at what woman teach us if we are just humble enough to watch and listen. Yours in reforming midwifery,Tina Pettigrew.
Re: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
How wonderful - and who is this lovely obstetrician who can be silent and still in this situation??? Can we clone him? Sue "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"Edmund Burke - Original Message - From: Tina Pettigrew To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise' Hi everyone,tis me againjust wanted to share with you that last Friday while I was working in our family birthing unit I had the most awesome of experiences.. being midwife for a woman with an undiagnosed breech birthWoo Hoo!!! Poor Janine and my fellow midwives at Geelong have had to put up with me walking around with a smile too big for my facesimply one of the most awesome births I have witnessed as this strong and powerful woman birthed her breech baby in the standing position.The baby, a frank breech, just birthed beautifully into my and the woman's third year B Mid follow thru students handsIt was truly and all BMid affair, with the birthing woman herself a 3rd year BMid student!!! What also adds to the splendor of this birth was that unbeknown to the BMid student and I, the consultant obstetrican did make into the birth but just kept quiet and stood at the back of the room and watched as we facilitated the birth (well we did nothing really as 'hands off the breech' came flooding back from my midwifery education) we just supported/reassured and held the space for the woman who stood strong and powerful and breathed out her baby daughter.I can't stop smiling as on reflection I can't believe that this OB got to witness 'breech birth woman wise'a totally midwifery approach to breech birth!! The baby was born in good condition, Apgars of 6 at 1 and 9 at 5...a quick check over by the paed and she was straight back into her mothers armsthe birth topped off with a wonderful physiological third stage!! For those of you close to me, you know that I have had a rough trot the past few months with my midwiferybut such experiences as this help to restore one's faith in the 'power of woman' and reignite the spark that fuels the flame of my passion for midwifery and woman's innate knowlege and wisdom to birth. Trusting in the process of birth, women, and our skills as midwives has always been at the core of my midwifery philosophy...to truly work in partnership with women and trust in their innate abilities to birth safely and joyously is a totally empowering experience...not just for the woman but also for the midwife!!! Maggie Bank's book 'breech birth woman wise' has taken on a whole new meaning for meI continue to be amazed at what woman teach us if we are just humble enough to watch and listen. Yours in reforming midwifery,Tina Pettigrew. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/142 - Release Date: 18/10/2005
RE: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
Thats fantastic Tina You are an incredible strong woman. Dont forget it love Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife Learn from mothers and babies; every one of them has a unique story to tell. Look for wisdom in the humblest places - that's usually where you'll find it. Lois Wilson
Re: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
Tina, Well done and we can all only aspire to more of these experiences Andrea Quanchi On 19/10/2005, at 6:15 PM, Tina Pettigrew wrote: Hi everyone, tis me againjust wanted to share with you that last Friday while I was working in our family birthing unit I had the most awesome of experiences.. being midwife for a woman with an undiagnosed breech birthWoo Hoo!!! Poor Janine and my fellow midwives at Geelong have had to put up with me walking around with a smile too big for my facesimply one of the most awesome births I have witnessed as this strong and powerful woman birthed her breech baby in the standing position.The baby, a frank breech, just birthed beautifully into my and the woman's third year B Mid follow thru students handsIt was truly and all BMid affair, with the birthing woman herself a 3rd year BMid student!!! What also adds to the splendor of this birth was that unbeknown to the BMid student and I, the consultant obstetrican did make into the birth but just kept quiet and stood at the back of the room and watched as we facilitated the birth (well we did nothing really as 'hands off the breech' came flooding back from my midwifery education) we just supported/reassured and held the space for the woman who stood strong and powerful and breathed out her baby daughter.I can't stop smiling as on reflection I can't believe that this OB got to witness 'breech birth woman wise'a totally midwifery approach to breech birth!! The baby was born in good condition, Apgars of 6 at 1 and 9 at 5...a quick check over by the paed and she was straight back into her mothers armsthe birth topped off with a wonderful physiological third stage!! For those of you close to me, you know that I have had a rough trot the past few months with my midwiferybut such experiences as this help to restore one's faith in the 'power of woman' and reignite the spark that fuels the flame of my passion for midwifery and woman's innate knowlege and wisdom to birth. Trusting in the process of birth, women, and our skills as midwives has always been at the core of my midwifery philosophy...to truly work in partnership with women and trust in their innate abilities to birth safely and joyously is a totally empowering experience...not just for the woman but also for the midwife!!! Maggie Bank's book 'breech birth woman wise' has taken on a whole new meaning for meI continue to be amazed at what woman teach us if we are just humble enough to watch and listen. Yours in reforming midwifery, Tina Pettigrew.
Re: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
Wacko Tina and well done You can now join the increasing numbers of standing breech converts Congratulate your colleagues please Regards Jan Jan Robinson Independent Midwife Practitioner National Coordinator Australian Society of Independent Midwives 8 Robin Crescent South Hurstville NSW 2221 Phone/Fax: 02 9546 4350 e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> website: www.midwiferyeducation.com.au On 20 Oct, 2005, at 11:29, Jenny Cameron wrote: Fantastic Tina, a magic midwifery moment. Wish there were more. Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM President NT branch ACMI PO Box 1465 Howard Springs NT 0835 08 8983 1926 0419 528 717 x-tad-bigger- Original Message -/x-tad-bigger x-tad-bigger /x-tad-biggerx-tad-biggerFrom:/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-biggerx-tad-biggerTina Pettigrew/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-bigger x-tad-biggerTo:/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger[EMAIL PROTECTED]/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-bigger x-tad-biggerCc:/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-biggerx-tad-biggerozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-bigger x-tad-biggerSent:/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger Wednesday, October 19, 2005 5:45 PM/x-tad-bigger x-tad-biggerSubject:/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'/x-tad-bigger Hi everyone, tis me againjust wanted to share with you that last Friday while I was working in our family birthing unit I had the most awesome of experiences.. being midwife for a woman with an undiagnosed breech birthWoo Hoo!!! Poor Janine and my fellow midwives at Geelong have had to put up with me walking around with a smile too big for my facesimply one of the most awesome births I have witnessed as this strong and powerful woman birthed her breech baby in the standing position.The baby, a frank breech, just birthed beautifully into my and the woman's third year B Mid follow thru students handsIt was truly and all BMid affair, with the birthing woman herself a 3rd year BMid student!!! What also adds to the splendor of this birth was that unbeknown to the BMid student and I, the consultant obstetrican did make into the birth but just kept quiet and stood at the back of the room and watched as we facilitated the birth (well we did nothing really as 'hands off the breech' came flooding back from my midwifery education) we just supported/reassured and held the space for the woman who stood strong and powerful and breathed out her baby daughter.I can't stop smiling as on reflection I can't believe that this OB got to witness 'breech birth woman wise'a totally midwifery approach to breech birth!! The baby was born in good condition, Apgars of 6 at 1 and 9 at 5...a quick check over by the paed and she was straight back into her mothers armsthe birth topped off with a wonderful physiological third stage!! For those of you close to me, you know that I have had a rough trot the past few months with my midwiferybut such experiences as this help to restore one's faith in the 'power of woman' and reignite the spark that fuels the flame of my passion for midwifery and woman's innate knowlege and wisdom to birth. Trusting in the process of birth, women, and our skills as midwives has always been at the core of my midwifery philosophy...to truly work in partnership with women and trust in their innate abilities to birth safely and joyously is a totally empowering experience...not just for the woman but also for the midwife!!! Maggie Bank's book 'breech birth woman wise' has taken on a whole new meaning for meI continue to be amazed at what woman teach us if we are just humble enough to watch and listen. Yours in reforming midwifery, Tina Pettigrew. Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/70 - Release Date: 29/09/2005
Re: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise'
Congratulations Tina, i havebeen present atone breech birth and i got that crazy feeling for days as well and could barely understand why everyone wasnt as excited as me !! its such a high to see a woman so sure of her ability. the woman i was with just couldnt understand the big fuss, shed say 'ive pushed out two babies before, why couldnt i do it this time?' so she did. the nice ob andrew bisits was present and similarly stood in the back and watched andonly spoke once briefly its magic isnt it? love emily Susan Cudlipp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How wonderful - and who is this lovely obstetrician who can be silent and still in this situation??? Can we clone him? Sue "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"Edmund Burke - Original Message - From: Tina Pettigrew To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] 'Breech birth woman wise' Hi everyone,tis me againjust wanted to share with you that last Friday while I was working in our family birthing unit I had the most awesome of experiences.. being midwife for a woman with an undiagnosed breech birthWoo Hoo!!! Poor Janine and my fellow midwives at Geelong have had to put up with me walking around with a smile too big for my facesimply one of the most awesome births I have witnessed as this strong and powerful woman birthed her breech baby in the standing position.The baby, a frank breech, just birthed beautifully into my and the woman's third year B Mid follow thru students handsIt was truly and all BMid affair, with the birthing woman herself a 3rd year BMid student!!! What also adds to the splendor of this birth was that unbeknown to the BMid student and I, the consultant obstetrican did make into the birth but just kept quiet and stood at the back of the room and watched as we facilitated the birth (well we did nothing really as 'hands off the breech' came flooding back from my midwifery education) we just supported/reassured and held the space for the woman who stood strong and powerful and breathed out her baby daughter.I can't stop smiling as on reflection I can't believe that this OB got to witness 'breech birth woman wise'a totally midwifery approach to breech birth!! The baby was born in good condition, Apgars of 6 at 1 and 9 at 5...a quick check over by the paed and she was straight back into her mothers armsthe birth topped off with a wonderful physiological third stage!! For those of you close to me, you know that I have had a rough trot the past few months with my midwiferybut such experiences as this help to restore one's faith in the 'power of woman' and reignite the spark that fuels the flame of my passion for midwifery and woman's innate knowlege and wisdom to birth. Trusting in the process of birth, women, and our skills as midwives has always been at the core of my midwifery philosophy...to truly work in partnership with women and trust in their innate abilities to birth safely and joyously is a totally empowering experience...not just for the woman but also for the midwife!!! Maggie Bank's book 'breech birth woman wise' has taken on a whole new meaning for meI continue to be amazed at what woman teach us if we are just humble enough to watch and listen. Yours in reforming midwifery,Tina Pettigrew. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/142 - Release Date: 18/10/2005 Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.
