Re: [ozmidwifery] ques on spurious labour vs false labour

2006-04-15 Thread brendamanning 



Linda,

The actual dictionary 
definition of spurious is 'false'.

I think most midwives 
would define it as a labour that starts  stops repeatedly in the latent 
phase before getting down to the active phase or 'realbusiness'. 

However it can dilate the 
cervix so it is labour  it certainly doesn't feel false to the woman involved. 
Very, 
veryfrustrating for them.
Womenare in labour, 
out of labour, in labour out of labour..drives them mad !! 

Usually 
affectsmultis  they are in a real spot because they are having to 
organise the DH,midwife, grandparents, baby-sitters etc  then call them off 
repeatedly.

I think it would be one 
of the most common reasons for IOL wouldn't it ? Or isthis classified as 
an augment? Others ?

Brenda www.themidwife.com.au

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Jennifairy 
  To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 
  
  Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:28 
PM
  Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ques on 
  spurious labour vs false labour
  Linda Corby wrote: dear wise women, I am having 
  trouble getting information on "spurious  labour" for a Grad Dip 
  midwifery assignment question. Any info and  references helpful?? 
  Also, is it the same as false labour, or  different? thankyou, Linda 
  CorbyJust love that language - not! My guess is that 
  'spurious labour' is the labour that gets the OB out of bed at 2 or 3am, 
  to find a primip woman 2-3 cm dilated who has not been given any idea 
  antenatally what labour is going to be like,  really just needs some 
  good support but gets a frustrated OB instead!No offense meant to any 
  OB's here, or you Linda for quoting a euphemism being used by our teaching 
  establishments - but maybe you could add something in yr assignment about 
  how this kind of language serves to belittle  demean *women's* 
  experience of birth, by pointing the focus to someone elses experience - 
  like, 'spurious' for whom? 'False' for whom? "Sorry madam, but your 
  physical sensations are not actually real". Yeah, right!-- 
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Re: [ozmidwifery] ques on spurious labour vs false labour

2006-04-13 Thread Jennifairy 

Linda Corby wrote:

dear wise women, I am having trouble getting information on spurious 
labour for a Grad Dip midwifery assignment question. Any info and 
references helpful?? Also, is it the same as false labour, or 
different? thankyou, Linda Corby



Just love that language - not! My guess is that 'spurious labour' is the 
labour that gets the OB out of bed at 2 or 3am, to find a primip woman 
2-3 cm dilated who has not been given any idea antenatally what labour 
is going to be like,  really just needs some good support but gets a 
frustrated OB instead!
No offense meant to any OB's here, or you Linda for quoting a euphemism 
being used by our teaching establishments - but maybe you could add 
something in yr assignment about how this kind of language serves to 
belittle  demean *women's* experience of birth, by pointing the focus 
to someone elses experience - like, 'spurious' for whom? 'False' for 
whom? Sorry madam, but your physical sensations are not actually real. 
Yeah, right!


--

Jennifairy Gillett RM

Midwife in Private Practice

Women’s Health Teaching Associate

ITShare volunteer – Santos Project Co-ordinator
ITShare SA Inc - http://itshare.org.au/
ITShare SA provides computer systems to individuals  groups, created 
from donated hardware and opensource software


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