Title: Re: umbil cord bld merchandising.
on 5/3/02 3:29 PM, Mary Murphy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I recently received a flyer from Cryosite cord blood service with my ACMI News/journal. The company is subtly using midwives to market their service, the text reinforcing in our minds that the
Hi Deb
We run a variety of programs. Essentially we offer
a one day workshop on preparation for labour birth (8hr session) or we run
weekly evening sessions for 2 hrs over 6 weeks. Most of my teaching is based on
active birth principles but we also place a strong emphasis on informed
Now just a strange thing I heard today that may be related and may be
a link - a guy I was talking to said that his wife during her second
pregnancy had a skin condition that made her itch and her skin peeled
badly - he said her teeth got bad
I would like to add my vote of concern and caution in midwives promoting
cord blood collection and storage. We have no reliable evidence as to the
value of this practice.
I would like to see a discussion paper prepared by a collaborative group
and current evidence presented clearly so that
Hi,we only do 10min apgars on babies that have low apgars at birth Lyle
cjknight [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/06/02 02:44pm
Dear listers
Does anyone else out there do a routine 10 min Apgar score on babes? I am having a
long running argument with our Quality Improvement Coordinator that this score
Dear list folks,
I am seeking some urgent help with my study of ACMI which is part of the
Australian Midwifery Action Project and due to wind up soon. Details of the
project are below.
I am coming to Sydney for the final research meeting on Monday, and, in
spite of short notice, would
Dear Jane,
I have only ever done and seen apgar scores for 1 and 5
minutes. Occasionally if there is an exceptionally low score at 5 minutes then a
10 minute one may be recorded but all the paperwork I have ever seen only has a
spot for 1 and 5 minutes.
Jackie