[ozmidwifery] lobbying

2003-02-25 Thread Mary Murphy
The Minister for Health in W.A. is my local Member of Paliament. He has just sent out reply paid forms asking his constituents what he can do for me and the community. I took the opportunity to ask for increased funding for maternity care and the Community Midwifery Program and quoted from

Re: [ozmidwifery] thumb not dummy

2003-02-25 Thread Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital
I would have to agree with the genetic aspect. My mum needed braces as did I (not a thumbsucker) and my next sister also not a thumbsucker but the brother who was a thumbsucker had great teeth. Then my daughter who sucked until around 8 yrs old also needed braces and surgery for an oral cyst.

Re: [ozmidwifery] UK Holland NZ Birth Stats

2003-02-25 Thread DebSlater
Julie For the UK try www.birthchoiceuk.com Debbie Slater Perth, WA

[ozmidwifery] night nappies

2003-02-25 Thread Graham Helen
Thought you might be able to help me on this one. We have a five year old still wearing night nappies and have just decided (after waiting unfruitfully for a dry nappy in the morning as a sign to get rid of them) to try him without them anyway, so the sensation of being wet and soggy

[ozmidwifery] Midwives Are Safer

2003-02-25 Thread Debby M
Well here you go research that proves midwives are safer. Given our intervention and csec similarities with the US I wonder if research here would find the same thing. Blows up the arguement that homebirth and midwifery models aren't as safe as obstetric ones doesn't it. Debby MacDorman, MF,

Re: [ozmidwifery] night nappies

2003-02-25 Thread Alesa Koziol
Hi Helen I've had several friends with this problem and this is what I remember. -It appears that enuresis is more common in males -Night control of the bladderafter urinary tact infections and renal manlformationshave been excluded, will sometimes take up to 16 years to

Re: [ozmidwifery] re: breech presentation at term

2003-02-25 Thread Andrea Robertson
Hi Robin, Mxibustion works by stimulating the abdominal meridien and that in turn stirs up a biochemical reaction that eventually encourages the baby to turn. I have a detailed explanation from a Chinese Acupuncure textbook that sets out the process with a diagram - it is very technical and I

Re: [ozmidwifery] NSW Postcard Campaign

2003-02-25 Thread Child Birth Information Service
Title: NSW Postcard Campaign Hi, Is it of any value for us in Tasmania to send these cards as well, if we can assist send us a pile. Terry Stockdale Independent Midwife Hobart [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Julie Clarke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [ozmidwifery] Kidd blood grooup antibodies???????

2003-02-25 Thread Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital
Dear Tina Incompatible red cells may enter a woman's circulation via transfusion or feto maternal haemorrhage. Such red blood cells may provide a haemolytic antibody response leading to the development of the isoimmunised state. In the case of such a woman subsequently becoming pregnant and

Re: [ozmidwifery] night nappies

2003-02-25 Thread Judy Chapman
Helen, I am answering privately because I have colleagues on the list. I know that I wet the bed with no health problems till I was 8. I used to dream I was on the toilet and let go. Sometimes twice in a night. I got good at it. I would wet, move down to the other end of the bed and only when I

Re: [ozmidwifery] night nappies

2003-02-25 Thread Rhonda
Well, I have had some personal experience with this - there are some things you can do that may help. No milk drinks after about 3pm as Milk sits very heavy in the bladder and takes a while to go through. Also milk at night is a mild sedative and makes a

Re: [ozmidwifery] NSW Postcard Campaign

2003-02-25 Thread Rachel Smith
Hi Justine Could I have around 60 postcards to give to my midwifery students to send to the health minister. Together we can make a difference. Thanks Rachel Smith Lecturer in Midwifery University of Western Sydney Bankstown Campus Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South. DC NSW 1797 At 02:48 PM

Re: [ozmidwifery] night nappies

2003-02-25 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
That was exactly my experience too. I was 7 or 8 yrs old when i figured out the dream and what it meant. I remember being terribly shocked to have wet the bed again. All three of my girls also wet the bed until 6 or 7 years. I did share the toilet dream with them from when they were about

RE: [ozmidwifery] NSW Postcard Campaign

2003-02-25 Thread Judy Giesaitis
Hi Justine, we are having a Lactation College seminar @ Wollongong Uni on March 14, If you send some to me @ Carelink, Locked Bag 3, WOLLONGONG NSW 2500 we will offer them on the night, also will send some out from the midwives in our office. Take care and keep up the great work, Judy

Re: [ozmidwifery] thumb or dummy!?

2003-02-25 Thread Ann green
Dear Belinda, I was not trying to be offensive.I was trying to say that if a baby was crying that it was better to give a dummy than the parents becoming frustrated and harming the child.This does not mean that parents using dummies are lazy.I was blessed to have babies that had enough suckling at

[ozmidwifery] breech presentation at term/Moxa

2003-02-25 Thread Mary Murphy
Quoting directly from my text book... Moxa is made from the herb Artemesia Vulgaris (chrysanthemum). It can produce heat.. it is pure Yang in nature having the ability to restore the primary yang from collapse. It can open the 12 regular meridians to regulate qi and blood, expel cold and

RE: [ozmidwifery] UK Holland NZ Birth Stats

2003-02-25 Thread Julie Clarke
Thanks Tina Any ideas on Holland? hug Julie Clarke Childbirth and Parenting Educator Transition into Parenthood 9 Withybrook Pl Sylvania NSW 2224 T. (02) 9544 6441 F (02) 9544 9257 M. 0401 265 530 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [ozmidwifery] UK Holland NZ Birth Stats

2003-02-25 Thread Julie Clarke
Thanks Sally Yes Ive visited this website its excellent Are you able to help me with Holland? Is every one else interested in this too??? Has anyone else ever investigated this??? Surely Im not the first? hug Julie Clarke Childbirth and Parenting Educator Transition into

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[ozmidwifery] night nappies

2003-02-25 Thread Judy Chapman
I have never talked about this with anyone before and I am amazed that someone else had the same problem. It was always my Aunty Dot's toilet too. Don't know why. Believe you are in Tully. I have just move to Mareeba. Cheers Judy From: "Marilyn Kleidon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL

[ozmidwifery] Animal lover

2003-02-25 Thread Julie Clarke
Title: Message ANIMAL LOVER A man is driving along a highway and sees a hare jump out across themiddle of the road. He swerves to avoid hitting it, but unfortunatelythe hare jumps right in front of the car. The driver, a sensitive manas well as an animal lover, pulls over and gets

[ozmidwifery] re 1st trimester risks for Autism

2003-02-25 Thread Judy Giesaitis
Dear listers Does anyone know of any 1st trimester risks for Autism. We just had a GP ring up asking if there was any relationship between air travel in the 1st trimester and autism. She stated that she had some anecdotal relationship from a unit which deals with autistic children. Any

RE: [ozmidwifery] UK Holland NZ Birth Stats

2003-02-25 Thread Joyce, Sally
Julie, I did a brief search on the internet and found the following reference. It was just a linking site and gave me the following information. For anybody interested in maternity care/midwifery in the Netherlands. Over the past twelve years I have collected the following list of

Re: [ozmidwifery] thumb not dummy

2003-02-25 Thread Ruth Cantrill
Everyone has a personal opinion and or experience of thumb and or dummy. Most interesting. someone said mothers get put under too much pressure to do or not to do one. Uhmm Is marketing and advertising considered as pressure??? Dummies, pacifiers, soothers everywhere - in gifts to new mothers in

[ozmidwifery] Today in Parliament...

2003-02-25 Thread Robin Moon
New member for Victoria Kirsty Marshall, ( ex-aerial skier) was kicked out of Question Time with her 11 day old baby because she commenced breastfeeding during the session. Her baby was with her because Grandma who was supposed to be babysitting had temporarily gone missing The reason given for

Re: [ozmidwifery] breech presentation at term/Moxa

2003-02-25 Thread Robin Moon
thank you Ladies, you're a fountain of knowledge! Robin - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] breech presentation at term/Moxa Quoting directly from my text book... Moxa is made

Re: [ozmidwifery] thumb or dummy!?

2003-02-25 Thread Robin Moon
Dummy, Television, Bouncinettes, Learning to climb out of cot and turn on video at 3, etc, they're all the same. I consider them to be tools of the trade. They supplemented my parenting skills by giving me some space to catch my breath. I'm eternally grateful for all of them and not for one

Re: [ozmidwifery] Today in Parliament...

2003-02-25 Thread TinaPettigrew
In a message dated 26/02/03 4:04:22 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: New member for Victoria Kirsty Marshall, ( ex-aerial skier) was kicked out of Question Time with her 11 day old baby because she commenced breastfeeding during the session. Her baby was with her because

RE: [ozmidwifery] Today in Parliament...

2003-02-25 Thread Judy Giesaitis
I have just emailed my daughter, asking her to go and b/f both the 3 year old and the 9mth old in the visitors gallery Judy -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, 26 February 2003 4:18 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re:

Re: [ozmidwifery] Today in Parliament...

2003-02-25 Thread Pinky McKay
A protest - Tina?? Ab-so -bloody- lutely!! I have spent the night in hosp with a severe allergic reaction so am unable to do anything much,but am thinking there will be hundreds of health pros and others at teh Carlton Crest tomorrow for the ABA workshop with Sheila-IWILL be back on deck