[ozmidwifery] Midwife wanted

2003-04-02 Thread Darren Sunn
Thanks for the reply, As for Ann Mcleod_Taylor, my friend did contact her and she advised that she would be unable to do this. Ann is apparently ceasing practise as a "doula". My friend understands that the midwife she hires will have a restrictive role within the hospital. Darren

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Letter in Today's West Australian

2003-04-02 Thread Darren Sunn
Title: Re: Letter in Today's West Australian Thats sad...the poor woman S. KEOGH, Busselton. -- Darren

Re: [ozmidwifery] midwifery toady

2003-04-02 Thread TinaPettigrew
In a message dated 2/04/03 5:00:07 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I read this in the latest Midwifery Toady email newsletter. Thought some of the B Midders might want to respond. I would like to hear from someone in Australia who knows about the bachelor of midwifery

[ozmidwifery] Great quote

2003-04-02 Thread Mary Murphy
Quote of the Week“The thing that helps more than anything [at a birth] is that the person who's helping you loves you. It can make the difference between heavy complications and having a nice time.” — Ina May Gaskin, 1979

Re: [ozmidwifery] midwifery toady

2003-04-02 Thread Jodie Ashman
Hi, My name is Jodie and I am from Melbourne, Australia and I am currenty study Bachelor of Midwifery and Victoria University. I am in my 1st year and only 6 weeks into the course but I would be more than willing to try and answer any questions that you have about the course. Hope to hear from

Re: [ozmidwifery] Sex Handout

2003-04-02 Thread Julie Garratt
Title: I Don't Think So ... Hi all. I'm sure that most of the girls that read this in the 60's thoughtthis was a hoot like we all do. I think the old duck that wrote this may have taught me at convent school in the 70's. I remember her also instructing young ladies that "congress???(tell me

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Letter in Today's West Australian

2003-04-02 Thread Robin Moon
Title: Re: Letter in Today's West Australian whoa, the word that rankles me most in that letter is 'rightly'. Therein lies the crux of the problem. The women EXPECT everything will go perfectly. Surely we're letting them down by having this myth perpetuated. As hard as we try, outcomes have

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Letter in Today's West Australian

2003-04-02 Thread TinaPettigrew
In a message dated 2/04/03 9:43:44 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: whoa, the word that rankles me most in that letter is 'rightly'. Therein lies the crux of the problem. The women EXPECT everything will go perfectly. Surely we're letting them down by having this myth

Re: [ozmidwifery] Sex Handout

2003-04-02 Thread Judy Chapman
I get the impression that if you remain silent when he engages in 'unusual practices' that he falls asleep straight away!! A likely story. Silence means 'yes, keep going' doesn't it? The 4th paragraph could be straight out of the Koran too (except for the rollers and face cream bit). My Mum

Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: Dutch Birth Statistics

2003-04-02 Thread Alphia Possamai
I was wondering if I could get a copy of the statistics as well. It would definitely help with my work- especially a cross cultural analysis. Thanks a lot. Warmly Alphia -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying

2003-04-02 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Dear Denise: SadlyI recognise the truth you have written.I wishI didn't. After reading Carolyn Hastie's work earlier I wrote my senior paper at Seattle Midwifery School on Horizontal Violence amongst midwives. As I found in my research this bullying exists throughout the health

[ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread Julie Clarke
Dear Jo You have posed 2 very interesting questions. How many hospitals have cesaerean section classes? I presume you mean preparation for c/s classes. And How many hospitals have VBAC classes? I presume you mean preparation for vaginal birth after having had a c/s for a previous birth. I just

Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwife wanted!

2003-04-02 Thread Judy Waller
A midwife in bris is Lisca Hoy. Number is: 3711 3982 / 0419 026 693 - Original Message - From: Darren Sunn To: Ozmidwifery Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:41 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Midwife wanted! regarding a previous email I sent awhile ago

Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread Alesa Koziol
Hi Julie I believe that if we are to provide women with enough information to make a truly informed choice that all the information pertaining to C/S needs to be included in antenatal classes. Including the current ethical debates on C/S as a birth choice. I have yet to come across any hospital

Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread Justine Caines
I would like to know what everyone on the list thinks of the legal issues and the ethical issues around facilitating c.section preparation classes? Ah Julie What a dilemma. A very sad man spoke at the NACE Conf (father of 3 children all c-sections) and he said in antenatal education men

Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread Jo Dean Bainbridge
Some very interesting threads have come from my posting and I would like to make some comments about them: So many times when I speak to women through CARES they say they didn't read the cs bit or didn't listen during the classes cause it is not going to happen to me. This causes a great personal

Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
What really shocks me and makes me very angry is that when the current stats come out I fear they will make 1 in 4 look like a number to be striven for. I pray that I am seeing a statistical clump that will even out over the year to the publicised number. Even the word normal is coming to mean the

Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread JoFromOz
Too many times I have heard the most ludicrous statements about the risks of vbac and sadly a great number of them are from midwives. Hi Jo. Just wondering if you could share some of these? And by singular risk do you mean just uterine rupture (not foetal death)? Thanks :) Jo -- Babies

Re: [ozmidwifery] Sex Handout

2003-04-02 Thread Pinky McKay
If you are silent, your mouth will be shut so he will not be able to "engage" Pinky - Original Message - From: Judy Chapman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Sex Handout I get the impression

Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do?

2003-04-02 Thread jo hunter
I have to say I felt similarly annoyed at the guy who spoke of his wife at the NACE conference. He did have some wonderful things to say also but some of the stuff about his wifes c/s PND etc. floored me also. Jo Hunter - Original Message - From: Justine Caines [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: