[ozmidwifery] increased costs for women

2003-06-22 Thread Jo Dean Bainbridge
"women will have to pay and are already paying between $100 to $500 per pregnancy and will get higher!!" I know many women who are finding they are having to pay a higher gap with private insurance each baby they have. If there is MORE increases to costs, coupled with the continued cost of

Re: [ozmidwifery] melbourne

2003-06-22 Thread TinaPettigrew
In a message dated 20/06/03 12:10:46 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Tina, We are midwives working on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne and we have just seen this email. We have designed a program which is now spreading statewide which educates adolescents aboutthe

[ozmidwifery] Sleep Baby Sleep

2003-06-22 Thread hplerchbacher
Dear Wise Listers, Has anyone heard of this program called "Sleep Baby Sleep". One of the woman emailed someone and had quote of this superb course to positive routine management for $500. Please check out the website www.sleepbabysleep.net I told the woman and her husband to utilise local

Re: [ozmidwifery] JLY1 outcry!

2003-06-22 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Anne and others trying to get media attention, I wonder if acting in concert with local Greens and Democrat members of parliament would help or work??I trust you all know that NMAP is Greens and Democrat policy and through that they have knowledge or a source of it about the issues!!

Re: [ozmidwifery] A Home for a Homebirth

2003-06-22 Thread Trudie de keijzer
Thanks for that contact Jo, I will pass it on to them Trudie de Keijzer phone 02 47572337 mobile 0438 572337 http://www.homebirthservices.com.au 52a Fletcher street Wentworth Falls NSW 2782 Australia -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to

RE: [ozmidwifery] JLY1 outcry!

2003-06-22 Thread Wayne and Caroline McCullough
Title: Message We recently had a front page article on our local newspaper (in Brisbane) about this issue and our MC branch president was quoted saying that midwifery care is important to the solution, not extra doctors. The week after, a letter of mine was printed in the paper stating the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Sleep Baby Sleep

2003-06-22 Thread Pinky McKay
YUk!!! Sounds cruel and a rip off to me - have you seen the Australian association of Infant mental health policy on controlled crying (settling techniques included) -I have a copy if anyone wants to email me offlist (so I can attach). I will try and get it onto my website soon. BTW - they

Re: [ozmidwifery] JLY1 outcry!

2003-06-22 Thread Denise Hynd
Title: Message Cas Thank you for sharing this excellent approach with us Denise - Original Message - From: Wayne and Caroline McCullough To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] JLY1 outcry! We recently had

Re: [ozmidwifery] The baby born in the shower - mum not knowing she was pregnant.

2003-06-22 Thread megan davidson
Perhaps it is an example of just how disassociated many women have become from their bodies and the need for greater self awareness/knowing that many other women demonstrate in labour. - Original Message - From: Deliverywoman To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"@dodo.com.au ;

[ozmidwifery] stepchildren

2003-06-22 Thread Marian Niddrie
Can anyone give me some help with strategies to assist mothers and fathers who are having babies in a new relationship. In a current antenatal class I have some couples in new relationships. These parents are wondering whether there are ways of helping the father's children from a previous

[ozmidwifery] NSW Getting Close to Midwifery Care

2003-06-22 Thread Justine Caines
Title: NSW Getting Close to Midwifery Care Hello All Below is an article based on the Fruits of our labour (scare mongering from the Obs aside believe me this is very positive) What we now need is some letters to the Herald and anywhere else (but particularly the Herald) in support of

Re: [ozmidwifery] Sleep Baby Sleep

2003-06-22 Thread Darren Sunn
I agree with Pinky, Sleep managment masqurades as many forms (controlled crying etc.) There exits undue pressure not only from your own family but from relatives and friends to implement some form of sleep modification. Especially when bith of you have had no sleep for days , your moody

[ozmidwifery] NSW Getting Close to Midwifery Care

2003-06-22 Thread Justine Caines
Title: NSW Getting Close to Midwifery Care Sorry the story didnt seem to paste last time, here tis Hello All Below is an article based on the Fruits of our labour (scare mongering from the Obs aside believe me this is very positive) What we now need is some letters to the Herald and

[ozmidwifery] the irony of it all

2003-06-22 Thread jo hunter
Hi all, The below email was sent to me by a friend in the UK - thought some of you may find interest in it! Jo Hunter HAS Coordinator Homebirth mum to 4 INNATE BIRTH CBEducator and doula Hi Jo Thought this might interest youin our local paper ... there is concern about Welsh homebirths

Re: [ozmidwifery] Sleep Baby Sleep

2003-06-22 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
I totally agree with both Darren and Pinky as I am sure most everyone on the list does. However if you go to the Forums on that website, you see a whole other experience. It seems many new mothers have a very unrealistic expectation about being a mother, and not much has changed in 30 years

RE: [ozmidwifery] increased costs for women

2003-06-22 Thread Wayne and Caroline McCullough
Title: Message Just as a point of interest... we paid... $850 extra fordoc insurance $350 extra for the anaesthetist (wasn't covered by gap cover) $96.50 extra for the paediatrician because well babies aren't covered by insurance while in hospital, only those that go to NICU or SCN. This