[ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin

2005-09-16 Thread Janet Fraser
Hi all, I can't find which animals are being pillaged for Synto/Pit production. The literature says "mammals" so can anyone pin it down for me? TIA J Joyous Birth Home Birth Forum - a world first!http://www.joyousbirth.info/forums/ Accessing Artemis Birth Trauma

Re: [ozmidwifery] Advice on positions for sleeping while pregnant

2005-09-16 Thread Andrea Quanchi
According to Jean Sutton ( and Pauline Scott)of Optimal Foetal Positioning fame) you need not worry about this until 34 weeks for primips and 37-28 weeks for multis. then you want to avoid any positions which encourage baby to adopt a posterior position. This is basically any position which

RE: [ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin

2005-09-16 Thread Dean Jo
Title: Message do you really want to knw what the old source was? What animal has the most compatible organs for humans? Pigs...yep! that is right, it USED to be pig semen Nowdays I think synto is purely synthetic... pick your jaw off the floor dear! ;o) Jo -Original

RE: [ozmidwifery] Advice on positions for sleeping while pregnant

2005-09-16 Thread Dean Jo
Title: Message check out www.spinningbabies.com Jo -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ilana SoloSent: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:47 PMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: [ozmidwifery] Advice on positions for

RE: [ozmidwifery] baby poo

2005-09-16 Thread Ken WArd
They do say to ignore what's in bubs' nappies, as long as bub is happy, content and thriving. Colour of poo is not everything -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Michelle WindsorSent: Friday, 16 September 2005 10:01 AMTo:

Re: [ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin

2005-09-16 Thread Janet Fraser
Title: Message LOL that was my suspicion. It's what gets used in shampoos for the same reason. Yes, I'd love hair like a pig... Ta for confirming my worst suspcions, Jo ; ) J - Original Message - From: Dean Jo To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday,

Re: [ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin

2005-09-16 Thread brendamanning
Title: Message But do you eat jelly Worse. B - Original Message - From: Janet Fraser To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin LOL that was my suspicion.

Re: [ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin

2005-09-16 Thread Janet Fraser
Title: Message LOL learnt that one a while ago. Agar agar now! - Original Message - From: brendamanning To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] synthetic oxytocin But do you eat jelly

[ozmidwifery] nepalese women... fyi

2005-09-16 Thread Jennifairy
apologies for x-posting... http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/4250506.stm Women hail menstruation ruling By Sushil Sharma BBC News, Kathmandu Nepalese women The women are kept in the cow sheds for four days *Women's rights activists in Nepal have hailed a Supreme Court order to

[ozmidwifery] another fyi...

2005-09-16 Thread Jennifairy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4248244.stm Delaying babies 'defies nature' *Women who wait until their late 30s to have children are defying nature and risking heartbreak, leading obstetricians have warned. * Over the last 20 years pregnancies in women over 35 have risen markedly and the

Re: [ozmidwifery] another fyi...

2005-09-16 Thread Safetsleep
wonder how many studies involved .i would be interested to see the actual studies and stats., miriam - Original Message - From: Jennifairy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery]

RE: [ozmidwifery] baby poo

2005-09-16 Thread Mary Murphy
Thanks to everyone for your replies. I have cut pasted all your replies (without addresses) and printed it out for the woman to read for herself. Cheers,. Mary M

Re: [ozmidwifery] another fyi...

2005-09-16 Thread Jo Bourne
I can't give you a bunch of references but my understanding is that there is a lot of research out there supporting this and none that contradicts it, at least in terms of fertility, I don't know as much regarding pregnancy. IVF clinics break down their stats by age for a reason. Here are SIVFs

[ozmidwifery] Re another fyi...

2005-09-16 Thread G Lemay
Perhaps the headline should read :*Women who wait until their late 30s to have children and then fall under the care of an obstetrician are defying nature and risking heartbreak, leading midwives have warned. * I have only observed one thing about older mothers in my 29 years in the birth

[ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia

2005-09-16 Thread Kylie Carberry
Hi eveyone, I am just wondering if anyone can enlighten me a little on my 18 month old daughter just-diagnosed developmental hip dysplasia. I am still in disbelief that this was not picked up when she was first born and my paediatrician agreed. To make things worse he told us that in Wollongong

RE: [ozmidwifery] another fyi...

2005-09-16 Thread Jo Bourne
Thanks for the conference update! Fantastic that the against team won! At 10:21 PM + 16/9/05, wump fish wrote: If we stop defying nature we would be having babies from our teens until our menopause. Drs would be out of a job because we would not be meddling in nature (illness and death)

RE: [ozmidwifery] another fyi...

2005-09-16 Thread Dean Jo
Not surprising who was on the 'for' team...not sure that particular person would even know where the vagina is...! Jo -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: 9/10/2005 -- This mailing list is

[ozmidwifery] Hip Dysplasia instead of renal probs !

2005-09-16 Thread brendamanning
Kylie, As soon as I read your email on the oz mid list I knew this was her deal, I am sorry I was right, no one want to be right about a missed diagnosis. Actually the check for CDH is routine for all newborns doesn't require a specialist to screen, all midwives are taught to do them in

Re: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia

2005-09-16 Thread Jenny Cameron
Midwives are capable of performing the test for hip dysplasia. It was always part of the routine examination at birth and is, or should be, taught to all students learning to be midwives. I think we have become a bit lazy with more paeds available now. Every baby should have a top to toe

[ozmidwifery] latest article - the australian

2005-09-16 Thread Jennifairy
*Elizabeth Meryment: Unnecessary birth pain* Elizabeth Meryment 17 September 2005 ANYONE who has given birth or who has witnessed the birth of a baby knows that it is one of life's most frightening experiences. After a cousin of mine had her baby, a cheery nurse commented: Dear, you had a

[ozmidwifery] care of the newborn

2005-09-16 Thread sally williams
I am sure we have discussed this before but as usual discarded info coz not relevant to me at that point!! Does anyone have guidelines for care of the normal healthy term infant? I am embarrassed to ask, really, because for me it is not an issue. However, some midiwves in our unit are doing

Re: [ozmidwifery] care of the newborn

2005-09-16 Thread Belinda
try www.savethechildren.org www.healthynewborns.com Save the Children have guidelines otherwise WHO has them as well and once you find them you can print them off, they have great info packs, can be a bit tricky to find but they are in there sally williams wrote: I am sure we have discussed

[ozmidwifery] Ina May's quote of the week

2005-09-16 Thread Jan Robinson
Hi all Probably Mary has already pasted this but couldn't resist sharing it again in case some midwives missed it. I came upon it on Ina May's website Cheers Jan x-tad-smallerIt's not just the making of babies, but the making of /x-tad-smallerx-tad-biggermothers/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger

[ozmidwifery] *Elizabeth Meryment: Unnecessary birth pain*

2005-09-16 Thread Philippa Scott
re: *Elizabeth Meryment: Unnecessary birth pain*Elizabeth Meryment17 September 2005 It is evident to me as a mother having had both a c/s a Vaginal birth that you (Elizabeth Meryment) have absolutely no idea of what the issues surrounding birth choices really are. Women who chose to give

Re: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia

2005-09-16 Thread Andrea Quanchi
He is kidding you if he says that having a doctor would pick up all cases of this. Of course none of this is any comfort to you right now. It is routine procedure forl babies to be tested for this by many people they may have met and that is where the system has gaps in it. These people

Re: [ozmidwifery] perinatal stats

2005-09-16 Thread Jan Robinson
Hi Tania, Sue et al Many stats are never reported. The point I was trying to make was that most members of the public (lay people) would not be aware of the Public Health Act (or other relevant Acts) that affect maternity care in their state or territory. Women who choose to birth unattended may

Re: [ozmidwifery] *Elizabeth Meryment: Unnecessary birth pain*

2005-09-16 Thread Janet Fraser
Ah Philippa, music to my ears! Fanbloodytastic! J