Re: [ozmidwifery] Photos of beautifull birthing rooms

Paivi (sorry, I can't do the accents!) I am some friends (sisters) from Finland living in Australia that birthed at home - in Australia though. Isn't that strange?! Cheers, Jayne - Original Message - From: Päivi Laukkanen To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au

[ozmidwifery] birthing in private hosp question

I have renewed hope in our maternity system! My friend - 41yo, 1st time mum 29 weeks into pregnancy seeing private ob and planing on birthing in private hosp (you know, she only wanted the BEST) - said to me today "if I get the chance to have a 2nd child I will by pass the ob and only

RE: [ozmidwifery] birthing in private hosp question

Title: Message You should have said to her that $3,000 would have paid for a gorgeous suite for a few days at a 5 star hotel! I have heard women doing that: hire a midwife and birth in a 5 star hotelwhy not? The meals would be better than any private hospital any day! And what is with

Re: [ozmidwifery] Photos of beautifull birthing rooms

Wow, It would be more than terrific to get their story in a local magazine. Is there any way you could hook me up with them? Päivi - Original Message - From: jesse/jayne To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:49 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [ozmidwifery] birthing in private hosp question

Hi Jayne, Perhaps your friend could try seeing her obstetrician as an insurance policy. Worth paying the money for in case a problem arises, but otherwise not required to do anything until a complication actually arises. An analogy I use is that paying for a doctor is like paying for house

[ozmidwifery] waterbirth at birth centre

Speaking of birth centres, my daughter is booked to have her baby at monashBirth centre, Melboune, late April (first grandchild!! Shes asked me to be there -Im excited!) - she would love awaterbirth but there is only one pool - any suggestions? How busy is the centre? Is it worth hirng a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Photos of beautifull birthing rooms

Paivi, here are two beauiful birth centres I visited while in New Zealand last year. Any woman is funded to go there with her own midwife. River-ridge is a beautiful building desgned by a "steiner/ anthroposophical' architect - lovely scultures in small private gardens that can be entered

[ozmidwifery] Syringe for sub-cut Heparin?

Hi Wise Women, Is anyone working with ahospital policy regarding the size of syringe to be used when giving a sub cut Heparin 5000 iu injection? If so what is the research behind it. Cheers, Sadie

Re: [ozmidwifery] Syringe for sub-cut Heparin?

This injection is only 0.2 mls and so if you give it in a 2 ml syringe the dead space is more than that so common sense says this is not a good idea and thus I have never even looked for a policy regarding it. Can you imagine anyone researching this because measuring the dead space would tell you

Re: [ozmidwifery] Anaemia remedies

In the latest MIDIRS there is an article that says women in Kenya boil the leaves of avocardo trees and drink the juice to bring up their iron levels. Cheers Michelle * This email, including any attachments sent with it, is

[ozmidwifery] sonicaid

Hi, I am looking for a contact or company who sells sonicaid hand held dopplers in any state of Australia or even the British home base. Thanks, MM