Re: [ozmidwifery] midwives in Alice

Hi Astra, I have worked there about 4 years ago and have a midwife friend working there at the moment who says they are absolutely crying out for midwives. It is soley a mid unit so I don't think you would need dual qualifications. They do have student midwives there as well as midwives

Re: [ozmidwifery] Resounding failure of active labour management

And apparently everyone was impressed with Dublin's low caesarean rate with active management (about 5% by memory).. pity that no one evernoticed that their caesarean rate was lower before active management was introduced. One thing that the Irish did have at this time (from what I've

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

Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth Centres

Anne, You probably know our details, but just in case... Mackay Birth Centre opened in June 1994 Cheers Sue McPherson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/28/05 11:00am Dear All,Trying to find out how many Birth Centre's there are in each State and how long they have been operating for?RegardsAnne

RE: [ozmidwifery] NSW news

I too agree that a midwife should be fully qualified and capable of looking after normal pregnancy and birth. Having said that, I have to say that my university based training (grad dip)in no way prepared me to give complete holistic care.At 4 years post-grad I started working at the birth

Re: [ozmidwifery] pelvic floor / incontinence

Strange how quick they are to blame women's incontinence on childbirth. What about incontinence in men Michelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/30/05 12:23am Yeah, There are a lot of women out there who have never birthed vaginally who also have poor bladder control. Noticed that the

RE: [ozmidwifery] if mother wants to be directed for pushing

Hi Emily, I don't think there is much evidence to support not doing VE's in labour at the moment. But I guess as most midwives will tell you that with experience you can learn to judge where the woman is at without invasive VE's all the time (of course there are always a few surprises!!) I

Re: [ozmidwifery] Clinical experiences

I don't know all the details. it has come down from higher up (DON I think). Apparently we can have work experience students in the unit, as well as student nurses and medical students who are unpaid, but not student midwives. Supposedly it has got something to do withlitigation,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Clinical experiences

Sorry didn't make it quite clear what I was meaning we can have the other students (nurses, medical etc) in the maternity unit, not here in the BC. Michelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/25/05 09:16am I don't know all the details. it has come down from higher up (DON I think).

Re: [ozmidwifery] Success!!!

CONGRATULATIONS Judy co. in Mareeba. Wishing you all the best. Let us know if we can be of any help. Sue, Rosie and Marion. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/11/05 10:52am It is now official as it is in todays Cairns Post and no doubt it will be on the news sometime. MAREEBA MATERNITY IS NOW TO BE A

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Friends of the Birth Centre Brisbane 10th Birthday Festival

CONGRATULATIONS to the RWH Brisbane Birth Centre. Having celebrated our 10 years last year, we know how exciting it is to celebrate such a milestone. It makes all the battles fought worthwhile, to still be offering QLD women a birthing option. We're (Midwives Friends of the Mackay Birth

[ozmidwifery] Mackay Birth Centre student placements

Thanks to those who reponded. We have since discovered the reason no students are getting through to us is that our health service is worried about insurance and wont have suppernumery students. We are extremely disappointed with this decision. We are a group of midwives wanting to share our

[ozmidwifery] student placements

Midwifery students, looking for midwifery model experience? Try applying to the Mackay Birth Centre. PO Box 5580 Mackay Mail Centre, 4740. We offer limited student placements. Students must be prepared to come for 4 weeks and be on call during that time. We are a small Birth Centre booking 14-16

Re: [ozmidwifery] student placements

We haven't had any BMid students yet. Cheers *** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or

[ozmidwifery] 10 years of Mackay Birth Centre

10 years ago today the Mackay Birth Centre was officially opened. We were Queenslands first Birth Centre still only one of 2 in the state. It's been a bumpy road at times, but with passionate midwives and passionate and active consumers we've made it. The Friends of the Mackay Birth Centre have

Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth Centres in Australia

Morning, Mackay Nth Queensland has a birth Centre and is currently prepareing their 10th Annual report. Also our Friends of Mackay Birth Centre (FMBC) are currently organizing a web page and link up with the Brisbane Birth Centre. The ACMI Darwin conference our NPC Mackay Womens Health Unit

[ozmidwifery] trying again-Darwin A.C.M.I.

It worked Hi, At present I am the manager of a Women's Unit at Mackay Health Service District,(1000 birth per year) which includes a birth centre. I have a clinical background as a tertiary centre birth suite midwife (Townsville), homebirth midwife, (Townsville and Mackay, for 10 years) as

[ozmidwifery] Fwd: Darwin A.C.M.I

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