Re: [ozmidwifery] pay arrangements in team or caseload midwifery

2004-11-23 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Hi All I too would be really interested in the pay setup as I'm investigating these issues for my work place. My email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Louise - Original Message - From: Nicole Carver To: ozmid Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:30 PM Subject:

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Maggie Banks midwifery intensive

2004-11-02 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Central and North Queensland as well please Louise - Original Message - From: Nicole Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Maggie Banks midwifery intensive I'm sure there would be plenty of interest from

Re: [ozmidwifery] Uniting midwives midwifery students

2004-10-09 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
My biggest concern is that the postnatal area seems to be fair game as an area for RN's to move into as it would seem the value of a midwife in the eyes of management only extends to birth suite. Should we not ask the general public to consider this issue? Who would they like to give them the

Re: [ozmidwifery] student placements

2004-10-05 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Hi Can a midwife who wants to brush up her 'midwifery model skills' join in Louise - Original Message - From: Birth Centre-MBH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] student placements Midwifery students, looking for

Re: [ozmidwifery] Nataliedash

2004-09-28 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
I'm getting this message blocked by my provided as well Louise - Original Message - From: Lynda To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:34 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Nataliedash Hi I fairly regularly get a message via ozmidwifery from

Re: [ozmidwifery] West Today

2004-09-21 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
I've been sent this email 7 times! Louise - Original Message - From: Denise Hynd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:15 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] West Today Dear all I trust you all read page 15 in

[ozmidwifery] Info needed urgently

2004-09-20 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Has any one got any information on a maternity services where a public and private service are co-located to form one maternity service? Or a private facility where midwives are utilising their skills fully? I need the "how to'' as I need the info to bring to a meeting to look at service

Re: [ozmidwifery] was formula, now HELP for b/f

2004-09-07 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Hi Rita Retained products has a huge impact on breastfeeding. I have recently had a client who was unable to establish a milk supply and a 2 weeks post birth was readmitted to hospital with a ?uterine infection, this occurred after a DC as well. acouple of days after the antibioitcs kicked

Re: [ozmidwifery] formula lunches

2004-09-07 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Fabulous message Louise - Original Message - From: Judy Giesaitis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 10:23 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] formula lunches At the recent Southern NSW/ACT ABA conference I heard one of the speakers encourage the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Seminar Day on Models of Care

2004-06-22 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
It would be wonderful to have a session like this in QLD. I see nothing but apathy from the QLD government and a flow on from there. Louise - Original Message - From: Trish David [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Seminar

Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: Letters to the Ed - E-mail Addresses

2004-06-14 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Title: FW: Letters to the Ed - E-mail Addresses Never received the attachments Justine Louise - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List ; MC Committee ; MC NSW Branch ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 9:30 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] womans views on the 60 minutes story

2004-06-02 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Hi all I've just seen an AN client today who was scared out of her mind after watching 60 Minutes. She is intending to have a VBAC and thank goodness we had schedule this visit and I was able to fill her in on "ALL the facts". Her fears now put to rest and the plan for the VBAC still on

Re: [ozmidwifery] loss of scared birth

2004-06-02 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Here is a gem out of the mouths of babes: My 7yr old daughter asked yesterday why would a mummy want to have a baby cut out of her tummy and not have the baby like normal mummy's from her vagina? She thought having an operation was really scary but having birthing a baby would be just

Re: [ozmidwifery] good baby long

2004-05-17 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
I think the age of access to loads of different information makes us forget the basics of loving and nuturing. I recently heard Pinky speak at a Brisbane conference and the information made such perfect sense and brought me back to reality and has made me rethink my practice when I'm

Re: [ozmidwifery] urgent help for Another Victorian birthing unit

2004-05-16 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] urgent help for Another Victorian birthing unit I would also be very interested as well, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers Louise - Original Message - From: jacora To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife is a midwife...?

2004-04-13 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
I encounter this every time I do shifts at a particular hospital in CQ, so much so I turn down casual shifts there unless I'm feeling particularly strong in mind and body. And my pet hate is being called a nurse instead of a midwife. cheers Louise - Original Message - From:

Re: [ozmidwifery] birth environment

2004-04-13 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
With expensive equipment the expectation is that it will be and should be used. In a rural hospital I worked in the midwives fought against the purchase of a CTG machine for that reason and very few of our low risk births even used narcotics in labour, rather they relied on the midwives to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Queensland Midwives - Qualification allowance

2004-03-10 Thread Geoff Louise Wightman
Title: Message I would also like a copy of this letter as this is another reason why midwives are leaving the profession in droves when they are treated so poorly. regards Louise - Original Message - From: B G To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004