Hi all
Does any one have information on actual studies of the effect of the full moon
on birth? I've heard anecdotally that more babies arrive then etc, and
searched google which produced snippets relating to the tides. Any other
comments from you wise people?
(I am in New York with my
Hello Gloria
It's great to have more international contributions to the Australian
discussions and especially on women's perceptions.
Could you please contact me off list as I am about to come to Vancouver
in mid-June and would like to meet up and learn of consumer groups
there,
Kerreen
Dear Barb
Your thoughtful discussion of he b'feeding issue is well-said and accords with
what other LCs say I think. I am not one to argue for simplistic and
individualistic interpretations of women's 'choice', eg to have elective
caesars or to bottle feed, because all 'choices' are
in
feedback on the above issues.
I will also return later this year to work I started on the historical
development of ACMI - it's been on hold for want of funding!
Maybe others can post details of other work in progress and a thread can be
then available?
cheers
Kerreen
Kerreen Reiger
love to see it happen, given the
success of the BFHI and think MC would be the best placed to develop it and
oversee it.
Helen Cahill
- Original Message -
From: Kerreen Reiger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:00 PM
Subject: RE
Hi all
I have talked with Andrea over the years about the idea of Maternity
Coalition taking up the Mother-Friendly Childbirth material. I
discovered it independently in 1997 or so and we ran an MC workshop
using it as a basis. In 1998 we also organised a lunchtime session at
the Birth amongst
Hi all,
In the spirit of the recent discussion re importance of sharing
information concerning mid- and women- friendly models of care, I
have just noticed information about a Canadian initiative funded by
Canadian federal gov't and bringing professional and consumer
stakeholders together.
, Kerreen Reiger
traces the struggle of Australian women and others to change approaches to
childbirth, to claim their right to choices in childbirth, and to educate
themselves about birth and breastfeeding. She explores a social movement which
has radically changed our maternity care practices
Dear ozmidders
I have been meaning to send this message for a few weeks since I heard about a
forthcoming conference in the UK in September. The deadline for submission of
an abstract is now next week, 17 March. Please contact me if you need more
details of the organisers etc.
Kerreen Reiger
from Footscray. When asked what was the matter with egg powder, she
replied ' I have not tried it. You might find it tasty to the appetite,
but the body would not be satisfied'!!
Our grandmothers fought hard over such seemingly trivial things- we need to
do likewise!
cheers
Kerreen
Dr Kerreen
' difference- our
language shapes our reality. Let's encourage midwifery students to take
pride in what they are becoming and not use outdated terminology.
just a thought,
Kerreen
Dr Kerreen Reiger
Director of Women's Studies
School of Social Sciences
La Trobe University 3086
Australia
ph: 61 3 9479 1040
fax
birth
issues. It starts with an opening public lecture, 'Unmasking motherhood' by
Susan Maushart.
For details, see the la Trobe women's Studies home page-
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ws/ws_program.html.
hope some of you can join us!
Kerreen
Dr Kerreen Reiger
Director of Women's Studies
School
(Maternal Thinking)
and Jane Lazarre (The Mother Knot) who will be interviewed by Kerreen
Reiger (Our Bodies, Our Babies: The Forgotten Women's Movement).
Deadline for paper submissions: 25 April
Elisabeth Speller on e-mail, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or
Petra Bueskens on e-mail, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For further
an on-line or in hard copy to
anyone prepared to complete it if you email me. Several of you have
already done trial versions fo rwhich i am grateful!
I'll appreciate your assistance in getting a wide range of views.
Thanks
Kerreen Reiger
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