That's a great analogy, Sally! Makes so much sense.
Thanks for sharing.
Jen
3rd year BMid student, Melbourne
--- Sally Westbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The analogy that I tell women is that being ready to
push is like being
ready to vomit.
When you feel nauseous you are probably
Tania,
I think Sally's interpretation of the urge to push is fantastic. Many
women. especially primips often feel alot of pressure when they are not
fully dilated and have trouble interpreting what it is they are feeling.
As midwives we encourage them to listen to their bodies but many women
i really like this Sally and I'm sure you wont mind if I take it up, with proper reference of course
Andrea Q
On Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at 11:56 , Sally Westbury wrote:
The analogy that I tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to vomit.
When you feel nauseous you are
Hi Tania
Quite a reasonable question to ask and one which i have also asked. You
will no doubt get plenty of feedback on this question not all the same
either but here is mine
I go by my own anecdotal evidence
If a woman is wanting to push, then encourage her to do what her body is
Tania,
It is handy to distinguish between a slight urge to push and
an overwhelming desire to do so. If a woman can breathe through the contractions
she is either not quite ready or possibly she is fully dilated and her body is
calmly and quietly without wasting too much energy bringing the
The analogy that I tell women is that
being ready to push is like being ready to vomit.
When you feel nauseous you are probably going
to vomit some time. You know that it is coming but you are not actually doing
it.
When you feel like you want to push you
know you are probably going
, October 27, 2004 11:56
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Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] 2nd Stage of
Labour
The analogy that I
tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to
vomit.
When you feel
nauseous you are probably going to vomit some time. You know that it is coming
but you
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The analogy that I
tell women is that being ready to push is like being ready to
vomit.
When you
was with us was chuffed and really liked that description
J
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The analogy that I tell
women
