@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil
--- Hi Joanne, I have no experience with this method
but spoke some months ago to a fellow Bmid student who
came across it while on a clinical placement at a free
standing birth centre
.
- Linda Hes
- Original Message -
From: Miriam Hannay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil to pr temps.
hi there,
it is standard practice in our scbu, for all
admissions.
i have
hi i know this is off the track but i would like to know if it is common
practice in all SCBU that you do a rectal temp on neonates when they are
admitted. i know that there is evidence to state this practice is not good and
that we should be doing tympanic temps as they are far more accurate
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil
hi i know this is off the track but i would like to know if it is common
practice in all SCBU that you do a rectal temp on neonates when they are
admitted. i know that there is evidence to state this practice is not good
and that we should be doing
hi there,
it is standard practice in our scbu, for all
admissions.
i have questioned this practice several times and the
answer is usually that 'its necessary to establish
patency'!?! had a babe come from theatre last week
covered in mec and the midwife asks me to do a pr
temp! i question again,
Dear Joanne,
The dose for evening primrose oil for overdue women
as per Birth Centre Induction of Labour booklet!
Take Evening Primrose oil
(gel-caps 500mg) orally 3 times per day and insert 2 in the vagina at bedtime--you must stay laying down
on your side or else the caps may fall out
--- Hi Joanne, I have no experience with this method
but spoke some months ago to a fellow Bmid student who
came across it while on a clinical placement at a free
standing birth centre in the Phillipines.
Apparently the capsule is pierced then inserted into
the vagina where the contents are
Hi Karen,
This is taken from Birthings' a Homebirth Access Sydney publication, the
topic for this magazine was 'Natural Induction'.
'Evening Primrose Oil is a natural prostaglandin. The oil will assist in
softening/ripen the cervical tissues and increase the flexibility of the
pelvic ligaments,
