Re: [ozmidwifery] Re Young Parents Program

2002-11-05 Thread Jodie Miller
Hi Kathy, not sure what kind of suggestions you were looking for but have you thought of forming an association of some kind? - you might then be eligible for government funding given your clientele. We are an association called Friends of the Birth Centre and we do a lot of fundraising,

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Please help Asthma South Australia

2002-11-05 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Hi, Midwomen, I hope you don't mind me sending this...it's a cause very dear to me, as an asthmatic. Please feel free to forward it as you wish. Cheers, Aviva ** Subject: Please help Asthma South Australia WIN A PLAYSTATION®2 Heres a charity fun run thats perfect for you.

Re: [ozmidwifery] training

2002-11-05 Thread TinaPettigrew
In a message dated 5/11/02 6:05:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Tina, I have that.. I was thinking that in your training you would have 'competency units' leading to performance criteria. Do you??? love, Liz Howdy Liznot quite sure what you mean by

Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth ads

2002-11-05 Thread Pinky McKay
Thanks Jen, And good luck with your exams -I presume you are right in them at the moment! Pinky, - Original Message - From: Jennifer Semple [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth ads Pinky, Congrats on the

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Rhonda
Oh so sorry to be like that but gee - my first was an emergency c/s at 27 weeks and the second was 24 hours of abuse by the most horrible ob on the face of the earthwhile inlabour and then after the 24 hourof emotional torture the physical assult of a

Re: [ozmidwifery] training

2002-11-05 Thread elizabeth mcalpine
OK Tina. So how does your training address the competencies for example, Competency standard 7 at each point or unit, what is taught?? Love Liz feel free to email me off list if this may be boring to others. [EMAIL PROTECTED] And in fact, stay in touch with me anytime!! Howdy Liznot

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Jo Dean Bainbridge
"For me the reality of empowering, exciting, even painful yet wonderful birth is just as much afairy tale." I am saddened to the core of my womanhood reading these words. The pain that women who have bad cs experiences is under estimated by so many. Jo Bainbridgefounding member CARES

RE: [ozmidwifery] NMAP and the Staus of Women

2002-11-05 Thread Larry Megan
stay tuned, I have requested this info from the minister in SA and hope to be able to post them all very soon, Megan. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery;acegraphics.com.au]On Behalf Of elizabeth mcalpine Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 5:24 To: [EMAIL

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Larry Megan
Did anyone watch New Dimensions- Health, tonight on ABC. It was on post traumatic stress disorder experienced by woman during childbirth. It was only short but had a wonderful midwife say some very great things like, "a woman should be able to walk in off the street in labour and expect to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Please help Asthma South Australia

2002-11-05 Thread Pinky McKay
Hi Aviva, We have been to the site. My little son is delighted -he is wanting a playstation 2 !! and loves the idea of a (virtual) marathon teeshirt!! Will be entering. Pinky - Original Message - From: Aviva Sheb'a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05,

[ozmidwifery] New Dimensions Tonight on ABC

2002-11-05 Thread Justine Caines
Title: New Dimensions Tonight on ABC Hello All Hope some of you caught New Dimensions on ABC tonight (with George Negus), Jenny Gamble and Debra Creedy from Griffith University were on presenting new research they had done on women and birth trauma and how birth trauma resulted in Post

[ozmidwifery] herbs!

2002-11-05 Thread Rhonda
This site seems to have some good information - may be helpful to some... I stumbled across it but have not read it all. Regards Rhonda http://www.miraclesbymoonlight.com/herbs.html

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Rhonda
Well Megan, I guess the only way to really understand is this.. I can honestly and acceptingly say (as I cannot change what has happened and I have dealt with it in my own way) Thereare 2 most terrifying and catagorically worst

[ozmidwifery] Re: training

2002-11-05 Thread Andrea Robertson
Hi Liz, If you want to investigate a training that is not within a University, you would be welcome to investigate/review our Graduate Diploma in Childbirth Education. We have clearly defined competencies and performance criteria for all aspects of this course. Let me know. Cheers Andrea

Re: [ozmidwifery] New Dimensions Tonight on ABC

2002-11-05 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Title: New Dimensions Tonight on ABC I missed this but would love to see it: anny copies available?? i will be going to the website after i check my emails. marilyn - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:21 AM

[ozmidwifery] VBAC

2002-11-05 Thread Jenny Balnaves
Just a query...the hospital I work in has a fairly high caesarian section rate unfortunately. I admitted a woman for rest last week (at 37 weeks) who is expecting twins...second pregnancy...first was an elective luscs because of 'high head at term'- otherwise known as cephalo pelvic

[ozmidwifery] Senate PI report

2002-11-05 Thread Vernon at Stringybark
Dear all, Meg lees office forwarded me this link to the latest Senate Economic References Committee report on PI insurance, for your info. Barb Dr Barbara Vernon National President Maternity Coalition http://wopared/Senate/committee/economics_ctte/publib_insur/report/contents. htm -- This

Re: [ozmidwifery] New Dimensions Tonight on ABC

2002-11-05 Thread Tom, Tania and Sam Smallwood
Title: New Dimensions Tonight on ABC Thought I'd post the transcript, for those without internet access, sorry for the funny format! Tania Childbirth is supposed to be one of lifes most natural and normal events. But when things go wrong it can be

Re: [ozmidwifery] Australian Story

2002-11-05 Thread Jodie Miller
I watched that show with interest and I feel that Vanessa Gorman simply felt she had more control in the context of a caesarean delivery, that she wanted to avoid any surprises such that natural vaginal birth might present to her. I felt sorry for her as a second vaginal birth might have been

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBAC

2002-11-05 Thread Lynne Staff
Hi Jenny - How does this woman feel about the decision to have another caesarean? Does sheknow that she is entitled to a second (and third...) opinion? Or will she be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire with the other opinions she seeks (if all of the obs are like-minded)? And

Re: [ozmidwifery] axa

2002-11-05 Thread Lynne Staff
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] axa What you have done with this email Justine, is to very nicely and succinctlyput 'risk' in perspective - something that not many do regarding uterine rupture. - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List Sent: Sunday, November

RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Larry Megan
For want of words, I'll just say thankyou, Megan. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of RhondaSent: Wednesday, 6 November 2002 1:05To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

[ozmidwifery] australian story

2002-11-05 Thread Grant and Louise
Vanessa's first birth was a C/section too. Was that safe? LOUISE [EMAIL PROTECTED] IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here

Re: [ozmidwifery] Obstetric Perception - Your thoughts?

2002-11-05 Thread leanne wynne
Hi All, I run a Maternity and Women's Health Service within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in rural Victoria. I have a terrific manager who allows me to work autonomously so long as I keep him informed. An Aboriginal Maternal Health worker and I work as a team and we provide

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Oh, my, golly, gee, what can I say? Underyour circumstances, I don't know what I'd feel. Hugs to you, Aviva - Original Message - From: Rhonda To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact Oh so

Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact

2002-11-05 Thread Aviva Sheb'a
Whew, Rhonda. I heard this morning from a friend about a friend of hers, aged 19, whose baby was 10 days late; ob insisted on inducing with gel, nothing much happening, into hosp., more drugs, foetal monitoring, on her back, strapped down to bed, more drugs, epidural, more of same, enormous

Re: [ozmidwifery] NMAP and the Staus of Women

2002-11-05 Thread Mrs joanne m fisher
Well done Megan Cheers,Joanne. - Original Message - From: Larry Megan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmidwifery [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] NMAP and the Staus of Women Hi all today myself and another consumer had a lengthy appointment with

Re: [ozmidwifery] PTSD was New Dimensions Tonight on ABC

2002-11-05 Thread DebSlater
Sheila Kitzinger's Birth Crisis Network was set up as a telephone "counselling" service for women with PTSD resulting from childbirth. I went to a workshop on this at her house in Oxfordshire some years ago - it was just becoming an acknowledged issue in the UK then (as opposed to PND). There was

[ozmidwifery] not good enough

2002-11-05 Thread Jo Dean Bainbridge
I have just read the transcript from the ABC (thanx Tania) and I am just going to say that there is one point that needs to be made. It says "JENNY GAMBLE: We have 24 per cent caesarean section rates.Let's face it.Things aren't going all along swimmingly.SHELLY HORTON: Maternity staff

Re: [ozmidwifery] axa

2002-11-05 Thread Terry Garnons-Williams
Up until a year ago, I worked as a homebirth midwife with women who were for the most part, into challenging themselves, seeking wisdom and personal growth thru birthing their infants - and who were entusiastically supported by me and other 'homebirthers'. I have now taken on employment in

[ozmidwifery] Victorian Election Action

2002-11-05 Thread Justine Caines
Title: Victorian Election Action This message is of particular interest to Victorians, sorry to everyone else!! Hello All The time has come to stop talking about change and get going with some ACTION. The Victorian election is nigh and the Labor only have a minority government. John

Re: [ozmidwifery] axa

2002-11-05 Thread Justine Caines
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] axa Hey Jo and All In all our lobbying at a state and federal level, we, (Barb Vernon and I) have come to the realisation that the dudes resp for insurance (state based insurance authorities) and the fed minster have not a clue on the risk profile of promoting

Re: [ozmidwifery] Victorian Election Action

2002-11-05 Thread elizabeth mcalpine
Title: Victorian Election Action Justine, I live in Brunswick. After reading the transcript of Dimensions, and Aviva'a story - I am boiling!!! Liz Mc - Original Message - From: Justine Caines To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Leslie Cc: OzMid List ; Joy Johnston ; Sally-Anne