Re: [ozmidwifery] informed consent

2006-06-04 Thread Alice Morgan
That's great news! I'm really pleased to hear that's finally happening for the women and the midwives involved in the MGP. Alice From: "sharon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au To: Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] informed consent Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:57:16 +0930

Re: [ozmidwifery] informed consent

2006-06-04 Thread sharon
hi the mgp at the womens and childrens are going to commece doing home births as soon as the protocol is finalised as they have the insurance now and are waiting for the protocol to be written. if you want to follow women through with home births you need to find one pretty soon as you need to

Re: [ozmidwifery] informed consent

2006-06-04 Thread suzi and brett
Hi Kate, Not all the unis have banned their students from attending homebirths - just Flinders in Adelaide that I know of, whose Dean of Nursing and Midwifery is a Nurse and a Lawyer - who also cautioned us to never recommend alternative remedies to women we followed through - even though we

[ozmidwifery] Four Corners on rural health and birth

2006-06-04 Thread Andrea Robertson
Hi Listers, I have just heard a promo for tonight's Four Corners, which is apparently about the terrible state of rural health. The birth situation is described as "third world" with "no access to midwives or obstetricians". Should be interesting! Channel 2 at 8.30 p.m. Regards, Andrea

[ozmidwifery] Fw: Home birth for Television Series

2006-06-04 Thread Päivi Laukkanen
Hi,   Picked this up from an Sydney AP list, and just thought I'd post it here too.   Päivi> We are currently producing an eight part> fly-on-the-wall documentary series> for Foxtel looking at the realities of pregnancy,> childbirth and the early> stages of parenthood.  As part of the serie

Re: [ozmidwifery] consent to formula feed?

2006-06-04 Thread Steph Arthur
Were this bubs in the SCN?? If so being of a lower birth weight with BSL that are not great, formula comp-ing would not be a bad idea.. Esp considering these bubs are most likely going to drop some weight post birth. That could mean twin 2 could reaslistically drop to below 2kg. Also, I am under

Re: [ozmidwifery] consent to formula feed?

2006-06-04 Thread Sue Cookson
Hi again, this question originated after a scenario at the hospital i'm doing a placement at. twins born by elective s/section at 36+6 weeks twin one 2550g, twin two 2210g mother's intention to breastfeed BSLs requested at 1 hr. twin one 2.7, twin two 2.3 paed requested formula feed for both i q

Re: [ozmidwifery] degrees of high BP in preg

2006-06-04 Thread Michelle Windsor
Hi Jo,   Where I worked previously the bloods done for high blood pressure were seen to be an indicator of the severity of PIH (or to monitor the progression from PIH to pre-eclampsia) or to distinguish PIH from chronic hypertension from other causes.  As such, if the woman had an elevated BP but