Hi, I am looking for Doula contacts in Darwin. Thanks, MM
Barbara writes: “I get very upset with
staff putting their heads on desks/pillows sleeping. You have to keep alert;
you are being paid to work.”
Not only that, but you could be reported to the Nurses Board for sleeping on
the job. It is a patient safety issue. The other person on shift
is like having a small baby. Never pass up the
opportunity - Sleep when you get the chance. If you are lying there thinking “I
can’t sleep”, Pretend. You will soon go off. The “white
noise” of relaxation music tapes helps too. All the best, Mary
Murphy
Hi Tanya, you will soon
. By
strengthening women we strengthen our children and therefore our communities. "Julie Brill
Jan Tritten from Midwifery Today has “ said many times before
that we who know about gentle birth are few—probably about 1% of the
world's population. If that is true, we each need to teach and convince 100
people that pregnancy and birth can be different from the mainstream destruction
we
1,2,3. MM
Also Google it and you will get all the
websites aimed at the women. MM
Try The
Cochrane Collaboration website or the WHO website for some evidence based
stuff. Melanie.
Hi
all,
I'm a
midwifery student and was wanting to obtain some references
I am assuming by now you have googled
Perineal massage and got so much information you are overloaded. parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,midwife_46dl,00.html
- 52k – is one site. But there are heaps more “how to…”
**
Thanks leanne for posting this study.
Updated: 6:33 p.m. ET March 7, 2006
First-time pregnant women who give birth in a kneeling position
experience
less pain than those who deliver in a seated position, researchers in Sweden
report..
Over the last 20 yrs or more of attending homebir
No wonder Amy is
confused. I have found no data to support the figure of 25% risk of
stillbirth. The latest evidence is the RCOG (U.K) 2006. which is very
informative and exposes a few myths. MM
BMJ
2002;324:123-124 ( 19 January ). Editorials . Obstetric
cholestasis: Reid R, Ivey K
Birth International sells a pack of 6 birth
preparation leaflets. Among them is one on perineal massage. The pack is $7.00
I don’t know if they are available separately. Check with Andrea
Robertson’s web site. MM
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwi
.
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary
Murphy
Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2006 9:12
AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Birth
Attendant / Doula - Hunter Valley Area
.
Re twins in hospital. I
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth Attendant / Doula - Hunter Valley Area
This was a very interesting
reference. I agree with your premise that women take in what they want
and discard what doesn’t fit. This woman was so busy at work,
shuttling between states at least 4 times that I know of a
, FCFP, FAAP (Neonatal-Perinatal), FCPS, ABFP; Peter von
Dadelszen, DPhil, FRCSC, FRCOG Disclosures
Release Date: January 17, 2006;
Valid for credit through January 17,
2007
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary
I recently read this article and found it very
interesting. Worth a read and storing of the reference for those women
asking about the risks of urinary and faecal incontinence following either mode
of birth. MM
“Returning
to the key point that we have made throughout this review -- at lea
Thanks to all those who emailed me with
Miriam’s address. MM
Does anyone have the contact details of Mary Moody’s
daughter Miriam. (recently graduated BMid.) I can be contacted off-line on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks, Mary Murphy
So to clarify, you mean that C/S is 60% in
labours with Epidural regardless of whether it was spontaneous labour or
Induction? MM
Sally-Anne wrote: re IOL and
c/s.two australian authors have looked at c/s with epidural block. both
concluded it is around 60% with edb.
bo
Kelly, a lot of this sounds “normal”
even the clots, however as a decision is riding on her underlying condition, I
would suggest scan to look at the scar area in particular and to see if there
are any remnants left behind which could make her bleed. MM
–
she had really bad af
Amy asks "Is the "failed induction-requiring C/s" rate
really around 50%?"
Monica replies "no, IOLs resulting in CS at something like 32%"
Ooo-err! Not a ½ only 1/3. Still a lot of inductions
result in C/s. I see Amy’s dilemma. According to the medical advice she
has ¼ chance of s
is the problem. The artificial rupture of membranes is not a
problem for hyperstimulation but is always done for safety
reasons when using Syntocinon infusion. As you know, this is not my area
of expertise, so can only read the research. Thinking of you at this difficult
time, Love Mary Murphy
e outcomes? Lets actually see if natural
noninvasive supported and educated birth is fraught with the dangers that we get
thrown at us. grr grr grr
Jo
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[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au]
On Behalf Of M
At least they asked
the women’s preference. Guess what they chose? MM
Oral
misoprostol for induction of labour at term: randomised controlled trial - BMJ , vol
332, no 7540, 4 March 2006, pp 509-511 Dodd JM; Crowther CA;
Robinson JS - (2006) OBJECTIVE:
To compare oral misoprostol solution
I had a woman who followed the garlic
treatment. She was still positive at term, refused Antibiotics and swabs
of baby etc. Both were fine. I guess this proves nothing about
garlic. It is a numbers game. 30% of women are colonized at 36 weeks. up
to 50% of those babies are colonized. 2
Hi, I have been asked to try and contact a midwife who
graduated from KEMH in WA . The school of march 1980. Her name then was
Raelene Taylor. There were 18 members of the class and the organizers have
been able to contact 17 of them. Raelene is missing. Thanks, Mary Murphy
Isn’t it interesting that “reasonably
accurate” is acceptable in medical research. One can see the scenario
that risk scoring will be used to increase caesareans rather than avoid it.
“New risk score predicts cesarean after
induction
Source: Obstetrics
& Gynecology 2006; 107: 227-33
“Foley balloon plus saline expedites vaginal
delivery”
Source: Obstetrics
& Gynecology 2006; 107: 234-9 Comparing the time between labor induction and delivery
with and without infusion of extra-amniotic saline.
Why do they always want to put things into woman’s vagina and
uterus? It get
My experience is that it needs to be planted about a month before the plant
is put on top of it. It needs to break down before tender roots are put on
it. It would be awful to have the plant die. MM
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrea
I sent a test email yesterday and it still hasn't appeared. I have had very
few emails from the list since Monday. MM
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] Delayed posts
Could someone who moderates this list explain why some posts are so
delayed in getting released and some never app
I also was surprised at the outcomes of
the study. One of the great benefits of being a community midwife is the
opportunity for women to debrief over a period of time. Usually from day
2-28, a little at a time. Even with a “normal” seemingly non-traumatic
birth, women need to talk it
remember it? Mary Murphy
Andrea
wrote:
Any suggestions. Should all women have a follow up appointment with the
midwife who was at her birth, is this appropriate as they may have been part of
the problem, should all women have a follow up appointment but the woman be
allowed to
All the best for your challenging day and the days ahead! As a woman who
enjoyed an empowering birth, YOU know what CAN be achieved. Just little
things that make a big difference...closed door, dim lights, no V.E a woman
unless it is absolutely necessary (she may have suffered sexual abuse)treat
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sonicaid
Sorry, mine
are Sonotrax
Short,
waterproof probe, more sturdy than the Huntleigh.
With kind regards
Brenda Manning
www.themidwife.com.au
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From: Mary Murphy
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Friday
Quanchi
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2006 4:51
PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
sonicaid
Huntleigh Health Care
I know the have an office in Melbourne
and can be found through the white pages if not the internet
Andrea Quanchi
On 20/01/2006, at 6:03 PM, Mary Murphy
Hi, I am looking for a contact or company who sells sonicaid
hand held dopplers in any state of Australia or even the British home
base. Thanks, MM
Apologies if this has been posted
before. MM
Coached pushing offers little immediate benefit
Source: American
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006; 194: 10-3
Comparing
obstetric outcomes with and without coached pushing during the second stage of
labor.
Coached pushing
during th
“S. has spent her
entire midwifery career at [an Oregon
hospital] She developed a woman-centered practice with a noninterventive
philosophy. She has never been to a homebirth S.'s devotion to the
protection of normal labor and birth is bolstered by her consistent attention
to resear
Hi Rochelle, the HBF of W.A covers $1400
of the midwives fee if top hospital cover. $1040 if intermediate. If the
client also claims the hospital or OBs fee she will only be paid one of them. Australian
Unity pays more. Other funds pay less. Medicare Private pays none at all. Contact
m
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www.midwiferyeducation.com.au
On 8 Jan, 2006, at 11:54, Mary
Murphy wrote:
Could someone give me details
of any homebirth midwives practicing in Brisbane.
Please email me off line if you don’t want to be public. Thanks, Mary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could someone give me details of any homebirth midwives practicing
in Brisbane.
Please email me off line if you don’t want to be public. Thanks, Mary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
] terms
to express practice
I would think this would
be a description of what you do, ie a description of caseload and what it means
to you and the women. Perhaps send an email to Pat Brodie or Sally Tracey and
ask them.
Andrea Quanchi
On 16/12/2005, at 12:30 PM, Mary Murphy
wrote:
I am needing to
I am needing to address the ACMI competency standards and
find it hard to express how I : 2.1 Uses a clinical approach to provide holisitic
midwifery care; How does one express that succinctly and accurately? Thanks in
advance. Mary M
An ex-client and long-time supporter is looking for
information about John. He is still alive isn’t he? Does anyone have a
recent contact address? I will pass on any information. Thanks, Mary Murphy
Title: Message
All well babies born at home have their
checks done by their midwife. We would only refer a baby that had a
problem. MM
I have a question regarding midwives performing the
newborn examination postnatally prior to discharge.
Having worked in s
Jennifer Cameron wrote “The signs of
shoulder dystocia are evident before the head is crowned and then the 'turtle'
sign appears and clinches the diagnosis so it is full steam ahead and get that
baby born” My understanding is
that the head retraction on the perineum is the main sign. I real
The NACC definition has been painstakingly developed over many years by Ruth
Lubic and Kitty Ernst. I have personally spent several holidays with Kitty
in Pennsylvania (since 1987) and discussed the absence OF true B.C's in
Australia. We just don't seem to be able to embrace the woman centred-ness
Quote of the Week
"The
first intervention in natural childbirth is the one that a healthy woman does
herself when she walks out the front door of her own home in labour."
— Michael
Rosenthal, OB/GYN
Excuse cross-posting, but this is very pertinent. MM
22 November 2005
NICE consultation supports breastfeeding and
Baby Friendly; immediate public input requested
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued two
documents for consultation which could have a dramat
Hi, can Jan Ireland contact me off line, or anyone who has
her email address. Thanks, MM
Re the previous messages: I totally agree with you that "Seeing everybody's
perspective isn't easy & it's all so subjective.
"Birth is a continuum of the rest of our life" is something I quote to many
clients prenatally. I often think about the statistic that at least 1 in 4
girls have been sexual
Jenny, could you give us the reference
please? Thanks, MM
“, one study
demonstrated zero oxygen, because there is no longer any utero-placental
circulation. This is part of the stimulation for the baby to breathe, but the
baby is receiving some circulatory volume. “
Title: Message
Is there anywhere midwives can go for help
in situations like this? ACMI? ANF? Or Clinical advisory committees? M/W ‘s
are scrutinized so harshly when “anything goes wrong” . where is
the scrutinizing mechanism for the doctors? Any one know? MM
How crazy i
. “
And then there’s that tricky little stop at the hips that those water
babies tend to do too…sigh,´
Yes, what about that! I wonder why this happens? Very interesting Questions. MM
//www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupbstrep_g.htm
Jenny
Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM
President NT branch ACMI
PO Box 1465
Howard Springs NT 0835
08 8983 1926
0419 528 717
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From: Mary Murphy
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.c
I am sure someone more knowledgeable will
have the precise answer, but it has t do with the fact that the uterus is a
fluid filled vacuum with pressures equal all throughout. Therefore there is no
up or down like in the atmosphere. Is that right? MM.
From: owner-ozmidwifery@a
Contact BIRTHRITES ON THEIR WEBSITE. mm
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Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2005 7:28 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Information re vbac
Hi, I know this has been discussed before but I
I'm with you re winding. Re Abs in labour without even risk factors. This
contradicts even the Centre for Disease Control in the US and isn't written
in any major Australian policies I can find. You are right, even studying
all the research (none of which is randomized) it is confusing what to
Thanks Sadie, It is interesting that these
procedures are being done when the woman is of unknown status because the
guidelines from the Health dept say that Gastric aspirate and swabs only tell
us about surface colonization. The majority of babies who are born to those women
who are coloni
I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant
to have a strep B test at 35-37 weeks. She was informed by a doctor in the A/N
clinic of our public tertiary hospital, that if she went into labour with an “unknown
status” and attended the delivery suite , her baby would have to b
My heart bleeds when I see this sort of discussion going on. I am all for
healthy and passionate debate, but we should be standing together, not
tearing each other apart. The medical profession doesn't need to attack us,
we do that ourselves(like all oppressed groups).
How can we express our disa
No wonder feel that birth is an invasive
event! MM
apparently it is quite difficult as you have to make a loop and put
the cervidil around the cervix.
Denise, I hope you don't think that we have a better system here in Perth.
Our system is being discarded for exactly that which Rachel described. MM
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denise Hynd
Dear Rachel
I suspect your experience is a ref
Actually, I found it very interesting to
"hear" you talk about the differences etc. I agree with you
about the cultural differences. Coming from convict (many Irish)
background it is strange that we have become so passive in our attitude to choice
in childbirth. Maybe that is the clue?
Rachel, working in homebirths makes me very interested in risk management
and education. I would appreciate "hearing" what you have to say, so rave
on. Mary M
There is kudo is being competent in
the management of abnormal and emergencies. Unfortunately, there is not the
same emphasis placed on
The most successful co-sleeping arrangements I have seen (as a homebirth
midwife) are those households which have beds of the same height all across
the room or ditto mattresses on the floor. The bedroom is the sleeping room
and the other rooms are the nap, play, dressing rooms. Then everyone gets
It's encouraging that
the birth center where I work now has its own reality show on Discovery Health
Channel (national TV). The show is called "House of Babies" and will
air 26 episodes that feature waterbirths and land births at the Miami Maternity
Center, with five licensed midwifes and o
Thought for the Day: "Yesterday's
thoughts have created your present. Today's thoughts are creating your
future." James Newman
Jan, I know this sounds like a great idea,
but where am I going to get the time for all those phone calls??. I will
have to try another way- perhaps our regular get together on the first Thursday
of the month will have to do. Cheers, MM
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.
Sally Tracy has emailed it to me so I don’t
need to bother you any more. Thanks, Sally.
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary
Murphy
Sent: Friday, 21 October 2005 9:50
AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Could someone please send me off line (so the list, so it is
not inundated) , the article about the U.K birth centres being closed because
of high perinatal mortality rates? I must have deleted it. Thanks, Mary
Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We don’t have many HBA members,
mostly HBF, who have capped their refunds to midwives for the last 9 years to
the 1996 level. A copy of your lay out would be helpful, thanks, Mary
Murphy, [EMAIL PROTECTED].
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Andrea
Hi Alice I have that book somewhere in my collection, just can't put my
hands on it at the moment. I changed the drawings so that the mother was
not so helpless looking and the doctor changed into a midwife. It was fun
to change things to suit my purposes. MM
Oops.would help if I posted th
The Midwifery & Natural Childbirth
Centre at 336 Oxford St
Leederville W.A. Ph 08 92423330. email [EMAIL PROTECTED].
We have 5. MM
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Kelly @ BellyBelly
Sent: Thursday, 13 October
So, do we keep the baby warm or do we uncover it and let it cool? MM
Cooling blankets may reduce newborn brain damage
BY RONI RABIN
STAFF WRITER
October 12, 2005, 8:22 PM EDT
Lowering a newborn's body temperature after birth reduces risk of brain
damage and death for babies who are deprive
VBAC risks not elevated post term
Source: Obstetrics
& Gynecology 2005; 106: 700-6
Comparing
the risk of failure and major complications after a vaginal birth after
cesarean when performed before and after the estimated date of delivery.
Vaginal birth
after cesarean (VBAC) can be safely
I’ve seen it creeping back in to
Metro hospitals here in W.A. MM
We are behind the times up here thenwe use it at
Atherton and Cairns Base also use it.
We only use syntocinon these days, ergometrine is reserved
for true PPH's - I think most places are the same in
Given that I have been doing physiological 3rd stage for 23 yrs, I feel I
can add my bit to this theme. It has not been my observation that babies
get more jaundiced if the cord is left unclamped. I rarely have a
pathological jaundice and this is usually ABO and do not often have anything
more tha
Thought for the Day: "Do just once what others say you
can't do and you will never pay attention to their limitations
again." Arthur C. Clarke
It sounds like a sensible option. Saves paper and postage. Go for it! Put
me in the list too please. Cheers, Mary Murphy
so I am investigating th option of
burning it onto a CD which people can the use to run their own copies
off. Would this be a more suitable option for people or would yu
I am caring for at home has just purchased a
hexagonal pool dorect from Clark Rubber. That may be an option.
Regards, Lynne
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From: Mary Murphy
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Thursday,
September 29, 2005 7:06 PM
Subject: [ozmidwi
Title: RE: [ozmidwifery] Birth Parties
Andrea wrote: "This ancient policy has not really been challenged in many places and is accepted" and "I keep explaining in the many workshops that I have facilitated in the UK that we have had an "open door" policy in Australia"
Well, this is not alw
If we encouraged “Spectator Galleries”
when people are having sex, they would be branded as Perverted and the
spectators as Perverts. This is no different. Maybe the reporting is
sensationalist? Still, it is a long way from the “undisturbed birthing”
philosophy. MM
"Spectato
Hi all, I have an enquiry for a woman on the Gold coast (I
am in W.A) about buying a suitable pool for birthing. I would appreciate your
local knowledge. Thanks, Mary Murphy
We put a sponge mattress cut to size
underneath the linings of our demountable pools. When using ordinary bath tubs
of whatever size or shape, I have found a gel type non-slip bath mat which I
clean with dilute bleach. I have found that folded towels float and can get
quite abrasive. I ha
We make sure the room and conditions are
very private, warm & cosy (or cool in our hot summer) Yes, we all have
different experiences. We all work with what we have to facilitate undisturbed
birthing. We are all very skilled at it and congratulations to us all. Cheers,
MM
you have to get
out.” The 2 new baths in the main deliviery suite of KEMH have the more
rectangular baths which are a little bit shallow and encourage the woman into
the lying down postion. The architects didn’t listen to the
midwives either. I hope this helps. Cheers, Mary
Murphy
Sally, what’s a BD & M??
I wonder what a letter from BD&M would
feel like for the parents. I think that if I got a letter from them I would
wonder if what my midwife was doing was legal. Then the parents are being asked
to police midwifery practice. These forms are not mandato
Thanks to everyone for your replies. I
have cut & pasted all your replies (without addresses) and printed it out
for the woman to read for herself. Cheers,. Mary M
Hi all. An enquiry from a mother of a 3 week old baby re
the colour of baby’s poo. Baby has never had yellow “breast milk “
poos. He has always had greeny brown poo, a good one every day, the same
consistency of newborn yellow poo, but just never yellow. He breast feeds
frequently, see
What a great illustration of the power of
woman centred birth! Thank you for sharing. MM
It
was an amazing birth to witness because you could see the change in power in
the relationship – as she became stronger and louder, he seemed to
shrink.
The
relationship did app
I think that Michel Odent is fed up with
making the effort to travel to speak to obs/Gpobs who didn’t turn
up or who ridiculed him. I have had personal experience of this happening
to him here in Australia.
He is not speaking to the converted when he speaks to midwives as there are
many
I also agree with you that this is not turned out as it was originally
intended. It was supposed to be a benchmark for ALL midwives to aspire to.
It now is something that only "independent" midwives use to conform to
certain rules in some workplaces. It certainly doesn't support us.A pity
that thi
I agree with you Sally, but midwives in the new midwifery led models would
probably need case loading skills and the truth is that many midwives work
in the current fragmented system that is doctor oriented. They probably will
need "Upskilling" in woman centered holistic care. MM
"Sheesh..
The
Rising maternal
weight may be driving testicular cancer increases
25 August 2005
Examining whether maternal weight was associated with testicular cancer
incidence around World War II, when food availability was low.
Gloria, as indicated below, couch sleeping is very dangerous...and the woman
was asleep on the couch. I heard her say that the baby was between the back
of the couch and her.. also she must have turned over at some time as she
had her back to the baby. She put the baby back in the cot and 'found i
Buttonholing is when the baby’s
head stretches the perineum to the point of splitting before it tears at the
vaginal opening. Ie closed at the vagina, closed at the rectal end and
split in the middle, like a buttonhole. It can (and did) cause delayed
healing because of the “blanching” of
Because you asked: I have cut 3 in 22 yrs
as a homebirth midwife. 1 for foetal distress, 1 for “buttonholing’
& the other I can’t remember. It was all so long ago. Working with
a group of 7 other midwives, I have never heard of them cutting episiotomies
either. MM
Who els
What is wrong with the Ob asking the "covering ob" to see all his women for
one visit? Then the woman would have at least met the doctor who might be
on when hers is away. In W.A. Homebirth midwives usually have a backup
midwife who both "covers" her but also attends as second midwife at the
birth
ing can be
used. -Clara Yochem Zuxley, RN in Midwifery
Today's Tricks of the Trade Volume 1
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary
Murphy
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
1:03 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com
Is anyone
familiar with this technique? MM
From
Midwifery Today E-news 7.17 Aug 17 2005 In case of shoulder dystocia one
shoulder is caught above the pelvic bony inlet. The length of the conjugata
vera can be increased by 3/4 inch by stretching the hip joints, like when a
woman is standi
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