For the lister who asked for this in the past week, I have found my paper copy.
It is in Birth Issues Volume 4 Number 3 1995. Carolyn Hastie. Midwives eat
their young, don't they? A story of horizontal violence in midwifery.
If you would like me to fax it to you email me off list.
Regards
Honey
websites for buying and some hire are (there was even one on ebay a month or so
back)
http://www.simplybirth.com.au/ I have this one, a labouring woman used it a
few weeks ago and really liked it then donated it to me.
http://www.spa-hire.com.au/
I believe in the value of drinks with electrolytes, not just water. Commonly
used things are herb tea and honey, their own labour aide, juice, or sports
drinks - one that I have used myself and seen recommended by others is Endura
which has electrolytes and magnesium, lemon lime flavour is
Hi Mary
Your email came through, there have been a few emails on the list over the past
few days.
I've emailed this to your email privately as well as to the list to see if it
comes through for you.
Honey
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From: Mary Murphy
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
I received something like that last year for Christmas
a hygiene kit was another I can't remember who it was through though
I just did a google and found this as an example
http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/
the maternal health care gift
Thankyou all who replied and sent me info offlist.
I have forwarded the info on to my friend.
What I love about this list is that you can ask a question but then we can
all learn something and it creates really interesting discussion.
Warm Regards
Honey
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From:
Can anyone help with Info for a friend of mine overseas
The paediatrician who has never attended a waterbirth before is saying that she
would have to clamp right away because if the woman is holding the baby on her
chest, the blood can flow back through the cord to the placenta increasing her
From a woman who is very motivated to find a
midwife who is comfortable with home water birth who would be willing to travel
to Tropical North Queensland Townsville.
Think of -Magnetic Island, sunny days, and the
great barrier reef :) The twin cities has a growing population of 160,000
Kristin you probably already know these things but
this is my understanding
There are no companies who will insure doulas in
Australia as far as I am aware, I looked into this 2 years ago. You could
contact contracting advantage to see if they are open to the idea, a bit harder
as we have
Maybe we should start hiring Vets rather than
Obstetricians as seems to be the norm in our culture right now ;)
LOL at the thougth of telling them that you will be
hiring your vet as your caregiver when booking in at the hospital.
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From:
Tania
...
Mayby the norm should be Midwives not obstetricians as it is in
many countries.rgds mike
On 10/19/06, Honey
Acharya
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe we should start hiring Vets rather than
Obstetricians as seems to be the norm in our culture right now
;)
LOL
Just got this email :(
Any suggestions on what we can do about it? Dear BMid
StudentsPlease be advised that due to insurance and professional
indemity issues you are unable to follow through a woman if she is having her
care provided by an independent practicing midwife.This would include
They give injected ventolin before performing
someECV's to relax a uterus do they not?
But perhaps intramuscular or intravenous is
different to inhaled???
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From:
Mary
Murphy
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006
Wow!!
Just read through the website www.birthcentre.org.au
sounds like a great option for women and families
and very reasonably priced too.
I didn't know there were any freestanding birth
centres still in operation.
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From:
Michelle Windsor
To:
Any suggestions for a woman who is 39 weeks
pregnant just had doctors appointment where she was told baby is now not OP but
oblique (head on right side) and he suggested that they admit her to hospital
right away (worried about cord prolapse) and wait and look at inducing
her.
She declined
Welcome to the list :)
Plenty of interesting discussions happen.
You should get many emails coming through each day.
Is that what you mean?
Honey
Student Midwife
Doula
Townsville
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From: david tonkin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday,
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: term breech trial
Isthere away to get ob's and
midwivesthe training they need to support breech births? I would be happy
to put in energy to push for this to happen.
As much as I would love to see women birthing
breech vaginally inthe localhospital, I am under
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: term breech trial
Here in Townsville Qld some of the
Ob's in the Townsville Hospital perform ECV's.
David Watson is particulary successful at this and
I have seen him perform a few and he seems to have the right touch and
technique, the women who had other Ob's
Getup is giving an opportunity to tell them what we
want to focus on, lets let them know about maternity issues eg the medicare
provider issue.
Dear friends,Our GetUp community now has more
members than every political party in Australia, combined. That's over
125,000 people working
A friend who is 34 weeks pregnant with her second
has been breastfeeding her 2 year old throughout this pregancy and would like to
continue.
Her toddler is now more interested in the breast as
obviously there is more than there has been for a couple of months.
This morning during a feed she
This is what I have found so far
http://kellymom.com/nursingtwo/faq/01safety.html
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From:
Honey
Acharya
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:30
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] breastfeeding and
pregnancy
A friend
bour. Was her first child born
prematurely, do you know? Or does she have any other risk factors for
premature labour?
Regards,
Barb
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From:
Honey
Acharya
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:30
Hi Nat
I am a mid student also and a doula
It sounds like some (or some more) debriefing would
be a good idea?
Looking at what your fears are. What are the
possibilities of those things?
where are they more likely to occur? Have you got
anyone experienced with this type of work who can
Well done Sue
Sounds like you were a great advocate.
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From: Sue Cookson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:39 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] C/section lotus
Hi all,
Just want to put it out there that it a lotus birth
Here's one website with some reports And the women said... from Kildea
http://www.maningrida.com/mac/bwc/introduction.html#aims
I found it really interesting.
I was also reading a report on Borning.. today although a bit old
explained some of the things that were really important to the Aboriginal
"Its all about
what she wants and is prepared to do to get it."
very true
I say this a lot lately!
- Original Message -
From:
Andrea
Quanchi
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 9:48
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] PPH
C/S
the
Title: Message
Kelly
I think the doula listing on your site is a great
idea, you are correct that it is a way for the people accessing your site to be
able to find doula's in their area and itcan behard to find doula
listings, it is a great way for doulas to get more out there.
I think the
there is also a register at www.findadoula.com
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From:
pinky mckay
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:54
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth
Attendant / Doula Directory
Kelly - how will you be protected
FYI
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
_http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/5/997_
(http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/5/997)
Ladies, rejoice!!
I heard about this on the MT Conference this weekend but here it is:
ACOG does not
Have you followed these steps?
Leaving the list
Send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a single line in the body of the message:
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If you are unsubscribing an email address other than the address you are
sending your message from, include the email address in the
Royal Women's in Randwick Birth Centre (Sydney) is public and private (or it
was when I birthed there) perhaps contact them, I think if you went private
you had to have a private OB?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 08,
'I think if you went private
you had to have a private OB?'
Or independent midwife.
jo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Honey Acharya
Sent: Wednesday, 8 March 2006 9:30 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re
There was a good article in Natural Parenting
Magazine about "Pelvic Floor Consciousness",not just how to do the exercises but
how to tell if they are switched on etc, I have the article at home but
amin Sydney this week for the birth international workshops, send me an
email if you want
Ina May Gaskin talks about it in Ina May's Guide to
Childbirth! I'd have to look through the book to tell you exactlyl what she
says.
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From:
Ceri
Katrina
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:44
PM
Subject:
es or odd places bya
strangertelling them titbits oftheir birth story that perhaps would
really have benefited from a reflective debrief.
Honey Acharya CD (CBI)
Studying BMid through UniSa
Birth Buddies - Doula
Townsville
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From:
Janet
Frase
She can certainly go to any public hospital, if she
gets a chance it would be better to go in and at least get one appointment so
that they have a file for her, but if she goes into labour before that's
possible they can't turn her away!
I spoke to a woman yesterday who had just her first
Hoping for the same, where's the money for the Townsville Birth Centre?
Honey
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From: Judy Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] FYI: News article for QLD maternity
Hope they
There have also been some threads (discussions) on
this in the birth.com.au forums in the last 3 months, you can search and find
them.
- Original Message -
From:
Kylie Carberry
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 11:22
AM
Subject:
I think it is for only babies in these situations that have been identified
as clearly having been deprived of oxygen during birth. But it makes me
wonder about all these babies that are taken away from mum's chest
(particulary while she is being sewn up after a c-sect) because the baby
will get
You probably already know this, but I was at a
birth recently where we used a good blow up baby paddling pool and it worked
fine.
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From:
Kelly @
BellyBelly
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:40
AM
have them easily to hand, so if you
can spare a minute to forward them I would be grateful. I am not receiving
the majority of ozmid emails at the moment (not sure why) so could you cc my
email address in the reply so that I actually get them.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Much appreciated thankyou
Honey
.
You'll have many positive, supportive letters printed in the press. At
the
end of the day, society will move a little further in the cynicism about
all
things pharmaceutical co dominated. The reason: it simply doesnt work.
Gloria
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From: Honey Acharya [EMAIL
I am curious about something (and I know it is
fairly rare with homebirth) but for experienced midwives I assume you would
stitch tears yourself even if they were3rd or 4th degree, but I don't want
to make assumptions so is that the case? Or would you transfer to hospital to
have a doc
Here's the transcript if anyone missed it
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2005/s1463815.htm
Cheers
Honey
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From: Andrea Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:48 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery led
Well said Susan.
Re the scarf apparently he wears them alot
according to one women who birthed in his hosptial and made it very clear she
didin't want him anywhere near her and she only had him for some fetal
monitoring.
The women on a natural chat forum I was on were
discussing it and
Do you know of the Rotational
Positioning Technique developed by Nikki MacFarlane? It is fantastic and so
simple to use.
I think she presented it at last
years midwifery conference in Adelaide. It is also available as a presentation
through her www.childbirthinternational.com
website.
I'd
FYI
Honey
Sorry for the cross-post but thought that this was important enough to
pass on to all of you involved in any way in the birthing field...
-Jen
Hello,
I'd like to announce that I've finished a summary of all of the
medical articles that I could find in English on the subject of
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Birthing sweet
Adam Cresswell
10sep05
YOU would have thought a baby bonus would be a godsend for midwives,
but an Australian baby bonus - the original one, back in 1912 -
I did some searching but haven't been able to find
out.
- Original Message -
From:
Vedrana
Valčić
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 5:19
PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] US-Sad
situation for maternity caregiver
Does
Is it Portu Bien?
I have this on DVD with subtitles.
- Original Message -
From: Judy Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Emailing: video05 you will like this
It's not bad, all in spanish but
I think the utter relief after giving birth and the euphoria and oxytocin
running through your body with a wet warm baby on your belly can be
likened
to orgasm - except BETTER!
Cheers
Jo x
I agree and it lasted for weeks
Honey
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Rachel is that the Wesley Hospital in Townsville?
Knowing the rates of C-section up here it does not surprise me. I think
their rate is around 50%. (Although they seem to be the better of the two
Private Hospitals)
h the way of the future???
Honey
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From: wump
Curious as to reasons Michelle, can you
explain?
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From:
Michelle Windsor
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:50
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Clinical
experiences
Hi Lindsay,
Sorry we can't offer
Some people also suggest singing!
- Original Message -
From:
Kirsten
Dobbs
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:07
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] noises woman make
in labour
This
is for the student (?) asking about the
That would be the logical way to do it but I haven't seen it done unless the
woman insists.
What is wrong with the Ob asking the covering ob to see all his women for
one visit?
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I know OB's who do inform their patients from day 1 and try to avoid taking
on women who are due around when they will be away, but at the same time
what about the Private OB's who have every second weekend off (or only work
every one in 3 weekends) and their backup OB covers, you go into labour
Hi All
Wondering if anyone can tell me about the different
policies Midwifery led birth centres have in Australia regarding VBAC's. OR if
anyone has STATs etc on this.
I am gathering info for the proposed Townsville
Birth Centre. There are many women who feel it is important the birth centre
The other issue is caregivers who are not comfortable with birth noises
themselves.
If they make some comment or encourage an epidural or pethidine becaue THEY
can't handle it.
I had a midwife make a comment to me at a birth once ( I was the doula) and
I was shocked that she couldn't relax with
This was for the US, but you if you check the
programming you may find it comes on the Australian discovery health
too.
- Original Message -
From:
Janet
Fraser
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 2:55
PM
Subject: Re:
Hi All
Are there any midwives willing to work in the
richmond area (for a woman 2nd bub due March 05) that are happy for me to pass
on their contact details to her. I know a few of you who work in Sydney but
thought it best to ask as I'm not sure who is near Richmond. You can reply to me
This is a story in the US where a doctor has had her obstetric and gynae
license suspended and is in front of the medical review board because her 8%
c-sec rate is too low and she is practicing unsafe medicine!.
You get about $700 more than the vaginal birth. So you actually get paid
more to do
Does anyone know the sort of money difference Private Ob's get for
C-sections compared to vaginal births here in Australia? I think it's
considerably higher than the $700 this US Doctor talks about.
The same newspaper did a story today about Are anchorage C-section rates
too high? but now I can't
www.kellymom.com has some good
information.
here is the direct link
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/breast-surgery.html
Hope that helps
Honey
In what position is this? Is it standing, sitting
(or lying on back)?? I understand frog legs but not what position the woman is
actually in.
- Original Message -
From:
Mary
Murphy
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:45
PM
"Is acupuncture used in activelabour? I would
be interested to hear of anyone's experiences of this."
I had an accupuncturist give me accupunture
in the days leading up to my birth, the night before I went into labour, during
active labour in her clinicand then I asked her to come in to the
I had severe vomiting and nausea throughout my
pregnancy (hyperemesis) and through all my research I found outdifferent
things seem to work for different women. Particulary in the case of which
foods work.
Megan's suggestions below are all really good ones.
Just adding to those.
Can student midwives sign up to access the site?
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From: 80simona fox [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 10:08 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] midwives.com.au
Hello
I would like to make all Midwives aware that the Midwives message
Leanne wrote However, I'm pretty sure that, legally speaking, no-one can
*force* you to have a C-section. Does anyone know whether this is right or
not?
While we're on the topic, does anyone know what complications usually result
in C-sections, and what patient rights are re refusing a section?
Thanks for sharing this story it's lovely to hear
how everything went.
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From:
Sally Westbury
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 1:07
PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Breast Milk
Urgently.
I just wanted to let
you
Can anyone point me in the right direction. I guess I am looking for a
solicitor or someone that is able to give a legal opinion on the Doula
agreement I have with clients. One of the Private hospitals here has issues
with Doulas working there, I assume it is from fear of being sued and the
Australia expected. Vicki Chan and Nic Edmonson will be
there
with their amazing work and I am talking too. Contact Denise Love ( 1300
139
507 - Sydney).
Pinky
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From: Honey Acharya [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 11
There seem to be a number of posts coming in multiple times
from different people now. Could it be something with the ozmidwifery email
rather than individuals computers? Or are we all catching the
virus?
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From:
Kim Stead
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Abby
I find your writings on abortion very judgemental
of others. How can you sit in judgment when you personally have not been through
abortion and know what it is like, or know why a woman would make that choice?
It seems youhave never had to face a situation personally with abortion.
Or
Are there issues with different states in Australia and the BMId
qualification? For example if you study externally from Uni SA but then want
to be registered and work as a Midwife in Darwin or Brisbane or Canberra are
there problems or is it accepted everywhere?
Thanks
Honey
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From: Honey Acharya [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] introduction
I have heard from quite a few people that I am doing
the wrong thing (by doing BMid instead of BNursing then Midwifery),
Tanya
I have heard from quite a few people that I am doing
the wrong thing (by doing BMid instead of BNursing then Midwifery),
Tanya I'm not a midwife so I can't offer any suggestions but I am curious
about the difference between the two different methods of study to becoming
a qualified midwife. I
I couldn't find it either.
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From:
Mary
Murphy
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:14
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bumper
stickers!
I am getting very frustrated at being unable to locate this site!
MM
few caring people can't change the world.
For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." Margaret
Mead
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From:
Honey
Acharya
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September
Well said Abby. You said it better than I
could.
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From:
Abby and Toby
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 5:05
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] doula
article
Since this discussion started i
have also been working
Hi Denise
I'm in Townsville North Qld.I assume by where
you meant that?
Honey Acharya
Birth Buddies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From:
Denise Hynd
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 11:17
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] doula
world.
For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." Margaret
Mead
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From:
Honey
Acharya
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:21
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] doula
article
HI Kyli
everyone wants or needs a
doula but I believe that just as having a midwife is an important option in
childbirth it is wonderful tohave the choice ofa doula.
I'll stop raving now
Honey Acharya
Birth Buddies
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From:
Kylie Carberry
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED
Hi Colleen
I noticed that there haven't been any replies to
you so I thought I'd say hi. I'm not a midwife but I can recommend www.maternitywise.org don't know if it
will have enough detail for you, can anyone else suggest good
websites?
Hope you get some replies
Honey
Birth Buddies
all of that but as you all know when you're
passionate about something once you start its hard to stop.
Honey Acharya
Birth Buddies
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From: Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Cheap
Pinky
SorryI can't figure out your email address to
email offlist.
I sufferred with severe morning sickness -
hyperemesis gravidarum in two pregnancies, I have one child a 10 month old
daughter. I am also in contact with a number of other previous and current
hyperemesis sufferers around
Hi Pinky
Thanks
Happy to talk to you at any time,I have done
alotof personal research and supported many other women with hyperemesis
over the past 3 years.
Honey Acharya
07 47712541
PO Box 2017 Townsville QLD
4810
Hi Honey - Ihave sent your last email (on list) to Eve Hanks at Mother
Heres some photos of unusual placentas, I know it
doesn't have all the info you're after but thought it may be of interest to you.
Warning they are graphic, if you go to the index buttonfrom them there are
lots of other interesting graphics
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