Not to mention the "Pick my pretty
baby"competitions.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Barbara
Glare Chris Bright
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:37
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I need to
vent!!!
HI,
They
I don't know if it still happens now but about 8 years ago a
formula company rep used to sponsor a Dom meeting in Adelaide with a lunch at a
local cafe.I was told it was okay as he didn't put any signs up at the
lunch.I tried to explain that this guy had all of these Dom midwives doing
his
to
vent!!! now WYETH???
Hi,
I'd love to see some flyers or a website on that
conference.
Barb
- Original Message -
From:
Jackie
Kitschke
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:47
AM
Subject: Re
Barb,
I completely agree. I have finally looked this up on the
website. What a great selection of photos. I particularly love the older
breastfeeding child looking at the camera as she feeds. That is how my little
girl looks (my breasts hang a bit lower though!) when she has her
I don't know of homebirth midwives up there but they have just
started (or are starting) a midwifery group practice there inconjunction with
other hospitals. Crystal Brook is involved as well I think. I don't know if this
is helpful but if you rang the Port Pirie hospital you could find out
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 12:58 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Ultrasound may disrupt fetal brain development
Your friend thought you should see this article on NewScientist.com today.
Follow the link
There is an article in the latest MIDIRS about
transition.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Vedrana
Valčić
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:20
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] transition
Does anyone know of any good
Title: Article FYI new vaccination
"There isn't a huge amount at the moment that we
can do".
Apart from the "boring, natural, unscientific and
cost effective" solution of enabling all of these newborns to get access to
their own mother's or donor mother's milk!!
Jackie
ps. All said above
Judy,
Can you send me a copy of your breastfeeding video please to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks
Jackie
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A couple of years ago I was with 2 women within days of each
other who gave birth with their babies' face presenting. I hadn't seen one for
ages and then 2 in succession. The first one was her first baby and she was
standing up. We were in the Birthing Centre and I consulted with the
Does anyone have any information about whether the
contraceptive Implanon has any effect on breastfeeding? Baby is 4 weeks old and
feeding well.
Jackie
I don't think this appeared the first time I sent
it
- Original Message -
From: Jackie
Kitschke
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:44 AM
Subject: Nappy costs
Just out of interest I have kept an ongoing total of what we
have spent on nappies
Sara,
I do remember you. My email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] to email me off
of the list.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From: Sara, Paul and Mogwai [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:35 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Looking for Jackie
Title: A Christmas Ditty
I don't know Justine I think if she had presented for her
booking visit the obstetricians may have refered her to the midwives because of
all of her percieved problems!!
Happy Christmas to you all
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Justine Caines
I agree Jo. It was a great night. It wasgreat to see
such a wide age bracket in the graduates and such energy and enthusiasm. The
women of SA are in good hands.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Dean
Jo
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
I just thought you must have fallen asleep on the send
button!!
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Dean
Jo
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:31
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] re NCAD stuff
up!
I am sooo sorry this has
This I understand believe me. I have sister who has had unbelieveable
difficulty breastfeeding her first boy and then twins. She has had to
formula feed them all in the end. Of course some women need formula (until
milkbanking is a reality) but which one they pick can be easily decided by
what
I have seen this sponsorhip of lunches midwives and
doctorsin a few different settings.
ie. "An update of a new formula in a private hospital setting.
The rep was raving on about what they had put in their formula to improve it. I
asked her how did they know how much to put in ( I think she
You can almost see little beetles with these pads on becoming even more
stranded!! You feel like screaming Just help her to turn over which
would reduce the inconvience described in the advertisment of the
woman either had to rely on one or two other people to help position her
legs, or had to
Title: Message
Tina,
What are the details for the Adelaide Breasfest? At last I can
participate
Jackie
ps. The other night I was at a family dinner and was holding
Ena who was a bit grizzly when my 2and a half year old nephew looked at her and
said " Jack I think she wants your boobs"
Is there any information re a rational behind Labour's
decision to vaccinate babies at birthwith the polio vaccine?
Jackie
ortant day for the development of both
mother and child.
You missed an opportunity to engage in mature and honest
debate around an important issue and instead delivered us the infotainment your
program is famous for.
Jackie Kitschke
Midwife and mother of Ena (6 months) after a normal birth at
38 ye
Title: 60 Minutes this Sunday -7.30pm Channel 9
If you go to that website they have one of those poxy polls.
The question is
Do you think Caesarean section is
overused?
85% have answered yes!!
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Larry
Megan
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cheryl,
I wouldn't say I have it all together but am trying. This week Ena has
runny nose and it can be frustrating at night so I get cross with the snot
and try not to get cross with her!! I give her to Andrew at night before bed
if she isn't goig off to sleep and he settles her in the sling. It
Taking up Marilyn's point of looking back and wishing for more
hugs I had a woman in her 80's look at me with Ena in her sling and tell me how
lucky we mothers are today because we are allowed to cuddle our babies. She said
she wasn't allowed to do that with her babies instead feed 4/24 and
I have been following the baby sleeping and parenting threads
with interest over the last little while and just wanted to share my 10 cents
worth.Iam only speaking on behalf of my experience and observations and
advice from some of my family, friends and women I have looked after over the
Nicole,
Ring the Women's and Children's in Adelaide and ask to speak
to Dr Goldwater. He is in Infection Control and has good advice re gential
herpes and labour. Phone number for WCH is 08 81617000
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Nicole Christensen
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Helen,
I know it helps me to help Ena when I sing to her. I make
songs up. My current one is
Go to sleep my little baby
Go to sleep my little girl
You are very, very tired
And your head's in a whirl (of sometimes I sing
my head's in a whirl)
Jackie
Sally,
The WCH phone number is 08 81617000 and ask to speak to either
Roz Donnellan-Fernandez or Anne nixon.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Sally Westbury
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:31
PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery
Denise,
The WCH has had a working party set to offer caseload there
for about the last 7-8 years. In the last 4 or so yearsChris Cornwell
worked with Rob Bonner fromthe ANF to get a salaried wage specifically for
caseload.this was sothatthe midwivesdidn't have to worry
about time in leiu
Is "appearing" in Adelaide or can he talk be accessed
anywhere. I read his website all of the time. He is so sensible in this mad
world of raising babies!! I quote him constantly.(Ena is asleep in the
sling and growing like a mushroom. She is passing all of her tests and is so far
Thank you Cheryl.
I bought an A4 size exercise book and started writing in it when I was about
33 weeks pregnant. those that know me know that I am a tad verbose and so I
have written quite a lot to my daughter about how I have felt at different
times since. I have written about her birth and how
Dear Sylvia,
I apologize to you and any woman who has had a LUSCS if you
think I was being superior because I gave birth to Ena naturally. That was the
only natural thing to happen to the both of us for the ensuing 10
days.
I have worked with women who have laboured and then given
birth via
Dear all,
I have been lurking on and off over the last few months with a
midwife and consumer view as I have given birth myself to a girl, Ena, on the
19.11.03. Having loosely followed the thread of fetal hearts, Today show etc
along with my own experience I have a couple of comments.
We had
Who shuts up and lets your body birth?
A Midwife
Leanne,
Tell her to ring the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as they have a great midwifery
led service there and it is in the right area.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From: leanne wynne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Adelaide
I was just flicking through the latest ANF Journal before
chucking it out when the title "Frequent feeding clue to disrupted infant
sleep"!! It was published in the "Archives of Disease in Childhood" by M.
Nikoloulou and I. St. James-Roberts. These researchers identified "at risk"
infants
How sad this is ending. I currently work in a Birthing Centre
in a team with rostered shifts. Now whilst it does provide more continuity than
the fragmented model approach of antenatal, labour ward and postnatal wards it
is still very fragmented. I am sorry if I sound negative but I have
Talk about "staring at bits" reminded me of a birth I was at a
few months ago. I was working with a midwifery student and a woman who was
giving birth to her first child. She was in the bath and the midwifery student
had been asking me what you do with birth in a bath. I had said that it can
On a personal level I took some tramadol earlier this year for
back spasm pain. I only took one lot of two and whilst I got good pain relief I
was really knocked around by it. I then just used rest and heat till the spasm
ceased three days later. My sister is currently using it for back pain
Title: FW: National Maternity Action Plan
Dear Justine,
This is a great response. I am sitting here listening to Radio
National as they read out letters from listners. You should send them this in
the hope they will read it out.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From:
Justine
My mum only told me in the last few years that I was
"delivered" (well pulled out) by forceps. No wonder I'm so cranky about so much
and particularly about birth. I can't find the dents yet though!!
Jackie
To those attending the ACMI SA Branch AGM on Friday the 16th
of August.
The address of "The Wakefield Hotel" is
76 Wakefield Street Adelaide, between Pultney and King William
Streets. The address on the flyer is for "The Astor Hotel" which was last year's
venue.
See you all then
Jackie
Congratulations, that is a great result.
Jackie
Dear Alphia,
A reference for you is
Summers, A, 1998, 'The lost voice of midwifery; midwives, nurses and the
Nurses Registration Act of South Australia,' Collegian, July; 5, pp.16-22.
This discusses the history of midwifery and its dominence by nursing and
medicine in Sth Aust
Jackie
-
"Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks has the central
character becoming a midwife during the plague as the local midwife was
murdered by the villagers as they thought she was a witch.
Jackie
Dear Jessica,
They are run by Birth International who organises ozmidwifery
list. The website is www.birthinternational.com and the
workshop will be in Adelaide on the 17th and 18th of June. I went to one years
ago and got a lot out of it.
Good luck
Jackie
- Original Message -
I pondered this question when I did a small research study on
how midwives use the partograph. In all my searching I found a lot of articles
recommending intermittent FHs over continuous CTG but no evidence as to where
they found better outcomes with intermittent FHs. It made me think that
I have just read "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks and
really enjoyed it. It is set in 1666 and describes the fortunes of an English
village during the plague through the eyes of a young woman. There is a story
line about midwifery and the views of people of that time in relation to
One day at an ante natal workshop I was waxing lyrical about
oxytocin and its relationship to lovemaking, childbirth, breastfeeding etc when
this guy who was sitting next to me and very intent on my every word said "it
sounds like a hell of a hormone to me". I asked his permission to refer
Dear Tori and Jessica,
Congratulations on the start of your midwifery course. I wish
you both well.
I would love to be a mentor for a midwifery
student.
Just contact me privately on my email to work out some
arrangement.
Jackie
I attended the 3year BMid launch last Monday which was such a
momentous occasion. It shows what vision, collaboration, commitment and energy
is capable of achieving in a relatively short time (the BMid taskforce was only
formed in December 1999, with the ACMI coming on board in March
2000)
Dear Jane,
I have only ever done and seen apgar scores for 1 and 5
minutes. Occasionally if there is an exceptionally low score at 5 minutes then a
10 minute one may be recorded but all the paperwork I have ever seen only has a
spot for 1 and 5 minutes.
Jackie
Dear all,
I wish you all a belated Christmas. I have been a bit
preoccupied throughout Christmas this year as my baby sister (she is 14 years
younger than me. I remember the day she was born!!) was expecting her first
baby. She was due on the 19th and young Harrison James Burton Smith met us
Dear all,
I had a look at this site http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s411624.htmthat
Denise posted on oxmid and was struck by this phrase contained in
it...
"The researchers say they don't know whether the increase in
Caesarean deliveries is responsible for the increase in deaths,
t;.
Jackie
- Original Message -
From: Beazley,
Kim (MP)
To: 'Jackie Kitschke'
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: Insurance for Midwives
Dear Ms
Kitschke
Thank you for
your email. A few days ago we released our Medical Indemnity policy which
covers midwifery as an import
I have sent that wonderful letter that Tina wrote, to some
politicians here in SA and have had some favourable replies including one pollie
who has had homebirths and described midwifery care as "close to her heart". At
least with the election looming we may have ears willing to be
tugged!!
shifts as well.
There is the potential for great models of care in the country as often the
midwives know the women anyway. Just some thoughts
Jackie Kitschke
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