Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-05 Thread Jenny Cameron
NT 083508 8983 19260419 528 717 - Original Message - From: Ken WArd To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] CF screening The article is great, and I wish I'd had it for antenatal visits

Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-04 Thread Susan Cudlipp
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening This article on the birthinternational site is good for decisions re downs, I am sure it could be extrapolated to CF. http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/dietsch01.html Cheers JudyRobyn

Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-03 Thread Judy Chapman
This article on the birthinternational site is good for decisions re downs, I am sure it could be extrapolated to CF. http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/dietsch01.html Cheers JudyRobyn Dempsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who says that because testing is available, that you have

RE: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-03 Thread Ken WArd
to terminate. Can anyone tell us if there is pressure following a positive result? -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Judy ChapmanSent: Sunday, 4 December 2005 3:13 PMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: Re: [ozmidwifery] CF

RE: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-03 Thread Vedrana Valčić
True. But you get false positives or false negatives, correct? So there is a chance that you get prepared for a CF child, and get a healthy one, or prepare for a healthy child and give birth to a sick baby. But of course, theres a greater chance that a test is correct. Anyway, the test

Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-02 Thread Susan Cudlipp
I agree - please don't make judgements in the case of inherited disorders. I too carry a faulty gene (not CF)which has affected all 3 of my children. While I love them all dearly and do not regret their lives, I do know that I would NOT have chosen this path willingly. I was not able to

RE: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-02 Thread Nicole Carver
Hi Robyn, I'm sorry if it seemed as though I was judging. I will try to explain what I was trying to say. It's a very complex decision to make regarding testing, because it implies that you will terminate if the baby has cystic fibrosis. I suppose a pregnancy is only a potential life,

Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-02 Thread Janet Fraser
different matter. J - Original Message - From: Nicole Carver To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 11:03 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] CF screening Hi Robyn, I'm sorry if it seemed as though I was judging. I will try

RE: [ozmidwifery] CF screening

2005-12-02 Thread Vedrana Valčić
for, either for him/herself, or for a child. Vedrana From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Susan Cudlipp Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:57 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] CF screening