Re: [ozmidwifery] 'Allowing' to push

2003-03-24 Thread Marijke Eastaugh
Julie all that was missing was a bit more time, perhaps a change in position. This happens so often I believe, it's an indication of lack of flexibility and that whole ego thing of people not realising how things in a labouring woman change. The "fat lip" I imagine was due to the too early

[ozmidwifery] 'Allowing' to push

2003-03-15 Thread Jo Dean Bainbridge
Mary said:As for "allowing" What does that mean? The woman will push when she has to and no amount of "not allowing" will stop her. The major concern is for those mothers who are told to push when they don't need to. There really is no way a woman can be told not to push; but the damage

Re: [ozmidwifery] 'Allowing' to push

2003-03-15 Thread Julie Garratt
as preformed. Wisdom here please! what am I missing? Julie. - Original Message - From: Jo Dean Bainbridge To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 8:05 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] 'Allowing' to push Mary said:As for "allowing"