Re: [ozmidwifery] broken collar bone subsequent birth

2005-06-24 Thread Jenny Cameron
Some resources for shoulder dystocia. A # clavicle is not a big issue in a neonate and doesn't necessarily mean excessive force was used. The neonates bones are pliable and the # is usually a 'greenstick' or partial break or bend in the bone and heals very well.

RE: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia

2005-06-24 Thread Ken WArd
seems like a lot. Coming from a unit where im analgesic was heavily used, I was greatly impressed with the voltaren/panadol regime. The women are up and about so much quicker, more alert and caring for their babies sooner. Maureen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ozmidwifery] LRC night - Dr David Tappin

2005-06-24 Thread Barb Glare Chris Bright
Monday 4 July 2005Guest speaker : Dr David Tappin MBBS, MD, MPH, FRCP, MRCPCHDavid Tappin is a Senior Lecturer in Child Health, the Deputy Director of the Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health (PEACH) Unit, Department of Child Health, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Dr David Tappin

Re: [ozmidwifery] broken collar bone subsequent birth

2005-06-24 Thread Janet Fraser
Can I ask, is the bone breaking manoeuvre being employed AFTER the Gaskin Manoeuvre has been unsuccessful? Thanks. J - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:52 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery]

Re: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia

2005-06-24 Thread Andrea Quanchi
Get your anaesthetists to look into the spinal morph becauses it does make a huge difference and seems to have no effect on the babies at all. I would say that it has no effect but dont actually know that for sure whether it crosses the barrier whereas oral oxycontin would cross into the

Re: [ozmidwifery] broken collar bone subsequent birth

2005-06-24 Thread Sue Cookson
Hi all, I saw a clavicle broken in a homebirth many years ago. I was only an apprentice at the time, but it was a big bub, it did appear very stuck and we were counting the minutes. At about the 8 minute mark the midwife managed to begin to extract an arm. It was during this extraction that

Re: [ozmidwifery] broken collar bone subsequent birth

2005-06-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi can some one enlighten me about the gaskin manovure i have been taught the rubiks and the woods screw but havnt heard of the gaskin manovure. thanks sharon Janet Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I ask, is the bone breaking manoeuvre being employed AFTER the Gaskin Manoeuvre

Re: [ozmidwifery] broken collar bone subsequent birth

2005-06-24 Thread Ceri Katrina
The Gaskin is a 'midwifery' manoevure, and was pioneered by Ina May Gaskin, so not talked about (at least where I work) in conjunction with the McRoberts and Rubins etc. It is where you get the woman to go over on all fours. We have one midwife that actually believes it is the movement,

Re: [ozmidwifery] broken collar bone subsequent birth

2005-06-24 Thread Janet Fraser
http://midwiferytoday.com/enews/enews0416.asp#main Shoulder Dystocia The explanation for the success of the all-fours [Gaskin] maneuver probably lies in movement at the sacroiliac joints at term, which can result in a l-cm to 2-cm increase in the sagittal diameter of the pelvic outlet. The

[ozmidwifery] Gaskin info

2005-06-24 Thread Janet Fraser
Try these too. http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/shoulders.htm Midwife management of shoulder dystocia Someone asked about midwife management to avoid brachial plexus injuries. There are a couple of studies showing very good outcomes for midwife management of shoulder dystocia. See for example [3]